Birch Creek Landing

Airport and flying

Birch Creek Landing (51AK) is a private, non-towered airport in Talkeetna, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska. Field elevation is 400 ft. Runway 16/34 is 2,500 by 75 ft, turf. No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Talkeetna (TKA), 4.8 nm N, 3,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+; Willow (UUO), 29.3 nm S, 4,400 ft runway, 100LL; Wasilla (IYS), 42.9 nm S, 3,700 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Major airports: Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC, Anchorage), 64.2 nm S, 12,400 ft runway, 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1; Fairbanks International (FAI, Fairbanks), 165.4 nm N, 11,800 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A-1.

Regional airports: Kenai Municipal (ENA, Kenai), 105.8 nm S, 7,855 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ, Valdez), 127.5 nm SE, 6,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Homer (HOM), 161.2 nm S, 6,701 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Carl'S Landing (AK19, Talkeetna), 4.2 nm S, 1,975 ft runway; Talkeetna (TKA), 4.8 nm N, 3,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+; Talkeetna Village Strip (AK44, Talkeetna), 4.8 nm N, 1,600 ft runway; Coleman Homestead (01CN, Talkeetna), 8.2 nm S, 2,000 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (51AK) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29