FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 |
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| BGQr090/4.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr001/25.7 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 356/22.9 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 004/24.4 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
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: | 61-32.167667N | | 61-32.167000N |
| Longitude: | 149-49.252333W | | 149-48.415333W |
| Elevation: | 154.9 ft. | | 150.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 090 true | | 249 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 15 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: | | 79 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 75 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| 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. |
| - | 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (293KB) |
| VOR RWY 07 **CHANGED** | |
download (288KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 03:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 05:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunset | | 22:59 | | 06:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:16 | | 08:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 11:22:22 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 24-Jul-2008 03:22:22 |
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| METAR |
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PABV
11nm SE | 241056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW018 OVC060 09/08 A2982 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAUO
14nm NW | 232351Z 13006KT 3SM -RABR SCT002 OVC025 11/07 A2980 RMK NOSPECI LAST
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PAED
17nm S | 241055Z 00000KT 5SM -RA FEW005 SCT020 OVC045 09/09 A2980 RMK AO2A SLP093 P0010 T00850085 $
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PAMR
19nm S | 241053Z 03003KT 10SM -RA FEW005 OVC050 09/M02 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP092 T00941017 PNO $
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PAAQ
21nm E | 241053Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM -RA BKN035 OVC048 09/08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP096 P0002 T00890078 TSNO
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PALH
22nm S | 241053Z 03007KT 7SM RA OVC044 10/08 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP095 P0008 T01000078
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| TAF |
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PAED
17nm S | 240404 01009KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN050 620505 QNH2973INS TEMPO 0411 9000 -RA SCT020 OVC050 620505 BECMG 1011 02009KT 9000 -RA SCT020 OVC050 620505 QNH2972INS TEMPO 1220 BKN020 620208 T13/02Z T08/13Z COR 0403
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PAAQ
21nm E | 240544Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC080 TEMPO 0608 -SHRA BKN035 FM0800 04008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 TEMPO 0812 -RA BKN025 FM1200 04005KT P6SM -RA OVC025 FM2000 09008KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM0300 09008KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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