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D71

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
Big Lake, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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 (907-621-7605)
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

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

/2002

RUNWAY 1W

RUNWAY 19W

Traffic pattern:

left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-3577 Phone 907-269-8400
Manager:	STATE OF ALASKA, DNR, DMLW 550 W 7TH AVE STE 900C ANCHORAGE, AK 99501 Phone 907-269-8400

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	14:40
Sunrise	07:25	15:25
Sunset	20:25	04:25
Evening civil twilight	21:10	05:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Sep-2026 04:47:58
Local (UTC-8)	14-Sep-2026 20:47:58

METAR

PABV 13nm SE	150356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01330100 $
PAFR 19nm S	150413Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA BKN120 OVC140 12/09 A3012 RMK AO2 RAB13 SLP203 $
PAED 20nm S	150355Z 25005KT 10SM OVC130 13/10 A3010 RMK AO2A SLP189 T01300096 $
PAMR 22nm S	150353Z 28003KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01280094
PAAQ 22nm E	150353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01220072 TSNO $
PALH 24nm S	150353Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T01330089

TAF

PAED 20nm S	142100Z 1421/1603 25003KT 3200 BR OVC002 QNH3015INS BECMG 1422/1423 24006KT 9999 NSW FEW005 SCT100 QNH3011INS BECMG 1504/1505 20006KT 6000 -RA OVC050 640802 QNH3008INS BECMG 1510/1511 11006KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN150 QNH2992INS TEMPO 1518/1520 12010G20KT 9000 -RA BKN050 BECMG 1520/1521 14010G20KT 4800 RA BKN040 OVC060 640703 520006 QNH2979INS TX14/1500Z TN10/1514Z
PAAQ 22nm E	141720Z 1418/1518 35005KT P6SM SKC FM150800 VRB05KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050 FM151500 11012KT P6SM OVC050

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