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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 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
BGQr065/3.4BIG 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, 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 30-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:3816:38
Sunrise09:2517:25
Sunset18:0102:01
Evening civil twilight18:4902:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-Oct-2026 07:55:56
Local (UTC-8)  30-Oct-2026 23:55:56
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 		301656Z AUTO 32011G20KT 260V020 10SM OVC080 10/M01 A2923 RMK AO2 PK WND 13033/1605 RAE37 SLP898 P0000 T01001006 $
PAFR 
19nm S 		310632Z AUTO 20011G15KT 10SM FEW080 06/M02 A2916 RMK AO2 WSHFT 31 SLP878 $
PAED 
20nm S 		310555Z 34006KT 10SM FEW020 SCT080 BKN095 OVC120 04/01 A2915 RMK AO2A SLP868 60001 T00410010 10042 20020 55005 $
PAMR 
22nm S 		310653Z 36004KT 10SM SCT070 SCT120 03/M01 A2917 RMK AO2 SLP877 T00331006
PAAQ 
22nm E 		310653Z AUTO 13024G33KT 10SM OVC100 05/00 A2917 RMK AO2 PK WND 13037/0637 SLP880 T00500000 TSNO
PALH 
24nm S 		310653Z 17010G16KT 10SM BKN070 06/M01 A2917 RMK AO2 SLP879 T00561011
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		272100Z 2721/2903 36006KT 9999 VCFG SCT005 QNH3041INS TEMPO 2721/2801 0800 FG BKN002 BECMG 2805/2806 03006KT 9999 SCT200 QNH3040INS BECMG 2810/2811 03003KT 0800 FZFG BKN001 QNH3030INS BECMG 2820/2821 36006KT 9999 NSW FEW005 QNH3020INS BECMG 2901/2902 36006KT 9999 SCT070 BKN200 520406 QNH3020INS TX03/2801Z TNM03/2817Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		310520Z 3106/0106 13012G22KT P6SM -RA SCT040 BKN100 FM310700 10010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100 TEMPO 3107/3109 09010KT FM311500 08010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN080
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