51AK
Birch Creek Landing
Birch Creek Landing (51AK) is a general-aviation airfield serving Talkeetna, Alaska. The field lies at 400 ft (122 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,500 ft (762 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Carl's Landing Airport (AK19), 4 nm S.
Birch Creek Landing is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 400 ft (122 m)
- Coordinates
- 62.2388, -150.0638
- Serving
- Talkeetna
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 2,500 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 16 points 160° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,500 ft762 m | 75 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.