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AA01 West Beaver Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: AA01
Lat/Long: 61-35-05.8600N 149-50-47.5100W
61-35.097667N 149-50.791833W
61.5849611,-149.8465306
(estimated)
Elevation: 215 ft. / 66 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles N of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99623

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base 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)
WX ASOS at FRN (20 nm S): 134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr056/3.6BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr349/25.2ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 11W/29W

Dimensions: 3800 x 500 ft. / 1158 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 11W  RUNWAY 29W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KEN THORALL
6830 BEECHCRAFT RD
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-232-5711
Manager: KEN THORALL
6830 BEECHCRAFT RD
WASILLA, AK 99654
Phone 907-232-5711

Additional Remarks

ALL OPS MUST USE CTAF.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AA01.

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 (20 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:4011:40
Sunrise04:5912:59
Sunset22:5206:52
Evening civil twilight00:1208:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-May-2025 03:46:40
Local (UTC-8)  19-May-2025 19:46:40
 
METAR
PABV 
14nm SE 
200256Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM OVC055 12/05 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01170050 56010
PAFR 
20nm S 
200335Z AUTO 16003KT 8SM SCT033 OVC049 12/05 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP077 $
PAED 
20nm S 
200255Z 26006KT 10SM FEW035 BKN055 12/03 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP067 T01180033 57009 $
PAAQ 
22nm E 
200253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT042 OVC055 12/05 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP073 T01170050 56010 TSNO
PAMR 
22nm S 
200253Z 31005KT 10SM OVC055 12/04 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01170039 58010
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 
192100Z 1921/2103 24005KT 9999 SCT015 OVC045 620458 QNH2980INS BECMG 1922/1923 26007KT 9999 FEW025 SCT040 BKN090 620903 QNH2973INS BECMG 2006/2007 VRB04KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN060 620606 QNH2971INS BECMG 2018/2019 23012KT 9999 -SHRA BKN050 OVC100 620507 QNH2975INS TX11/2001Z TN07/2013Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 
191729Z 1918/2018 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 TEMPO 1918/1920 BKN015 FM192100 22008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060 FM200800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025
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