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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 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 -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
BGQr065/3.4		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 (19 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	14:43
Sunrise	07:27	15:27
Sunset	20:22	04:22
Evening civil twilight	21:07	05:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Sep-2025 14:47:17
Local (UTC-8)	15-Sep-2025 06:47:17

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	151356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 05/04 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP042 T00500044
PAFR 19nm S	151355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN100 OVC120 05/05 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP037 T00500046 $
PAED 20nm S	151425Z 36010KT 10SM FEW002 BKN110 07/06 A2960 RMK AO2A SLP020
PAMR 22nm S	151439Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT003 OVC120 07/06 A2960 RMK AO2 T00670061
PAAQ 22nm E	151353Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 06/04 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP031 T00610044 TSNO $
PALH 24nm S	151353Z 03005KT 10SM FEW003 OVC110 07/07 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP036 T00720067

TAF

PAED 20nm S	151340Z 1513/1619 36004KT 9999 VCFG SCT002 BKN120 QNH2956INS TEMPO 1513/1516 0400 FG VV001 BECMG 1517/1518 02005KT 9999 NSW FEW003 SCT080 BKN120 520404 QNH2955INS BECMG 1522/1523 35005KT 9999 VCSH SCT035 BKN050 620804 540507 QNH2952INS TX13/1523Z TN05/1515Z
PAAQ 22nm E	151138Z 1512/1612 35006KT P6SM FEW100 BKN200 FM151700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM152100 13010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100

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