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AA01 West Beaver Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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 (20 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight09:1218:12
Sunrise10:1219:12
Sunset16:0101:01
Evening civil twilight17:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Jan-2026 05:37:52
Local (UTC-9)  08-Jan-2026 20:37:52
 
METAR
PABV 
14nm SE 		090504Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT001 M30/M33 A2964 RMK AO2 FZRANO $
PAFR 
20nm S 		090455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT000 M31/M35 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP034 T13151350 $
PAED 
20nm S 		090455Z 06003KT 10SM FEW001 M29/M33 A2958 RMK AO2A SLP021 T12921332 $
PAAQ 
22nm E 		090453Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR M28/M29 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP025 I1000 T12781294 TSNO $
PAMR 
22nm S 		090503Z 04003KT 10SM FEW002 M27/M29 A2959 RMK AO2 T12671289
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		082300Z 0823/1004 04006KT 9999 VCFG FEW003 SCT050 520107 QNH2958INS TEMPO 0823/0824 0800 PRFG BECMG 0902/0903 04006KT 9999 VCFG SKC 620003 QNH2932INS BECMG 0911/0912 02003KT 0800 FG VV001 620003 QNH2929INS TEMPO 0913/0915 04006KT 8000 BR BKN003 620013 BECMG 0916/0917 05009KT 9999 NSW BKN080 BKN180 QNH2910INS TXM18/0921Z TNM27/0904Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		081724Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM SCT070
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