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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 17-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	+	+
Sunrise	04:16	12:16
Sunset	23:45	07:45
Evening civil twilight	+	+

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Jun-2025 18:25:20
Local (UTC-8)	17-Jun-2025 10:25:20

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	171756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 12/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01220094 10122 20100 52016
PAFR 19nm S	171755Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM OVC060 15/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01490077 10150 20081 52019 $
PAED 20nm S	171755Z 01006KT 10SM OVC065 14/10 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP128 T01350095 10135 20099 52018
PAMR 22nm S	171753Z 00000KT 10SM OVC065 13/09 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP137 60001 T01330094 10139 20100 51019
PAAQ 22nm E	171753Z 15012G22KT 10SM OVC050 13/05 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01330050 10139 20089 53016
PALH 24nm S	171753Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM OVC065 14/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 60000 T01440078 10144 20106 51019 TSNO

TAF

PAED 20nm S	171300Z 1713/1819 20005KT 9999 BKN090 620903 520303 QNH2984INS BECMG 1718/1719 21010G15KT 9999 SCT050 BKN060 620807 520303 QNH2998INS BECMG 1720/1721 22012KT 9999 VCSH OVC050 650605 520303 QNH2999INS BECMG 1723/1724 25008KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN060 620804 QNH3000INS BECMG 1809/1810 27005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN025 QNH3003INS TX14/1717Z TN08/1813Z
PAAQ 22nm E	171131Z 1712/1812 VRB03KT P6SM BKN120 FM171600 12010G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC045 FM180100 20007KT P6SM OVC045 FM181000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

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