Big Lake Airport (IATA: BGQ[2], ICAO: PAGQ[3], 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.[1]

Big Lake Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesBig Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL158 ft / 48 m
Coordinates61°32′10″N 149°48′50″W / 61.53611°N 149.81389°W / 61.53611; -149.81389
Map
BGQ is located in Alaska
BGQ
BGQ
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 2,450 747 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations9,500
Based aircraft68

Facilities and aircraft edit

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.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for BGQ PDF, effective 2008-07-31.
  2. ^ BGQ - Big Lake, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  3. ^ Aeronautical chart and airport information for PAEE at SkyVector. Retrieved 2008-09-17.

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