Black River Falls Area Airport

Black River Falls Area Airport (ICAO: KBCK, FAA LID: BCK) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Black River Falls, a city in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. It is owned by the city of Black River Falls and Jackson County.[1]

Black River Falls Area Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBlack River Falls and Jackson County
ServesBlack River Falls, Wisconsin
Elevation AMSL836 ft / 255 m
Coordinates44°15′03″N 090°51′19″W
Map
BCK is located in Wisconsin
BCK
BCK
Location of airport in Wisconsin
BCK is located in the United States
BCK
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BCK (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,601 1,402 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)1,500
Based aircraft (2023)19

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BCK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[3] (which assigned BCK to Bolwarra, Queensland, Australia[4]).

Facilities and aircraft

Black River Falls Area Airport covers an area of 426 acres (172 ha) at an elevation of 836 feet (255 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 4,601 by 75 feet (1,402 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2022, the airport had 1,500 aircraft operations, an average of 29 per week: 87% general aviation, 7% military and 7% air taxi. In October 2023, there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.[1]

A non-directional beacon, 362 kHz, ident: BCK is on field.

Black River Falls Area Airport
Black River Falls Area Airport

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BCK PDF, effective October 5, 2023.
  2. "NPIAS Report 2019-2023 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KBCK - Black River Falls Area Airport - Black River Falls, Wisconsin
  4. Great Circle Mapper: BCK - Bolwarra, Queensland, Australia


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