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]
Beaver Lake Seaplane Base | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / 61.58306°N 149.83111°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  D71 Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics (2009) | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
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
References
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
