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Project # CFAPT00353 / AIP 3-02-0078-017-2018

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.

The Public Review Draft is ready, and
WE REALLY NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!
The deadline for comments is Monday, April 8th.

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Access the Draft Plan and related background materials:
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Share your feedback by Monday, April 8th! 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.
  • DON'T FORGET – Submit your comments by Monday, April 8th!
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See below for related Project Meetings, FAQs, and other Background Documents.
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What happens next?
  • What:            Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting to discuss the Draft Plan.
  • When:           Friday, March 22nd, 2024, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

  • What:            Public Meeting - join DOT&PF and the project team to learn more and share your feedback on the Draft Plan.
  • When:           Saturday, March 30th, 2024, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
  • Where:          Birchwood Civil Air Patrol, 20100 Birchwood Spur Road, Chugiak, AK 99567
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:
  1. Submit your comments using the Comment Form at the bottom of this page
  2. 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.

members include pilots, managers, other key stakeholders, major landownersStakeholder 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


Project schedule shown in graphic table

Get Involved


What we hope to learn from you graphic
  • 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.

* Name:   REQUIRED

Email Address:   OPTIONAL

Organization:   OPTIONAL

* Comments:   REQUIRED

Meetings & FAQs


Past Meetings

Frequently Asked Questions

Project Documents*


* 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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