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D71 Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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
BGQr065/3.4BIG 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

- 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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From to D71

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:0517:05
Sunrise08:5617:56
Sunset16:3101:31
Evening civil twilight17:2202:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Nov-2025 05:29:30
Local (UTC-9)  10-Nov-2025 20:29:30
 
METAR
PABV 
13nm SE 		110456Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A2958 RMK AO2 SLP016 T10781089 FZRANO $
PAFR 
19nm S 		110455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M13/M15 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP011 T11311148 $
PAED 
20nm S 		110455Z 05003KT 10SM CLR M09/M11 A2953 RMK AO2A SLP999 T10891107
PAMR 
22nm S 		110453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M10 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP009 I1001 T10891100
PAAQ 
22nm E 		110453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M10/M11 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP004 I1000 T11001111 TSNO $
PALH 
24nm S 		110453Z 10SM CLR M07/M09 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP010 T10721089 $
TAF
PAED 
20nm S 		102200Z 1022/1204 01006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN150 QNH2952INS BECMG 1106/1107 VRB06KT 9999 VCFG FEW003 FEW020 BKN150 QNH2956INS TEMPO 1112/1119 0400 FZFG OVC002 BECMG 1119/1120 04006KT 9999 NSW FEW005 FEW150 QNH2970INS TXM05/1100Z TNM08/1116Z
PAAQ 
22nm E 		101739Z 1018/1118 VRB03KT P6SM OVC110 FM111000 35003KT 3SM BR VCFG FEW003 SCT250
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