Birchwood Airport Master Plan Update
What is your vision for the Birchwood Airport?
THANK YOU, everyone that has helped shape the Birchwood Airport Master Plan Update.
FAA REVIEW IS UNDERWAY!
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Access the Draft Plan and related background materials:
- Click below for the February 2024 Public Review Draft:
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Birchwood Airport Master Plan (AMP) Update: Public Review Draft, February 2024 62MB
- Birchwood AMP Update: Public Review Draft, 5.0 Alternatives Excerpt (pgs. 74-110 of full draft) 3MB
Includes preliminary and other alternatives considered for the airport layout, evaluation of each alternative, and description/rationalization for the Preferred Alternative.
- A print copy of the draft plan is available for viewing at the office of HDL Engineering Consultants, LLC, at 3335 Arctic Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska. Notice of Availability
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Share your feedback! Here's how:
- Use the comment form in the "Contact Us" section below.
- Download, complete, and email or mail this Fillable Comment Form.
- Call or email the Project Team using info below.
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See below for related Project Meetings, FAQs, and other Background Documents.
Have a comment or question about the February 2024 Public Review Draft
or next steps? Contact the project team!
Philana Miles, C.M.
Project Manager
(907) 269-0519; philana.miles@alaska.gov
Shelly Wade
Public Involvement Lead
907-242-5326 (call/text); shelly@agnewbeck.com
THANK YOU to everyone that submitted comments on the November 2022 Draft Airport Layout Alternatives.
Your feedback helped shape the Revised December 2022 Draft Airport Layout Alternatives reviewed by the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) on December 14th.
Learn more about the revised alternatives and SAG feedback under "Past Meetings" below.
What Happens Now? The project team is currently evaluating the revised draft airport layout alternatives and preparing other components of the Draft Birchwood Airport Master Plan Update, slated for release Spring 2024.
Between now and then, please continue to share your comments, questions, or concerns. See "How to Share Your Feedback" below.
How to share your feedback:
- Submit your comments using the Comment Form at the bottom of this page
- Email or call the Project Team:
Philana Miles, C.M.
Project Manager
philana.miles@alaska.gov
907-269-0516
Shelly Wade, AICP
Public Involvement Lead
shelly@agnewbeck.com
907-242-5326 (call/text)
Welcome and Overview
What is the purpose of the Airport Master Plan Update?
Join us to guide the future of the Birchwood Airport. Through this process we will bring together pilots, landowners, agencies and partners together to determine how the airport can best serve the future interests and needs of the flying public, aviation community, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), and other stakeholders.
Who is leading the process?
Alaska DOT&PF with assistance from a consulting team.
A Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) will provide feedback on the planning process, help collect data, and gather input on plan findings and recommendations. Members include airport users, pilots, managers, major landowners, and other key stakeholders. The SAG includes representatives from the following organizations:
- DOT & PF
- Birchwood Airport Association
- Birchwood Civil Air Patrol
- Talon Hangar Condominium Association
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (local members)
- Birchwood Community Council
- Birchwood Recreation and Shooting Park
- Alaska Railroad
- Eklutna, Inc.
- Native Village of Eklutna
Schedule
Community Involvement occurs throughout the planning process including interviews, stakeholder working groups, and public meetings.
Summer 2020
Reconnaissance: Current Conditions, Uses, Issues, and Needs
Fall 2020 – 2021
Assessment: Airport Facilities, Airspace, Finances, Partnerships, and Projected Uses
Fall 2022 / Winter 2023
Draft Plan Development, Preliminary Airport Master Plan Update, Airport Layout Plan, and Aeronautical Survey
Spring / Summer 2024
Public Review Draft Release, Public Comment Review, and Incorporation into the Airport Master Plan
Fall 2024
Airport Master Plan, Airport Layout Plan, and Refinement and Submission to the Federal Aviation Administration
Winter 2024
FAA Review and Finalization of Airport Master Plan, Airport Layout Plan, and Aeronautical Survey
Spring 2025
FAA Acceptance of Airport Master Plan, Airport Layout Plan, and Aeronautical Survey
Get Involved
- Sign Up for Updates Receive electronic project updates on the status of the plan and upcoming meetings.
Click the button to sign up. You will approximately two or three emails over the next 4 - 6 months.
- Tell us what you think about the plan.
Submit your comments in the box below or contact the DOT&PF Project Manager. See “Contact Us” below.
Meetings & FAQs
Past Meetings
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting: Aug 7, 2024
Public Meeting #4: Mar 30, 2024
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #4: Mar 22, 2024
Public Meeting #3: Nov 11, 2022
Public Meeting #2: October 27, 2021
Public Meeting #1: Mar 4, 2021
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #3: Dec 14, 2022
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #2: Oct 12, 2021
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting #1: Feb 9, 2021
Frequently Asked Questions
Project Documents*
- April 2022 Birchwood Airport Master Plan Update: Stakeholder Survey Analysis
- 2022 Birchwood Airport Master Plan Update: Raw Survey Results
- Birchwood AMP FAQs
- Birchwood Airport Master Plan, 2005
* Please note, previously posted components of the Draft Master Plan have been integrated into the February 2024 Public Review Draft.
Contact Us
Send us your comments, questions or concerns:
Philana Miles, C.M.
Project Manager
(907) 269-0519
philana.miles@alaska.gov
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