FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 21E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of BIG LAKE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
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| BGQr090/4.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr001/25.7 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 356/22.9 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 004/24.4 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
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: | 61-32.167667N | | 61-32.167000N |
| Longitude: | 149-49.252333W | | 149-48.415333W |
| Elevation: | 154.9 ft. | | 150.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 069 magnetic, 090 true | | 249 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 370 ft. from runway, 24:1 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: | KURT DEVON
289 INNER SPRING LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-2159 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 79 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 75 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR. |
| - | AIRPORT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING AVAILABLE. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING IS DESIGNATD WITH GREEN CONES. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APPROACH TO RY 25 |
| - | RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END. |
| - | 190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL UNTRA-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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (262KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (293KB) |
| VOR RWY 07 | |
download (288KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (38KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 15:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:48 | | 04:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:34 | | 05:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 23:50:30 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 06-Sep-2008 15:50:30 |
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| METAR |
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PABV
11nm SE | 062336Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW120 13/07 A3015 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAUO
14nm NW | 062247Z 36005KT 25SM SCT040 BKN080 BKN200 15/11 A3016 RMK NOSPECI
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PAED
17nm S | 062255Z 00000KT 10SM FEW070 SCT120 OVC200 13/07 A3015 RMK AO2A SLP212 T01320073 $
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PAMR
19nm S | 062253Z 36003KT 10SM SCT070 14/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01390072
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PAAQ
21nm E | 062253Z 14014KT 10SM SCT070 15/04 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01500044
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PALH
22nm S | 062253Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 15/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01500072 TSNO
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| TAF |
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PAED
17nm S | 062020 08006KT 9999 FEW050 BKN100 BKN150 QNH3017INS BECMG 0203 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN060 OVC100 620802 QNH3014INS BECMG 0607 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA SCT020 BKN040 OVC100 550305 QNH3009INS BECMG 1112 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN080 520305 QNH3004INS
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PAAQ
21nm E | 061744Z 061818 35007KT P6SM BKN080 FM0000 12015KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM0600 08015G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 WS020/12040KT
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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