AirNav: D71 - Beaver Lake Seaplane Base

D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 24-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:49	17:49
Sunrise	09:42	18:42
Sunset	16:41	01:41
Evening civil twilight	17:34	02:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jan-2025 01:06:41
Local (UTC-9)	24-Jan-2025 16:06:41

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	250056Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM -RA OVC060 06/00 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP244 P0000 T00610000
PAFR 19nm S	250055Z AUTO 12018G30KT 9SM OVC048 07/01 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 08036/23 SLP230 T00670006 $
PAED 20nm S	250055Z 19010G19KT 10SM -RA BKN042 OVC050 08/00 A3020 RMK AO2A PK WND 15030/31 SLP224 P0000 T00820002
PAMR 22nm S	250053Z 18013G20KT 10SM -RA OVC047 08/01 A3021 RMK AO2 PK WND 15029/0032 RAB06E15B31 SLP233 P0000 T00830006 $
PAAQ 22nm E	250053Z 13025G36KT 10SM -RA OVC055 07/00 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 13040/0003 RAB02 SLP242 P0001 T00670000
PALH 24nm S	250053Z AUTO 17013G24KT 10SM -RA OVC043 07/01 A3022 RMK AO2 PK WND 16028/0013 SLP233 P0001 T00720006 TSNO

TAF

PAED
20nm S

242317Z 2423/2604 VRB06KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020 BKN040 OVC080 650406 520104 QNH3008INS TEMPO 2500/2506 18020G30KT 530005 BECMG 2508/2509 18020G30KT 6000 -RA BR SCT015 BKN030 OVC050 650306 530005 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2509/2511 18020G35KT BECMG 2511/2512 18020G40KT 4800 -RA BR FEW015 BKN030 OVC050 650306 530005 QNH2988INS BECMG 2520/2521 17010G20KT 9000 -RA BKN030 OVC050 650306 520104 QNH2980INS TX09/2423Z TN03/2512Z

PAAQ
22nm E

241725Z 2418/2518 16012G24KT P6SM VCSH OVC080 FM242100 13014G28KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC060 FM250000 09020G30KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 FM250800 11022G42KT 3SM -RA BR OVC035

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