FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 19E (2010) |
| 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: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - 122.8 |
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 (907-688-0826) |
| 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 |
| BGQr096/4.8 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| TEDr352/22.5 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 19E |
| ANCr001/25.7 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 25E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 358/22.9 | | 338 | | 19E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
| BRUCK | | 006/24.5 | | 387 | | 19E | | BOB | -... --- -... |
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: | 61-32.167667N | | 61-32.167000N |
| Longitude: | 149-49.252333W | | 149-48.415333W |
| Elevation: | 154.9 ft. | | 150.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 071 magnetic, 090 true | | 251 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 42 ft. trees, 475 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 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: | NEAL HENSLEE 289 INNER SPRING LOOP PALMER, AK 99645 Phone 907-745-2159 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 55/day * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR. |
| - | ARPT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL. TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING IS DESIGNATED WITH GREEN CONES. |
| - | WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV |
| - | BE ALERT: FROST HEAVE ON RY APRXLY 2200 FT. |
| - | RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APCH TO RY 25. |
| - | RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END. |
| - | 190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT. |
| - | BE ALERT: OCCASIONAL ULTRA 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (221KB) |
| VOR RWY 07 | |
download (180KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 03:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 05:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunset | | 22:47 | | 06:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 00:02 | | 08:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 06:16:19 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 17-May-2013 22:16:19 |
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| METAR |
PABV 11nm SE | 180556Z AUTO 21005KT 1 3/4SM OVC005 01/01 A2951 RMK AO1 VIS 1V5 52017
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PAFR 17nm S | 172255Z 00000KT 1/2SM SN FG OVC002 01/00 A2943 RMK SLPNO LAST
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PAED 17nm S | 180601Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM -SN BR OVC009 00/M00 A2951 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2 RWY24 SLP995
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PAMR 19nm S | 180600Z 03003KT 1SM -SN BR FEW005 OVC018 01/00 A2951 RMK AO2 P0001
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PAAQ 21nm E | 180553Z AUTO 17004KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC005 00/M01 A2947 RMK AO2 SLP984 P0004 60028 T00001006 10006 20000 53012 TSNO
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PALH 22nm S | 180553Z AUTO 03005KT 1SM -SN BR VV017 01/M01 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP997 P0000 60003 T00061006 10017 20006 53013 TSNO
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| TAF |
PAED 17nm S | 1804/1910 34006KT 4800 -SN OVC011 620119 QNH2946INS TEMPO 1804/1810 1600 -SN OVC007 620079 BECMG 1810/1811 32006KT 9999 VCSH SCT007 BKN025 OVC035 600258 QNH2954INS BECMG 1900/1901 30006KT 9999 NSW BKN040 OVC060 600406 QNH2992INS T03/1823Z TM05/1812Z
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PAAQ 21nm E | 180536Z 1806/1906 36006KT 1/2SM SN FZFG OVC005 FM181800 25004KT 5SM -SN BR BKN005 BKN025 FM190000 28006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190500 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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