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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 19-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5314:53
Sunrise07:3715:37
Sunset20:0904:09
Evening civil twilight20:5304:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Sep-2026 10:06:11
Local (UTC-8)  19-Sep-2026 02:06:11
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 		190956Z AUTO 18004KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 09/08 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP010 P0001 T00890083 $
PAFR 
19nm S 		190955Z AUTO 24003KT 5SM -RA BR OVC005 09/08 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP006 P0003 T00890084 $
PAED 
20nm S 		190955Z 00000KT 10SM FEW005 BKN022 OVC040 09/08 A2952 RMK AO2A SLP993 P0002 T00940082 $
PAMR 
22nm S 		190953Z 00000KT 10SM BKN023 OVC041 09/07 A2953 RMK AO2 RAE24 SLP002 P0001 T00890072
PAAQ 
22nm E 		190953Z AUTO 14007KT 7SM -RA FEW003 OVC009 07/07 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP998 P0004 T00720067 TSNO $
PALH 
24nm S 		190953Z 09003KT 10SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC070 09/08 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP004 T00890078
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		182100Z 1821/2003 VRB06KT 9999 -RA OVC060 620606 QNH2973INS BECMG 1900/1901 03006KT 8000 BR VCSH OVC020 620506 QNH2955INS TEMPO 1905/1912 03003KT 6000 BR BKN005 BECMG 1912/1913 03006KT 9999 NSW BKN050 QNH2953INS BECMG 1921/1922 03006KT 9999 VCSH OVC060 QNH2948INS TX11/1900Z TN08/1915Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		181735Z 1818/1918 04007KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM190200 36004KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM190400 34006KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM190800 33005KT 5SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC015 FM191500 12006KT P6SM FEW015 BKN030
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