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AA01 West Beaver Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1617:16
Sunrise09:0418:04
Sunset17:2302:23
Evening civil twilight18:1203:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Feb-2026 22:50:03
Local (UTC-9)  08-Feb-2026 13:50:03
 
METAR
PABV 
14nm SE 		082221Z AUTO 26004KT 5SM -SN BR SCT009 OVC016 M04/M06 A2966 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO $
PAFR 
20nm S 		082233Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -FZDZ OVC004 M04/M05 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP036 $
PAED 
20nm S 		082155Z 00000KT 3SM -SN BR OVC010 M04/M06 A2960 RMK AO2A SLP022 PRCP VRY LGT P0000 T10391056 $
PAAQ 
22nm E 		082241Z 00000KT 3SM -SN BR FEW019 BKN024 OVC030 M03/M05 A2961 RMK AO2 SNB02 P0000 T10331050 $
PAMR 
22nm S 		082230Z 00000KT 3SM BR OVC004 M04/M05 A2963 RMK AO2 T10441050
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		082200Z 0822/1004 34003KT 6000 -SN BR BKN010 OVC040 620109 QNH2958INS TEMPO 0822/0902 3200 -SN BR BECMG 0902/0903 36006KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC040 620159 QNH2958INS BECMG 0913/0914 33003KT 9000 -SHSN BR BKN020 OVC040 620208 QNH2957INS BECMG 0919/0920 34003KT 9999 NSW SCT040 BKN080 620802 QNH2959INS TXM03/0823Z TNM07/0919Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		081728Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT 4SM -SN OVC025 TEMPO 0818/0820 2SM -SN BR OVC015 FM082300 VRB02KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 FM090800 34003KT 3SM -SN BR OVC025
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