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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
BGQr065/3.4		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 Heliport (19 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:23	12:23
Sunrise	05:30	13:30
Sunset	22:41	06:41
Evening civil twilight	23:48	07:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Aug-2025 12:49:44
Local (UTC-8)	01-Aug-2025 04:49:44

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	011241Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT030 OVC039 14/14 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB1157 P0003
PAFR 19nm S	011238Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -RA BKN007 BKN011 OVC035 15/14 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB38 CIG 007V009 SLP167 $
PAED 20nm S	011210Z 19006KT 10SM FEW017 SCT025 SCT035 BKN042 BKN060 15/13 A3000 RMK AO2A RAE10 SLP154
PAMR 22nm S	011153Z 20006KT 10SM -RA BKN042 OVC050 14/13 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB23 SLP165 P0001 60006 70006 T01440128 10194 20144 51002
PAAQ 22nm E	011227Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC028 13/12 A3001 RMK AO2 P0003 T01280117 TSNO
PALH 24nm S	011228Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM BKN017 OVC042 15/14 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE22 P0000 T01500139 TSNO

TAF

PAED 20nm S	010649Z 0106/0211 VRB06KT 9999 -SHRA BKN035 BKN060 BKN200 QNH2999INS BECMG 0109/0110 21006KT 9999 -RA BKN020 OVC030 QNH2999INS BECMG 0114/0115 21006KT 9999 VCSH SCT005 BKN010 OVC015 QNH2998INS BECMG 0116/0117 21003KT 9999 NSW OVC005 QNH2997INS BECMG 0119/0120 22005KT 9999 FEW005 BKN015 QNH2996INS BECMG 0122/0123 23008KT 9999 VCSH FEW015 SCT030 BKN060 BKN200 QNH2996INS TX20/0200Z TN14/0117Z
PAAQ 22nm E	011124Z 0112/0212 04003KT P6SM OVC035 FM011500 14005KT P6SM SCT015 FM012200 14010KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM020300 15012G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050

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