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Bear Creek 3 Airport
Z48 · BCC · Bear Creek, AK · 740 ft elevation · var 23E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- Z48 / BCC
- Coordinates
- 63.5733, -156.1495
- Elevation
- 740 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 23E
- Sectional chart
- MC GRATH
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE (ZAN)
- Flight service (FSS)
- KENAI
- NOTAM facility
- ENA
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Activated
- 1951/10
- Distance from city
- 3 W
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (AKDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | n/a | n/a |
| Sunrise | 04:05 AM | 12:05Z |
| Sunset | 12:47 AM | 08:47Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | n/a | n/a |
Loggable night (§1.1)
n/a → n/a
Night currency (§61.57)
01:47 AM → 03:05 AM
Plan a flight from Z48
Runway 15/33
1,800 ft × 25 ft · TURF-DIRT (Poor) 15
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
33
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Right
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VFR sectional
Ownership & management
Owner
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Manager
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.
- UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- MOOSE INVOF RWY.
- LND RWY 15; TKOF RWY 33. E SIDE USED AS ROAD; 5 IN RUTS. S END DOGLEGS TO E.
- ADDNL 17 FT EITHER SIDE HAS BRUSH & SOFT SFC.
- 61 FT TREES BOTH ENDS DCR USBL LEN.
- 61 FT TREES BOTH ENDS DCR USBL LEN.
- 8 FT TREES & 4 FT GRASS ALG UNDULATING SFC.
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