AirNav: D71 - Beaver Lake Seaplane Base

D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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

-	CTN FOR PSNAL WATERCRAFT. PUB ACES TO SW SHORE. LMTD PUB ACES TO NW SHORE. TSNT SVC NA.

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 (19 nm S)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (19 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:10	18:10
Sunrise	10:09	19:09
Sunset	16:05	01:05
Evening civil twilight	17:05	02:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Jan-2026 19:46:38
Local (UTC-9)	10-Jan-2026 10:46:38

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	101922Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -SN SCT022 SCT050 OVC060 M10/M12 A2893 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO $
PAFR 19nm S	101755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC130 M10/M12 A2884 RMK AO2 SLP775 60000 T10991120 11081 21105 52023 $
PAED 20nm S	101834Z 00000KT 10SM -SN BKN016 BKN120 M09/M12 A2886 RMK AO2A SLP772 $
PAMR 22nm S	101917Z 00000KT 10SM BKN014 OVC020 M09/M12 A2890 RMK AO2 T10941117
PAAQ 22nm E	101923Z 00000KT 3/4SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC022 M11/M12 A2888 RMK AO2 P0001 T11061122 $
PALH 24nm S	101926Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR SCT013 OVC025 M09/M11 A2891 RMK AO2 P0000 T10891106

TAF

PAED
20nm S

101730Z 1017/1120 33004KT 8000 -SN SCT017 BKN100 640185 530208 QNH2872INS BECMG 1021/1022 22006KT 3200 -SN SCT007 BKN015 OVC020 620156 530208 QNH2877INS BECMG 1100/1101 35004KT 1600 -SN OVC006 620067 QNH2879INS BECMG 1103/1104 36003KT 0800 SN VV004 620048 QNH2890INS BECMG 1107/1108 01003KT 4800 -SN SCT009 BKN015 OVC025 620157 QNH2892INS BECMG 1114/1115 02003KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC030 620157 QNH2895INS TXM08/1019Z TNM11/1113Z

PAAQ
22nm E

101731Z 1018/1118 VRB04KT 3SM -SN BR SCT010 OVC020 TEMPO 1018/1020 1SM -SN BR OVC010 FM102000 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC035 TEMPO 1020/1024 BKN020 FM110000 20006KT 4SM -SN BR SCT010 OVC025 FM110300 26003KT 1SM -SN BR OVC010

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