Bear Creek 3 Airport

Summary

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]

Bear Creek 3 Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPublic Domain
ServesBear Creek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL740 ft / 226 m
Coordinates63°34′18″N 156°08′39″W / 63.57167°N 156.14417°W / 63.57167; -156.14417 (Bear Creek 3 Airport)
Map
BCC is located in Alaska
BCC
BCC
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 1,675 511 Gravel/dirt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations300

Facilities and aircraft edit

Bear Creek 3 Airport has one runway designated 15/33 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 1,675 by 40 feet (511 by 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 edit

  • 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 / 65.54000; -161.06250 (Bear Creek 1 Airport). It has gravel runway designated 10/28 which measures 1,400 by 65 feet (427 by 20 m).[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z48 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ^ Airport information for BCC at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ^ "Distance and heading from MCG to Z48". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK02 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.

External links edit

  • 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