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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 (907-688-0826)
WX ASOS at FRN (19 nm S):	134.25

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BGQr065/3.4		BIG LAKE VORTAC		112.50		19E
TEDr350/24.6		ANCHORAGE VOR/DME		113.15		18E

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, 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

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		6
Single engine airplanes:		6

Aircraft operations: avg 36/month *
93%	local general aviation
7%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

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 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:09	13:09
Sunrise	06:04	14:04
Sunset	21:51	05:51
Evening civil twilight	22:46	06:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 09:53:37
Local (UTC-8)	25-Apr-2024 01:53:37

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	250856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00501017 401281017 51014
PAFR 19nm S	250855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP133 T00401014 401291036 52012 $
PAED 20nm S	250855Z 19004KT 10SM FEW080 06/M02 A2989 RMK AO2A SLP119 T00571017 401281003 52013 $
PAMR 22nm S	250853Z 00000KT 10SM FEW080 SCT250 04/M02 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00441022 401281006 51012
PAAQ 22nm E	250853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00391028 401440006 53017 TSNO
PALH 24nm S	250853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T00561006 401221011 51011 TSNO

TAF

PAED 20nm S	250500Z 2505/2611 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 QNH2986INS BECMG 2515/2516 VRB06KT 9999 FEW070 SCT100 QNH2991INS BECMG 2603/2604 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 BKN120 QNH2988INS TX12/2523Z TN00/2515Z
PAAQ 22nm E	250525Z 2506/2606 13006KT P6SM SKC FM250900 35006KT P6SM BKN200 FM252100 16008KT P6SM OVC100

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