Birchwater Airport
AK85 · Wasilla, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map
Birchwater Airport is a private airport, 8 miles southwest of Wasilla, Alaska, 110 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 800 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AK85
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 110 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- January 2007
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 800 × 100 ft | Grass |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Wasilla Airport (8 nm northeast), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (16 nm south), Merrill Field (16 nm south), Lake Hood Airport (19 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Birchwood Airport (8 nm southeast), Wasilla Airport (8 nm northeast), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (16 nm south), Merrill Field (16 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 200 feet radio tower.5 NM ssw.
- Airport and residence
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wasilla from the FAA register
1,276 aircraft are registered to owners in Wasilla, Alaska: 1,177 piston singles, 42 helicopters, 28 piston twins, 12 turboprops, 5 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Wasilla, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Alaska Air Fuel In Alaska Air Fuel Inc.
- Flying Circuss Aviation Services INC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · Wasilla, 10 miles away Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC is a flight school based in Wasilla, Alaska and operating seasonally in the Phoenix area (Ak-Chin Regional Airport, Maricopa, Arizona).
- Alaska Star Flying Club 2 aircraft · Wasilla, 10 miles away
- Mat-Su Helicopter Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla, 10 miles away
- Northern Peaks Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Wasilla, 10 miles away
- Midnite Sun Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Eagle River, 11 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Wasilla (12 of 25):
- Pollux Aviation LTD 16 aircraft on the certificate
- Soloy Helicopters LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate Soloy Helicopters is an Alaska-based helicopter charter operator specializing in precision long-line external cargo work, exploration support, heli-skiing, wildland firefighting, and general charter services.
- Silvertip Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Silvertip Aviation is a certificated air taxi operator based in Wasilla, Alaska, specializing in customized wilderness adventures including hiking, backpacking, river rafting, flightseeing, and backcountry skiing.
- Keller, Matthew Charles 3 aircraft on the certificate
- VanArsdale Air Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Misty Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Misty Fjords Air is a seaplane charter and tour operator based in Ketchikan, Alaska, providing on-demand charter service to Southeast Alaska and flightseeing tours into Misty Fjords National Monument.
- Arrowhead Outfitters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Arrowhead Outfitters provides fly-in hunting and fishing services in the Brooks Range of Alaska.
- Fox Airways LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Fox Air operates scheduled and charter flights throughout Alaska, with a focus on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region.
- Snug Corner Cove Services LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Heli Alaska INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Heli Alaska Inc is a helicopter operator based in Wasilla, Alaska, near Anchorage.
- Antler Aviation and Wildlife Service LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Antler Aviation and Wildlife Service LLC is a Part 135 air taxi operator based in Dillingham, Alaska, providing year-round charter flights to remote locations in Southwest Alaska, including the Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim, Nushagak, and Yukon De
- Acme Pest Control, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Wasilla:
- Avionics Specialists of Alaska
- Cac Plastics, LLC CAC Plastics LLC is an FAA-certified repair station in Wasilla, Alaska, specializing in composite and fiberglass aircraft component repairs and manufacturing.
- Pollux Aviation LTD
- Silver Sky LLC
- Soloy Helicopters LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wasilla 1,276 aircraft · 1177 piston singles, 42 helicopters, 28 piston twins
- Pollux Aviation LTD 12 aircraft in town
- Jc Aircraft Leasing LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Aerospring Leasing LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Jmp Aircraft Services LLC Trustee 5 aircraft in town
- Alaska Air Fuel In 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Flying Circuss Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Pollux Aviation LTD 16 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Soloy Helicopters LLC 14 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Silvertip Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Keller, Matthew Charles 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- Alaska Star Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- Mat-Su Helicopter Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Avionics Specialists of Alaska · repair station
- Cac Plastics, LLC · repair station
- Pollux Aviation LTD · repair station
- Silver Sky LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AK85.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 4, 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.
