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PAGQ Big Lake Airport
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: BGQ
Lat/Long: 61-32-10.0400N / 149-48-50.0300W
61-32.167333N / 149-48.833833W
61.5361222 / -149.8138972
(estimated)
Elevation: 158 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (2010)
From city: 1 mile SE of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99652

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1951
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: ANC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - 122.8
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
ANCHORAGE APPROACH: 118.6
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: 118.6
CLASS C: 118.6
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm SE): 135.55 (907-688-0826)
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (17 nm S): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (19 nm S): PHONE 907-272-0542

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr096/4.8BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr352/22.5ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1519E
ANCr001/25.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE358/22.933819ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK006/24.538719EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2435 x 70 ft. / 742 x 21 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: NSTD MKGS RYS 07 & 25 MKD BY REFLECTIVE PANELS.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-32.167667N61-32.167000N
Longitude: 149-49.252333W149-48.415333W
Elevation: 154.9 ft.150.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 071 magnetic, 090 true251 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear42 ft. trees, 475 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0782
Manager: NEAL HENSLEE
289 INNER SPRING LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-2159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 11
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009

Additional Remarks

LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
ARPT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL. TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING IS DESIGNATED WITH GREEN CONES.
WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
BE ALERT: FROST HEAVE ON RY APRXLY 2200 FT.
RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APCH TO RY 25.
RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END.
190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT.
BE ALERT: OCCASIONAL ULTRA LIGHT TRAFFIC.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 **CHANGED**   download (306KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED**   download (322KB)
VOR RWY 07 **CHANGED**   download (282KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (92KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (15 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (17 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (19 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1017:10
Sunrise08:5817:58
Sunset17:2902:29
Evening civil twilight18:1703:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Feb-2012 03:55:42
Local (UTC-9)  10-Feb-2012 18:55:42
 
METAR
PABV 
11nm SE 
110256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 M02/M06 A2959 RMK AO1 52010 PNO
PAED 
17nm S 
110255Z AUTO 35012KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A2956 RMK AO2 UPB0213E0222 SLP012 P0000 60000 T10061036 50004 $
PAMR 
19nm S 
110253Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW055 OVC085 00/M03 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP014 60004 T00001028 50007 $
PAAQ 
21nm E 
110253Z 10004KT 10SM FEW110 03/M03 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP027 60000 T00281033 50020
PALH 
22nm S 
110253Z 33003KT 10SM OVC075 01/M03 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP020 T00061033 51010
TAF
PAED 
17nm S 
1020/1202 35009KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 BKN100 OVC200 600703 QNH2939INS TEMPO 1020/1024 9000 -SN BKN040 OVC060 620406 BECMG 1109/1110 35012G18KT 9999 VCSH SCT050 BKN070 600703 510303 QNH2925INS T02/1200Z TM04/1115Z
PAAQ 
21nm E 
101752Z 1018/1118 VRB04KT P6SM BKN090 FM102200 VRB04KT 6SM -SN BKN035 FM110200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 WS020/13030KT FM111000 04014G22KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/12040KT
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