Flight planning: Big Lake Airport BGQ / PAGQ
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Big Lake Airport in Big Lake, Alaska, in plain English. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- C207 at 1,200 ft, 18 nm south, 5:16 pm AKDT (01:16 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, a broken layer above 1,200 ft.
as filed, and in English
MRI UA /OV MRI275004/TM 0116/FL012/TP C207/SK BKN012/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through MRI
- Where
- 4 nm west (275°) of MRI
- Time
- 01:16 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- C207
- Sky
- a broken layer from 1,200 ft
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- C172 at 900 ft, 19 nm south, 5:17 pm AKDT (01:17 UTC): no turbulence, a few clouds above 900 ft.
as filed, and in English
MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 0117/FL009/TP C172/SK FEW009/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through MRI
- Where
- over MRI
- Time
- 01:17 UTC
- Height
- at 900 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- a few clouds from 900 ft
- Turbulence
- none
- BE20 at 2,000 ft, 19 nm south, 4:48 pm AKDT (00:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing.
as filed, and in English
MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 0048/FL020/TP BE20/WX FV20SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through MRI
- Where
- over MRI
- Time
- 00:48 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Weather
- flight visibility 20 miles
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- BE99 at 1,200 ft, 23 nm south, 6:10 pm AKDT (02:10 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft, light rain.
as filed, and in English
MRI UA /OV CSR/TM 0210/FL012/TP BE99/SK BKN030/WX -RA
- Report
- a routine report filed through MRI
- Where
- over CSR
- Time
- 02:10 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- BE99
- Sky
- a broken layer from 3,000 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- B747 at 9,000 ft, 30 nm south, 6:26 pm AKDT (02:26 UTC): light rime icing up to 9,000 ft, remarks: during the descent witti arrival.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED120010/TM 0226/FL090/TP B747/IC LGT RIM BLO 090/RM DURD WITTI ARR
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (120°) of TED
- Time
- 02:26 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B747
- Icing
- light rim below 9,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent witti arrival
- B738 at 9,000 ft, 32 nm south, 5:22 pm AKDT (01:22 UTC): light turbulence from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft, light rime icing from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft, -5 °C, remarks: icing and turbulence in clouds during climb clear above.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED150010/TM 0122/FL090/TP B738/SK BASES 050 TOPS 085/TA M05/TB LGT 050-085/IC LGT RIME 050-085/RM ICING AND TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS DURING CLIMB. CLEAR ABOVE
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (150°) of TED
- Time
- 01:22 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Sky
- bases 5,000 ft tops 8,500 ft
- Temperature
- −5 °C
- Turbulence
- light from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft
- Icing
- light rime from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft
- Remarks
- icing and turbulence in clouds during climb clear above
- MU2 at 7,000 ft, 42 nm south, 5:16 pm AKDT (01:16 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED190020/TM 0116/FL070/TP MU2/SK BASES 040 TOPS 050 CLR ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 20 nm south (190°) of TED
- Time
- 01:16 UTC
- Height
- at 7,000 ft
- Aircraft
- MU2
- Sky
- bases 4,000 ft tops 5,000 ft clear above
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb
- C208 at 2,000 ft, 49 nm southwest, 6:05 pm AKDT (02:05 UTC): no turbulence, no icing.
as filed, and in English
ENA UA /OV 20N ENA/TM 0205/FL020/TP C208/TB NEG/IC NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through ENA
- Where
- 20N ena
- Time
- 02:05 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- C208 at 2,000 ft, 68 nm southwest, 4:55 pm AKDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, a broken layer above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb zan.
as filed, and in English
ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 0055/FL020/TP C208/SK BKN020/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC /ZAN/
- Report
- a routine report filed through ENA
- Where
- over ENA
- Time
- 00:55 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C208
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,000 ft
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb zan
- C208 climbing, 73 nm southwest, 5:00 pm AKDT (01:00 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ENA UA /OV 5S ENA/TM 0100/FLDURC/TP C208/TB LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ENA
- Where
- 5S ena
- Time
- 01:00 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- C208
- Turbulence
- light chop
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ANC, 22 nm south of the field · for use 02:00–09:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 200° (south) | 5 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 9 knots | -5 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 8 knots | -12 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 7 knots | -18 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 8 knots | -31 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 9 knots | -41 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 12 knots | -52 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 30 knots | -49 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 42 knots | -46 °C |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local over this airport · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 15 nm south · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Big Lake Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.