Buckland Airport (IATA: BKC, ICAO: PABL, FAA LID: BVK, formerly 7K5; Iñupiaq: Nunatchiam Mirvia or Kaŋium Mirvia) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Buckland,[1] a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is situated on the Buckland River.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Buckland, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 31 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°58′54″N 161°08′57″W / 65.98167°N 161.14917°W | ||||||||||
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BKC Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BVK by the FAA[1] and BKC by the IATA[2] (which assigned BVK to Huacaraje, Bolivia[3]). The airport's ICAO identifier is PABL.[4]
Buckland Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 31 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a gravel surface measuring 3,200 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m).[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bering Air | Deering, Kotzebue[5] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. As of January 2022, Ravn has not reintroduced services.