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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 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
BGQr065/3.4BIG 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

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 05-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:3812:38
Sunrise05:4113:41
Sunset22:3006:30
Evening civil twilight23:3307:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Aug-2025 19:42:01
Local (UTC-8)  05-Aug-2025 11:42:01
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 		051856Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01500100
PAFR 
19nm S 		051855Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01690091 $
PAED 
20nm S 		051855Z 18006KT 10SM FEW040 SCT250 16/11 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP158 T01620105 $
PAMR 
22nm S 		051853Z 29006KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01560111
PAAQ 
22nm E 		051853Z 14003KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01560100
PALH 
24nm S 		051853Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01670100 TSNO
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		051300Z 0513/0619 23004KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3000INS BECMG 0520/0521 24012KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2997INS BECMG 0605/0606 VRB03KT 9999 FEW030 QNH2994INS TX19/0600Z TN09/0613Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		051129Z 0512/0612 05004KT P6SM FEW070 FM052200 24006KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250 FM060800 35002KT P6SM FEW003 SCT250
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