PABV · Birchwood Airport

BIRCHWOOD, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

4,012

Longest ft · 02L/20R

61.42N

149.51W

Birchwood Airport serves Birchwood, Alaska at 83 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02L/20R, at 4,012 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02L/20R	4,012 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02R/20L	1,802 × 50 ft	grv	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 83 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	83 ft	2,454 ft	2,119 ft	3,178 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,283 ft	2,688 ft	2,245 ft	3,368 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,483 ft	2,922 ft	2,372 ft	3,558 ft
35°C afternoon	2,503 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02L/20R, 4,012 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,561 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PABV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	16 nm NE	6,006 ft
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	20 nm SW	12,400 ft
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport	72 nm SW	7,855 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	72 nm SW	5,001 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	96 nm E	6,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PABV

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PABV, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PABV or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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