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09AK

West Beaver Airport
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	09AK
Lat/Long:	61-35-21.7000N 149-50-50.4000W 61-35.361667N 149-50.840000W 61.5893611,-149.8473333 (estimated)
Elevation:	228 ft. / 69 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles N of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99623

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	01/2007
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	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)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr052/3.6		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr349/25.5		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	1300 x 60 ft. / 396 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEN THORALL 1010 N. ROGERS RD. BIG LAKE, AK 99762 Phone 907-232-5711
Manager:	KEN THORALL 1113 N. ROGERS RD. WASILLA, AK 99654 Phone 907-232-5711

Additional Remarks

-	RY 06/24 SOFT AFTER HVY RAIN & DURING SPRING THAW.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 09AK.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (3 nm S)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (9 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (11 nm NW)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield (20 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	14:04
Sunrise	06:52	14:52
Sunset	21:07	05:07
Evening civil twilight	21:55	05:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Sep-2026 19:35:54
Local (UTC-8)	01-Sep-2026 11:35:54

METAR

PABV 14nm SE	011856Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 T00830028 $
PAFR 20nm S	011855Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP078 T00950032 $
PAED 20nm S	011855Z 27003KT 10SM FEW200 09/01 A2973 RMK AO2A SLP064 T00940013 $
PAAQ 22nm E	011921Z 24005KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2974 RMK AO2 T00830022
PAMR 22nm S	011853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP075 T00940011

TAF

PAED 20nm S	011300Z 0113/0219 VRB06KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2970INS BECMG 0212/0213 15005KT 9000 BR FEW030 QNH2985INS BECMG 0216/0217 03006KT 9999 NSW SCT150 QNH2990INS TX15/0200Z TN05/0115Z
PAAQ 22nm E	011722Z 0118/0218 36003KT P6SM SKC FM011900 24006KT P6SM SKC FM020600 34006KT P6SM FEW250

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