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Airports · Alaska · seaplane base · FAA file effective October 29, 2026

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base

D71 · Big Lake, Alaska · Matanuska-Susitna County · map

Beaver Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw, 4 miles northeast of Big Lake, Alaska, 150 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.

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What is the airport code for Beaver Lake Seaplane Base?

Its FAA code is D71.

Where is Beaver Lake Seaplane Base?

It is 4 miles northeast of Big Lake, Alaska, 150 feet above sea level.

Does Beaver Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

Are there flight schools at Beaver Lake Seaplane Base?

5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Alpha Kilo Aviation LLC and Alaska Star Flying Club. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Beaver Lake Seaplane Base?

15 pilot examiners and 15 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA D71
Kind
Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
State of Alaska, Dnr, Dmlw
Elevation
150 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Fuel and services
no fuel reported; the services card below
On the chart
Anchorage sectional
In the FAA's files since
May 2003

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

01W19WN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
01W/19W5,000 × 400 ftWater

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this seaplane base.

Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Wasilla Airport (9 nm east), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (22 nm south), Merrill Field (22 nm south), Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal (22 nm east).

Nearest fields reporting avgas: Wasilla Airport (9 nm east), Willow Airport (12 nm northwest), Birchwood Airport (14 nm southeast), Alaska Regional Hospital Heliport (22 nm south).

The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out

  • Ctn for psnal watercraft. Pub aces to southwest shore. Lmtd pub aces to northwest shore. Transient service NA.

Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby

Aircraft registered in Big Lake from the FAA register

110 aircraft are registered to owners in Big Lake, Alaska: 101 piston singles, 4 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.

Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:

Retroair Restoration LLC 5Fly8Ma LLC 5Northern Pioneer Helicopters LLC 3Upper Limit LLC 2Trans Crafts LLC 2Soaring for Christ LLC 2Dubious Adventures LLC 2Backcountry Adventures LLC 2

Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.

Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register

Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:

Charter operators and airlines based in Big Lake:

  • Fly8Ma LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Fly8Ma LLC operates an online flight training platform offering ground school courses for private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, and other aviation certifications.
  • Adam G. Sholton CO., LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate

Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 9 for airline transport pilot, 11 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 8 for seaplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 15 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 aircrew program designees.

All 57 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base

Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.

Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register

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Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.