Boswell Bay Airport

Boswell Bay Airport (IATA: BSW[2], FAA LID: AK97) is owned by the U.S. Forest Service and is located near Boswell Bay, in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airfield was constructed in 1968 to serve the nearby White Alice radar site, now abandoned.

Boswell Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
ServesBoswell Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL230 ft / 70 m
Coordinates60°25′23″N 146°08′45″W
Map
BSW
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,612 796 Gravel
Statistics (1985)
Aircraft operations400

Facilities and aircraft

Boswell Bay Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a 2,612 by 100 ft (796 x 30 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending August 14, 1985, the airport had 400 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month: 63% air taxi and 38% general aviation.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for AK97 PDF, effective 2008-09-25.
  2. Airport information for BSW at Great Circle Mapper.


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