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PAGQ Big Lake Airport
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BGQ
Lat/Long: 61-32-10.0400N / 149-48-50.0300W
61-32.167333N / 149-48.833833W
61.5361222 / -149.8138972
(estimated)
Elevation: 158 ft. / 48 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (2005)
From city: 1 mile SE of BIG LAKE, AK
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99652

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1951
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
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - 122.8
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
ANCHORAGE APPROACH: 118.6
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: 118.6
CLASS C: 118.6
WX AWOS-3 at IYS (8 nm E): 135.25 (907-373-3801)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (11 nm SE): 135.55
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (17 nm S): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX ASOS at MRI (19 nm S): PHONE 907-272-0542

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BGQr090/4.8BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E
ANCr001/25.7ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE356/22.933821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK004/24.438721EBOB -... --- -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2435 x 70 ft. / 742 x 21 m
Surface: gravel, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: NSTD MKGS RYS 07 & 25 MKD BY REFLECTIVE PANELS.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 61-32.167667N61-32.167000N
Longitude: 149-49.252333W149-48.415333W
Elevation: 154.9 ft.150.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 069 magnetic, 090 true249 magnetic, 270 true
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 44 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear15 ft. trees, 370 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ALASKA DOTPF
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone 907-269-0782
Manager: KURT DEVON
289 INNER SPRING LOOP
PALMER, AK 99645
Phone 907-745-2159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 79
Single engine airplanes: 75
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 55/day *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

Additional Remarks

LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
AIRPORT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING AVAILABLE. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING IS DESIGNATD WITH GREEN CONES.
RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APPROACH TO RY 25
RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END.
190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT.
BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL UNTRA-LIGHT TRAFFIC

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07   download (262KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25   download (293KB)
VOR RWY 07   download (288KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (38KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAWS - Wasilla Airport (8 nm E)
PAUO - Willow Airport (15 nm NW)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (17 nm S)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (19 nm S)
PAAQ - Palmer Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2414:24
Sunrise07:0915:09
Sunset20:4404:44
Evening civil twilight21:3005:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 02:52:10
Local (UTC-8)  07-Sep-2008 18:52:10
 
METAR
PABV 
11nm SE 
080236Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM BKN090 13/11 A2971 RMK AO1 PNO
PAUO 
14nm NW 
072352Z 27004KT 25SM FEW020 SCT050 BKN080 BKN200 14/13 A2969 RMK NOSPECI LAST
PAED 
17nm S 
080155Z 33004KT 10SM SCT070 OVC120 14/11 A2969 RMK AO2A SLP053 T01410110 $
PAMR 
19nm S 
080153Z 00000KT 10SM OVC070 15/11 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP054 T01500106
PAAQ 
21nm E 
080153Z AUTO 13016G23KT 10SM FEW080 14/07 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP055 T01440072 TSNO
PALH 
22nm S 
080153Z AUTO 16009G19KT 10SM OVC070 16/07 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP057 T01560072 TSNO
TAF
PAED 
17nm S 
072020 VRB06KT 9999 FEW030 SCT050 BKN100 520305 QNH2967INS BECMG 0405 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN030 QNH2975INS T15/01Z T09/14Z
PAAQ 
21nm E 
080049Z 080124 14012G18KT P6SM VCSH FEW040 BKN080 FM0900 14010KT P6SM FEW030 BKN080
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