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Big Lake Airport
IATA: BGQ – ICAO: PAGQ – FAA LID: BGQ
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Big Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 158 ft / 48 m
Coordinates 61°32′10″N 149°48′50″W / 61.53611°N 149.81389°W / 61.53611; -149.81389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 2,435 742 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 20,000
Based aircraft 79
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Big Lake Airport (IATA: BGQ, ICAO: PAGQ, FAA LID: BGQ) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.8 km) southeast of the central business district of Big Lake, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Facilities and aircraft

Big Lake Airport has one runway (7/25) with a gravel surface measuring 2,435 by 70 feet (742 x 21 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 20,000 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day, all of which were general aviation. At that time there were 79 aircraft based at this airport: 95% single-engine, 4% ultralight and 1% helicopter.



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Big Lake Airport


Big Lake is a census-designated place located in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska.
As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP is 2,635.

Big Lake is located at 61°32'15" North, 149°53'28" West (61.537449, -149.891104)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 375.0 km² (144.8 mi²). 341.7 km² (131.9 mi²) of it is land and 33.3 km² (12.9 mi²) of it is water.
The total area is 8.89% water.

Big Lake Airport  
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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2005-10-27

Airport Identifier:

BGQ

Longitude/Latitude:

149-48-50.0300W/61-32-10.0400N
-149.813897/61.536122 (Estimated)

Elevation:

158 ft / 48.16 m (Estimated)

Land:

0 acres

From nearest city:

1 nautical miles SE of Big Lake, AK

Location:

Unorganized County, AK

Magnetic Variation:

25E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

State Of Alaska Dotpf

Address:

Po Box 196900
Anchorage, AK 99519-6900

Phone number:

907-266-1450

Manager:

Rick Dolfi

Address:

289 Inner Spring Loop
Palmer, AK 99645

Phone number:

907-745-2101

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

No

Attendance Schedule:

UNATNDD

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - 122.8

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Sectional chart:

Anchorage

Region:

AAL - Alaska

Boundary ARTCC:

ZAN - Anchorage

Tie-in FSS:

ENA - Kenai

FSS Phone:

800-478-3576

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

ANC (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Federal Agreements:

N

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.800

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimension:

2435 x 70 ft / 742.2 x 21.3 m

Surface:

GRAVEL, Good Condition

Edge Lights:

Medium

 

Runway 06

Runway 24

Longitude:

149-49-15.1400W

149-48-24.9200W

Latitude:

61-32-10.0600N

61-32-10.0200N

Elevation:

155.00 ft

151.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

None,

None,

Runway End Identifier:

No

No

Obstruction:

44 ft trees, 220.0 ft from runway, 170 ft right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

15 ft trees, 370.0 ft from runway, 24:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

CMQ

NDB

Campbell Lake

 

338.00

21E

23.0 nm

BOB

NDB

Bruck

 

387.00

21E

24.5 nm

PEE

NDB

Peters Creek

 

305.00

26E

48.5 nm

EDF

TACAN

Elmendorf

081X

 

21E

16.9 nm

ANC

VOR/DME

Anchorage

090X

114.30

25E

25.8 nm

TKA

VOR/DME

Talkeetna

109X

116.20

26E

46.6 nm

BGQ

VORTAC

Big Lake

072X

112.50

25E

4.8 nm

MRI

VOT

Merrill

 

111.00

 

19.4 nm

ANC

VOT

Anchorage

 

108.40

 

22.1 nm

Remarks

  • LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
  • AIRPORT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING AVAILABLE. TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT PARKING IS DESIGNATD WITH GREEN CONES.
  • RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
  • UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APPROACH TO RY 24.
  • RY 06 +15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END.
  • RY 06 HEAVY WOODEN FENCE 200',75'LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • 190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT.
  • PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO SELF-ANNOUNCE ON CTAF PRIOR TO TAXIING ON RWY FOR DEPARTURE; LEAVING THE RWY AND WITHIN 10 NM OF THE ARPT WHEN APPROACHING TO LAND.
  • BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL UNTRA-LIGHT TRAFFIC

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

79

Single Engine Airplanes:

75

Helicopters:

1

Ultralights:

3

Operational Statistics

Aircraft Operations:

55/Day

General Aviation Local:

60.0%

General Aviation Itinerant:

40.0%


Big Lake Airport

Address: Unorganized County, AK

Tel: 907-266-1450, 907-745-2101

Big Lake Airport  
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http://www.airport-data.com/airport/BGQ/
http://www.city-data.com/city/Big-Lake-Alaska.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lake%2C_Alaska

We thank them for the data!

 

General Info
Country United States
State ALASKA
FAA ID BGQ
Latitude 61-32-04.270N
Longitude 149-48-46.800W
Elevation 150 feet
Near City BIG LAKE


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