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AK97 · Boswell Bay Airport

ICAO · US

ID AK97 Elev 230 ft Lat 60° 25.39' N Lon 146° 8.76' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,612 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,612 ft 100 ft Gravel No —
22 — 2,612 ft 100 ft Gravel No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·PPR REQUIRED FROM ALASCOM.
  • ·TURBULENCE LIKELY WHEN WIND GREATER THAN 10 KTS FM ANY DIRECTION.

Field profile

Boswell Bay Airport is owned by the U.S. Forest Service and is located near Boswell Bay, in the Chugach Census Area, Alaska of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airfield was constructed in 1968 to serve the nearby White Alice radar site, now abandoned.

Use

Private

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BSW

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 94 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 98 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 102 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 102 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 102 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 102 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 102 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 102 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 102 nm
Michael Brown Anchorage AK 102 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 16 nm
Marc David Cloward Cordova AK 16 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 16 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 16 nm
Kevin Eugene Quinn Cordova AK 16 nm
Blaine Rhys Sproul Cordova AK 16 nm
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 40 nm
Emily Beth Coates Valdez AK 40 nm
James Wesley Young Valdez AK 40 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 40 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Davis Glenn Erbey Cordova AK 16 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 16 nm
Steve Craig Ranney Cordova AK 16 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 16 nm
Mark Thomas Frohnapfel Cordova AK 16 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 16 nm
Loren Lee Olsen Cordova AK 16 nm
Jeffrey David Phillips Cordova AK 16 nm
John Dewel Tucker Cordova AK 16 nm
Jay Clarence Perry Cordova AK 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
111 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
118 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
121 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
268 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
1067 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
1106 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
1115 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
1138 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
1144 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
1153 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.