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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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
BGQr065/3.4BIG 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
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-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:5111:51
Sunrise05:1013:10
Sunset23:0207:02
Evening civil twilight00:2108:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2025 05:52:15
Local (UTC-8)  24-Jul-2025 21:52:15
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 
250456Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM BKN080 20/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02000067 PNO $
PAFR 
19nm S 
250455Z AUTO 25007KT 9SM CLR 19/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01870072 $
PAED 
20nm S 
250455Z 26009KT 10SM FEW050 SCT200 18/10 A2996 RMK AO2A SLP141 T01800101 $
PAMR 
22nm S 
250453Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 19/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01890083
PAAQ 
22nm E 
250453Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM OVC055 19/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01890078 TSNO
PALH 
24nm S 
250453Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02000072 TSNO
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 
242100Z 2421/2603 25012KT 9999 FEW050 SCT100 QNH2999INS BECMG 2504/2505 22009KT 9999 BKN050 BKN100 621002 QNH2990INS BECMG 2513/2514 22006KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 OVC060 650809 QNH2989INS BECMG 2515/2516 22006KT 9000 -RA SCT015 BKN040 OVC060 650709 QNH2987INS BECMG 2517/2518 02006KT 8000 -RA BKN015 BKN035 OVC060 650709 QNH2983INS BECMG 2520/2521 02009KT 4800 RA BKN015 OVC050 640709 QNH2981INS BECMG 2601/2602 01012KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC050 640709 QNH2981INS TX21/2500Z TN12/2512Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 
241722Z 2418/2518 35005KT P6SM BKN090 FM242100 22006KT P6SM BKN100 FM251200 VRB03KT P6SM OVC100
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