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Birchwood Airport
PABVBirchwood, AlaskaELEV 83 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#40 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 9 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wasilla Airport (WWA) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Birchwood Airport (PABV) sits in Birchwood, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 83 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
PABV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Wasilla Airport (WWA, 9 nm), Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF, 13 nm), and Merrill Field (MRI, 16 nm).
Quotes for flights out of PABV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from PABV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PABV
IATA
—
FAA / Local
BCV
Elevation
83 ft
Coordinates
61.4165° N · 149.5070° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 83 ft, PABV sits lower than 58% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmWWAWasilla AirportWasilla
- 13nmEDFElmendorf Air Force BaseAnchorage
- 16nmMRIMerrill FieldAnchorage
- 16nmPAQWarren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal AirportPalmer
- 20nmANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage
- 57nmTKATalkeetna AirportTalkeetna
Location
Open the full mapPABV · Birchwood Airport · Birchwood, AK
From the ramp
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