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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: D71
Lat/Long: 61-34-58.5480N / 149-49-51.6000W
61-34.975800N / 149-49.860000W
61.5829300 / -149.8310000
(estimated)
Elevation: 150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles NE of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99652

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/2003
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
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (14 nm SE): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (20 nm S): 118.525 (907-384-0132)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr053/4.0BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr358/28.1ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE353/25.533821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK001/26.838721EBOB -... --- -...

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: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE SUITE 900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577
Manager: BILLY CRANFORD
CRANFORD AVIATION OF ALASKA, PO BOX 520264
BIG LAKE, AK 99652
Phone 907-892-7575

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/month *
93% local general aviation
7% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009

Additional Remarks

LIMITED PUB ACCESS TO NE LAKE SHORE. NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
WATCH FOR PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.

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 (8 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (12 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
 
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From to D71

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:4117:41
Sunrise09:3818:38
Sunset15:5500:55
Evening civil twilight16:5201:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-Nov-2009 12:21:15
Local (UTC-9)  26-Nov-2009 03:21:15
 
METAR
PAUO 
12nm NW 
252056Z 33003KT 40SM BR SCT050 BKN080 BKN150 M12/M13 A2921 RMK NOSPECI
PABV 
13nm SE 
261156Z AUTO 05004KT 2SM BKN014 OVC024 M04/M06 A2928 RMK AO1 11030 21040 52017 PNO
PAED 
20nm S 
261158Z 05003KT 10SM -SN FEW007 BKN075 M04/M06 A2923 RMK AO2A SLP901 P0000 60016 70026 4/007 T10431055 11034 21043 51011 $
PAAQ 
21nm E 
261153Z AUTO 36003KT 1SM -SN BR VV008 M04/M06 A2926 RMK AO2 SLP906 P0001 60007 70007 T10441056 11039 21050 53016 TSNO
PAMR 
22nm S 
261153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN075 OVC090 M05/M06 A2923 RMK AO2 SNE44 SLP902 P0000 60017 70033 T10501061 11028 21050 51011
TAF
PAAQ 
21nm E 
261159Z 2612/2712 VRB03KT 6SM -SN SCT003 OVC010 TEMPO 2612/2613 2SM -SN BR FM261400 36005KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC050 FM262000 03010KT P6SM FEW040 BKN090 FM270000 11015G25KT P6SM BKN090 FM270500 11020G35KT 6SM -SN SCT035 OVC060

 
 

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