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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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 (907-688-0826)
WX ASOS at FRN (19 nm S): 134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr065/3.4BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5019E
TEDr350/24.6ANCHORAGE VOR/DME113.1518E

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: leftleft

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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 36/month *
93% local general aviation
7% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4714:47
Sunrise07:3215:32
Sunset20:3604:36
Evening civil twilight21:2105:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 21:15:54
Local (UTC-8)  28-Mar-2024 13:15:54
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 
282056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC035 03/02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP139 60000 T00330022 51006
PAFR 
19nm S 
282055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW013 OVC031 02/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP131 T00211008 50005 $
PAED 
20nm S 
281955Z 00000KT 10SM FEW010 FEW015 BKN034 BKN045 02/M02 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP119 T00171023 $
PAMR 
22nm S 
282053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00281033 51005
PAAQ 
22nm E 
282053Z 00000KT 10SM OVC009 02/01 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 008V015 SLP127 T00220006 51007
PALH 
24nm S 
282053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00281033 52005
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 
281927Z 2819/2919 18004KT 9999 FEW009 SCT015 SCT030 BKN045 620453 QNH2988INS BECMG 2822/2823 VRB04KT 9999 FEW015 BKN045 620452 QNH2980INS BECMG 2914/2915 36008KT 9999 BKN150 520208 QNH2969INS BECMG 2918/2919 01012KT 9999 VCSH BKN070 BKN120 610703 530208 QNH2969INS TX04/2901Z TN00/2912Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 
281733Z 2818/2918 00000KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC004 TEMPO 2818/2822 2SM BR OVC002 FM282200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT004 OVC012 FM290600 02005KT P6SM SCT015 FM291400 05010KT P6SM OVC070
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