Boswell Bay Airport (IATA: BSW^[2], FAA LID: AK97) is owned by the U.S. Forest Service and is located near Boswell Bay, in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] The airfield was constructed in 1968 to serve the nearby White Alice radar site, now abandoned.

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Boswell Bay Airport
IATA: BSW ICAO: none FAA LID: AK97
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	U.S. Forest Service
Serves	Boswell Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	230 ft / 70 m
Coordinates	60°25′23″N 146°08′45″W
Map
BSW Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 2,612 796 Gravel
Statistics (1985)
Aircraft operations 400
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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Boswell Bay Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a 2,612 by 100 ft (796 x 30 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending August 14, 1985, the airport had 400 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month: 63% air taxi and 38% general aviation.^[1]