Bear Creek 3 Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Public Domain | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bear Creek, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 740 ft / 226 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°34′18″N 156°08′39″W / 63.57167°N 156.14417°W | ||||||||||
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  Z48 Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Bear Creek 3 Airport (IATA: BCC[2], FAA LID: Z48) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) west of the central business district of Bear Creek,[1] in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Bear Creek 3 is 40 nautical miles (46 mi, 74 km) north of McGrath Airport.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Bear Creek 3 Airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 1,675 by 40 feet (511 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 300 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 67% air taxi and 33% general aviation.[1]
Other airports in Bear Creek
- Bear Creek 1 Airport (FAA LID: AK02) is a publicly owned private-use airport located at 65°32′24″N 161°03′45″W / 65.54000°N 161.06250°W. It has gravel runway designated 10/28 which measures 1,400 by 65 feet (427 x 20 m).[4]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z48 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ Airport information for BCC at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Distance and heading from MCG to Z48". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK02 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map as of 1 July 1955 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for Z48
- AirNav airport information for Z48
- ASN accident history for BCC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for Z48
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