FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | D71 |
| Lat/Long: | 61-34-58.5480N / 149-49-51.6000W
61-34.975800N / 149-49.860000W
61.5829300 / -149.8310000
(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 |
| Sectional chart: | ANCHORAGE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ANC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm E): | 135.25 (907-373-3801) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BCV (14 nm SE): | 135.55 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRN (20 nm S): | 118.525 (907-384-0132) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BGQr053/4.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 25E |
| ANCr358/28.1 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 353/25.5 | | 338 | | 21E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 001/26.8 | | 387 | | 21E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
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
DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 550 W 7TH AVE SUITE 900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 |
| Manager: | BILLY CRANFORD
CRANFORD AVIATION OF ALASKA, PO BOX 520264
BIG LAKE, AK 99652
Phone 907-892-7575 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/month * | | 93% | local general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LIMITED PUB ACCESS TO NE LAKE SHORE. NO SVC OF ANY TYPE AVBL TO TRAN ACFT. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | 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 (8 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (12 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (20 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
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Virtual Earth
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 08:00 | | 17:00 |
| Sunrise | | 08:50 | | 17:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 02:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 06:27:26 |
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| Local (UTC-9) | 08-Nov-2009 21:27:26 |
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| METAR |
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PAUO
12nm NW | 090057Z 09003KT 30SM SCT050 BKN070 BKN200 M06/M07 A2940 RMK NOSPECI LAST
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PABV
13nm SE | 090616Z AUTO 24003KT 2 1/2SM FEW018 BKN023 OVC036 M05/M08 A2949 RMK AO1 PNO
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PAED
20nm S | 090618Z 00000KT 2SM -SN FEW011 OVC020 M05/M07 A2946 RMK AO2A SLP979
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PAAQ
21nm E | 090617Z AUTO 16004KT 3SM -SN BR BKN025 OVC055 M06/M07 A2946 RMK AO2 P0000 TSNO
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PAMR
22nm S | 090553Z 00000KT 1SM -SN BR VV008 M04/M06 A2946 RMK AO2 SLP979 P0004 60006 T10441061 11028 21050 52014
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PAAQ
21nm E | 090526Z 0906/1006 VRB03KT 2SM -SN BR OVC010 TEMPO 0906/0910 6SM -SN BR OVC020 FM091100 VRB03KT 4SM -SN BR OVC017 FM091700 30003KT P6SM SCT030 FM100500 VRB05KT P6SM -SHSN BKN035
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