Busch Creek Airport
AA09 · Talkeetna, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Busch Creek Airport is a private airport, 66 miles east of Talkeetna, Alaska, 3,984 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 2,100 feet of gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AA09
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 3,984 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- July 2016
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,100 × 30 ft | Gravel |
Aircraft registered in Talkeetna from the FAA register
94 aircraft are registered to owners in Talkeetna, Alaska: 82 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Prior permission required required 24 hours in advance.
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- No radio available for closing flight plans.
- Caribou may be in the vicinity of runway.
- No winter maintenance.
- Pilot cabin available on a first come basis. Bring own propane if wanting to use cabin heater. Read Busch creek/cabin briefing in cabin and sign in on log.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.