Buckland Airport (BVK)

BVK
Buckland Airport (BVK)
Buckland, AK
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BVK
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 161°8'56.9000" W / 65°58'53.6000" N
-161.149139 / 65.981556 (Estimated)
Elevation 29.00 ft / 8.84 m (Surveyed)
Land 184 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles SW of Buckland, AK
Location Northwest Arctic County, AK
Magnetic Variation 11E (2020)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner ALASKA DOT&PF NORTHERN REGION
Address 2301 PEGER ROAD
FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Phone number 907-451-2200
Manager ALVIN WERNEKE
Address PO BOX 55
KOTZEBUE, AK 99752
Phone number 907-442-3147
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart NOME
Region AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS OTZ - KOTZEBUE
FSS Phone 907-442-3310
FSS Toll Free 1-800-478-7460
Alternate FSS FAI - FAIRBANKS
Alt. FSS Toll Free 1-866-248-6516
NOTAMs Facility BVK (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
AWOS-3P BVK (907-494-2180)
Airport Services
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
Dimensions 3200 x 75 ft (975 x 23 m)
Surface GRAVEL (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
11 29
Alignment 122° 302°
Physical elevation 27.10 ft 28.70 ft
Coordinates 65.983867 / -161.158261 65.979259 / -161.140013
Traffic pattern Left Left
VGSI 4-box on right 4-box on left
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