Beaver Lake Seaplane Base

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: D71
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska
Serves	Big Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	150 ft / 46 m
Coordinates	61°34′59″N 149°49′52″W
Map
D71 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1W/19W 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 430 Based aircraft 6
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base (FAA LID: D71) is a state owned, public use seaplane base located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of Big Lake, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base resides at elevation of 150 feet (46 m) above mean sea level. It has one seaplane landing area designated 1W/19W with a water surface measuring 5,000 by 400 feet (1,524 x 122 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2009, the airport had 430 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per month: 93% general aviation and 7% air taxi. At that time there were 6 aircraft based at this airport, all engine.[1]

See also

• List of airports in Alaska

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for D71 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.

External links

• Topographic map from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for D71
  • AirNav airport information for D71
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for D71