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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

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
BGQr065/3.4		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 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

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 10-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:06	14:06
Sunrise	06:53	14:53
Sunset	21:08	05:08
Evening civil twilight	21:56	05:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Apr-2025 09:34:01
Local (UTC-8)	10-Apr-2025 01:34:01

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	100912Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC008 00/M02 A2980 RMK AO2 CIG 007V010 FZRANO
PAFR 19nm S	100916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -UP OVC009 M01/M02 A2976 RMK AO2 UPB16 SLP082 $
PAED 20nm S	100918Z 00000KT 10SM -SN FEW010 BKN015 OVC030 M00/M02 A2976 RMK AO2A SNB18 SLP075 $
PAMR 22nm S	100853Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 BKN018 OVC060 00/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP084 60000 T00001017 400671011 58005
PAAQ 22nm E	100853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 M01/M02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP083 T10111022 400781022 58003 TSNO
PALH 24nm S	100853Z 00000KT 10SM OVC021 M01/M02 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T10111022 400561044 58005

TAF

PAED
20nm S

100500Z 1005/1111 24008KT 3200 -SHSN FEW008 SCT015 BKN030 BKN060 620307 510604 QNH2976INS BECMG 1007/1008 30007KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 SCT030 SCT060 OVC130 510604 QNH2975INS BECMG 1010/1011 34008KT 3200 -SHSN FEW006 SCT015 BKN030 OVC060 620307 QNH2952INS TEMPO 1016/1019 1600 -SN BR SCT006 BKN015 OVC030 620159 540703 BECMG 1100/1101 28012KT 9999 VCSH SCT010 BKN020 BKN050 620208 QNH2951INS BECMG 1104/1105 28009KT 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN025 OVC035 620258 QNH2953INS TX00/1101Z TNM03/1015Z

PAAQ
22nm E

100545Z 1006/1106 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 FM101400 35006KT 6SM -SN BR SCT025 OVC035

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