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PAGQ Big Lake Airport
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BGQ
Lat/Long: 61-32-10.0400N / 149-48-50.0300W
61-32.167333N / 149-48.833833W
61.5361222 / -149.8138972
(estimated)
Elevation: 158 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (2005)
From city: 1 mile SE of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99652

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1951
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: ANC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - 122.8
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
ANCHORAGE APPROACH: 118.6
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: 118.6
CLASS C: 118.6
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm SE): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (17 nm S): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (19 nm S): PHONE 907-272-0542

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr090/4.8BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr001/25.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE356/22.933821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK004/24.438721EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2435 x 70 ft. / 742 x 21 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: NSTD MKGS RYS 07 & 25 MKD BY REFLECTIVE PANELS.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-32.167667N61-32.167000N
Longitude: 149-49.252333W149-48.415333W
Elevation: 154.9 ft.150.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 090 true249 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 44 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear15 ft. trees, 370 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0782
Manager: KURT DEVON
289 INNER SPRING LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-2159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 11
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
AIRPORT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING AVAILABLE. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING IS DESIGNATD WITH GREEN CONES.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APPROACH TO RY 25
RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END.
190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT.
BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL UNTRA-LIGHT TRAFFIC

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (265KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (292KB)
VOR RWY 07   download (289KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (38KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (15 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (17 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (19 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0017:00
Sunrise08:5017:50
Sunset16:3701:37
Evening civil twilight17:2702:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:56:55
Local (UTC-9)  08-Nov-2009 14:56:55
 
METAR
PABV 
11nm SE 
082336Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM BKN018 OVC075 M04/M11 A2942 RMK AO1 PNO
PAUO 
14nm NW 
082157Z 36006KT 40SM SCT080 BKN200 M08/M08 A2938 RMK NOSPECI
PAED 
17nm S 
082255Z 36005KT 10SM SCT024 OVC049 M04/M11 A2937 RMK AO2A SLP949 T10361109
PAMR 
19nm S 
082253Z 36003KT 10SM BKN050 OVC100 M03/M11 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP948 T10331106
PAAQ 
21nm E 
082253Z 21003KT 10SM SCT019 BKN080 M03/M08 A2938 RMK AO2 SNE04 SLP946 P0000 T10331083
PALH 
22nm S 
082253Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM OVC050 M03/M11 A2939 RMK AO2 SLP953 T10281111 TSNO
TAF
PAAQ 
21nm E 
082123Z 0821/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 OVC070 TEMPO 0821/0824 BKN015 FM090400 VRB03KT 3SM -SN OVC025
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