56AK
Bechtol Field
Bechtol Field (56AK) is a general-aviation airfield serving Wasilla, Alaska. The field lies at 300 ft (91 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,570 ft (479 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Rainbow Heights Estates Airstrip (6AK7), 1 nm W.
Movements are not attributed to this field. The nearest Alārium counts traffic for is Wasilla Airport (WWA), 2 nm E.
Location
- Elevation
- 300 ft (91 m)
- Coordinates
- 61.5750, -149.6060
- Serving
- Wasilla
- Region
- Alaska
- Time zone
- America/Anchorage
Runways1 · longest 1,570 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 13 points 130° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,570 ft479 m | 300 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- WWAWasilla Airport · 2 nm E
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 98
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.