Beaver Lake Seaplane Base

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 / 61.58306°N 149.83111°W
Map
	D71 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	430
Based aircraft	6
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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]