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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 (907-688-0826)
WX ASOS at FRN (19 nm S): 134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr065/3.4BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr350/24.6ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

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, DNR
550 W 7TH AVE SUITE 900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577
Phone 907-269-8400
Manager: BILLY CRANFORD
CRANFORD AVIATION OF ALASKA, 14772 WEST SHORELINE DR
WASILLA, AK 99623
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 December 2021

Additional Remarks

PUB ACCESS TO SW LAKE SHORE AND LIMITED PUB ACCESS TO NE LAKE SHORE. NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT.
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 (9 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (12 nm NW)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (19 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4414:44
Sunrise07:2915:29
Sunset20:3904:39
Evening civil twilight21:2405:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 08:11:12
Local (UTC-8)  29-Mar-2024 00:11:12
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 
290756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP141 T10221033 FZRANO
PAFR 
19nm S 
290755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP138 T10301041 $
PAED 
20nm S 
290755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 FEW200 M01/M06 A2990 RMK AO2A SLP123 T10141056 $
PAMR 
22nm S 
290753Z 00000KT 9SM CLR M02/M05 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T10171050
PAAQ 
22nm E 
290753Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T10061033 TSNO
PALH 
24nm S 
290753Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T10171039
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 
290500Z 2905/3011 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 BKN050 QNH2979INS BECMG 2917/2917 18010G15KT 9999 SCT050 BKN080 530304 540703 QNH2970INS BECMG 2921/2922 20015G25KT 9999 FEW070 OVC080 WS015/15040KT 560201 530307 QNH2958INS TEMPO 2922/3001 17025G40KT FEW050 BKN100 530208 BECMG 3002/3003 18012G18KT 9999 BKN070 OVC100 530304 QNH2962INS TX04/2923Z TNM01/2913Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 
290546Z 2906/3006 10004KT P6SM FEW040 BKN100 FM291400 15010KT P6SM FEW040 OVC070 FM291900 12020G30KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100
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