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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 Phone 907-269-8400
Manager:	STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-269-8400

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 25-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:29	16:29
Sunrise	08:14	17:14
Sunset	18:11	03:11
Evening civil twilight	18:56	03:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Feb-2026 22:52:39
Local (UTC-9)	25-Feb-2026 13:52:39

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	252156Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM CLR M14/M26 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP012 T11441256 FZRANO $
PAFR 19nm S	252155Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR M16/M26 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP008 T11641264 $
PAED 20nm S	252155Z 35006KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 M15/M28 A2954 RMK AO2A SLP004 T11491277 $
PAMR 22nm S	252153Z 32007G15KT 10SM CLR M16/M26 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP012 T11561261
PAAQ 22nm E	252153Z 25010KT 10SM CLR M17/M27 A2949 RMK AO2 SLP992 T11671267
PALH 24nm S	252153Z 34011G21KT 10SM CLR M16/M27 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP014 T11611272

TAF

PAED 20nm S	250225Z 2422/2604 36015G25KT 9999 VCSH BKN080 520305 QNH2962INS BECMG 2511/2512 33020G30KT 9999 -SHSN SCT040 BKN060 610604 520305 QNH2959INS BECMG 2517/2518 33020G30KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT060 520305 QNH2957INS TXM01/2423Z TNM20/2514Z
PAAQ 22nm E	251744Z 2518/2618 23011G22KT P6SM FEW030 BKN040 FM260000 36015G25KT P6SM BKN060 FM260200 02020G40KT P6SM SCT100

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