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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	D71
Lat/Long:	61-34-30.5000N 149-50-51.6000W 61-34.508333N 149-50.860000W 61.5751389,-149.8476667 (estimated)
Elevation:	150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles NE of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99652

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/2003
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at IYS (9 nm E):	135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3P at BCV (14 nm SE):	135.55 (907-621-7605)
WX ASOS at FRN (19 nm S):	134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr065/3.4		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr350/24.6		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 1W/19W

Dimensions:	5000 x 400 ft. / 1524 x 122 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 1W	RUNWAY 19W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 Phone 907-269-8400
Manager:	STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-269-8400

Additional Remarks

-	CTN FOR PSNAL WATERCRAFT. PUB ACES TO SW SHORE. LMTD PUB ACES TO NW SHORE. TSNT SVC NA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (12 nm NW)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (19 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:13	14:13
Sunrise	07:00	15:00
Sunset	21:03	05:03
Evening civil twilight	21:50	05:50

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Apr-2026 15:02:13
Local (UTC-8)	08-Apr-2026 07:02:13

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	081456Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM OVC065 02/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T00171017 58005 FZRANO $
PAFR 19nm S	081205Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW041 OVC055 05/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 $
PAED 20nm S	081255Z 34007KT 10SM -RASN SCT025 BKN035 OVC055 02/00 A3003 RMK AO2A RAE27RASNB27 SLP167 P0000 T00240001 $
PAMR 22nm S	081453Z 34004KT 10SM FEW005 BKN060 OVC075 02/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP172 VIRGA E 60001 T00171006 56008
PAAQ 22nm E	081453Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC080 04/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00391039 56001 TSNO $
PALH 24nm S	081453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 01/00 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 60001 T00060000 57009 TSNO

TAF

PAED 20nm S	081300Z 0813/0919 01007KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN045 BKN060 640456 540901 QNH3002INS TEMPO 0813/0817 01005KT 9000 -RASN SCT020 BKN035 OVC050 640357 BECMG 0900/0901 34008KT 9000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 OVC050 620357 510703 QNH3004INS BECMG 0908/0909 35009KT 9999 VCSH SCT010 BKN025 OVC045 620258 QNH3008INS BECMG 0915/0916 02005KT 9000 -SHRA SCT008 BKN020 OVC030 620208 QNH3011INS TX08/0901Z TNM02/0912Z
PAAQ 22nm E	081143Z 0812/0912 10006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM090000 14008KT P6SM OVC100

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