Birch Creek Airport
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Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesBirch Creek, Alaska
ElevationAMSL450 ft / 137 m
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Birch Creek, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 450 ft / 137 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°16′26″N 145°49′27″W / 66.27389°N 145.82417°W | ||||||||||
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Birch Creek Airport (IATA: KBC, FAA LID: Z91) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north-northwest of the central business district of Birch Creek, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
Birch Creek Airport covers an area of 155 acres (63 ha) at an elevation of 450 feet (137 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 850 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per month: 59% air taxi and 41% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wright Air Service | Chalkyitsik, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon[2] |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Fairbanks, AK |
Fairbanks International Airport | 200 |
| 2 | Fort Yukon, AK |
Fort Yukon Airport | 50 |
| 3 | Venetie, AK |
Venetie Airport | 10 |
