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Boswell Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
ServesBoswell Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL230 ft / 70 m
Coordinates60°25′23″N 146°08′45″W / 60.42306°N 146.14583°W / 60.42306; -146.14583
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,612 796 Gravel
Statistics (1985)
Aircraft operations400

Boswell Bay Airport (IATA: BSW[2], FAA LID: AK97) is owned by the U.S. Forest Service and is located near Boswell Bay, in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airfield was constructed in 1968 to serve the nearby White Alice radar site, now abandoned.

Facilities and aircraft

Boswell Bay Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a 2,612 by 100 ft (796 x 30 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending August 14, 1985, the airport had 400 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month: 63% air taxi and 38% general aviation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK97 PDF, effective 2008-09-25.
  2. ^ Airport information for BSW at Great Circle Mapper.