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PAGQ · Big Lake Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID PAGQ Elev 158 ft Lat 61° 32.08' N Lon 149° 48.78' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,450 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 090° 2,450 ft 70 ft GRAVEL-G No —
25 270° 2,450 ft 70 ft GRAVEL-G No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 24 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 61 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – BIG LAKE (BGQ)(PAGQ) 1 SE UTC–9(–8DT) N61º32.08´ W149º48.75´ 162 B NOTAM FILE ENA RWY 07–25: 2450X70 (GRVL) MIRL RWY 07: Trees.
  • ·S4 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 07–25—122.8.
  • ·Rwy cond not monitored recommend visual inspection prior to use.
  • ·Be alert: Occasional ultra–light tfc.
  • ·Be alert: Frost heave on rwy approximately 2200´. 190´ AGL lgtd twr 2 NM NE of arpt.
  • ·Low flying aircraft in vcnty of approach to Big Lake VOR.
  • ·Updraft off of rising hill on apch to Rwy 25.
  • ·Rwy 07 +15´ road parallel to rwy end.
  • ·Arpt has designated transient acft parking avbl.
  • ·Transient acft parking is designated with green cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-745-2159
  • ·CTAF 122.8 ®ANCHORAGE APP/DEP CON 118.6
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 112.5 BGQ Chan 72 N61º34.17´ W149º58.03´ 096º 4.9 NM to fld. 179/19E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – BROCKER LAKE SPB (6A7) 3 SE UTC–9(–8DT) N61º28.91´ W149º46.39´ 100 NOTAM FILE ENA WATERWAY ALL–WAY: 1200X100 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Dsgnd tsnt area not avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-269-8400
  • ·CTAF 122.8 COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – JONES LANDING SPB (L95) 3 E UTC–9(–8DT) N61º33.29´ W149º56.36´ 180 NOTAM FILE ENA WATERWAY 05W–23W: 1457X75 (WATER) WATERWAY 03W–21W: 1267X75 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Unattended.
  • ·Waterlanes 03–21 and 05–23 mkd with buoys.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-269-8400
  • ·BIG LAKE (H) (H) VORTACW 112.5 BGQ Chan 72 N61º34.17´ W149º58.03´ 119º 1.2 NM to fld. 179/19E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·BIG LAKE N61º34.17´ W149º58.03´ NOTAM FILE ENA.
  • ·(H) (H) VORTACW 112.5 BGQ Chan 72 119º 1.2 NM to Jones Landing. 179/19E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 230º–245º byd 38 blo 8,000´ ANCHORAGE L–1A, 3D, 4G IAP ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE ANCHORAGE H–1B, 2K, L–1A, 3D, 4G AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BGQ

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

1

6.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=20

  • Other 6
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Runway excursion 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-11-18 CHARLES J KASE KASE KUB · Other · VMC · day →
2022-05-20 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-08-10 Piper PA-24-250 · Other · night →
2025-06-24 Piper PA-32R-300 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2020-03-09 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · night →
2020-02-28 Piper PA18 · Weather · VMC · day →
2020-01-29 Cessna 150 · Weather · day →
2018-06-15 Cessna 185 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2017-02-22 Piper PA22 · Gear-up · day →
2008-04-12 Piper J5A · Engine failure · day →
1996-04-05 Cessna 180 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1994-09-18 Artic Aircraft Corp. S-1B2 · Runway excursion · day →
1994-01-08 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-07-03 Mooney RANS S-7 COURIER · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-04-19 Piper PA-18-150 · Other · day →
1990-06-21 Piper PA-18-160 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1988-03-08 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1986-11-17 Piper PA-18 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-04-15 Piper PA-18-150 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-16 Piper PA-18A · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 10 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 10 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 10 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 17 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 20 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 20 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 22 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 26 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 26 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 26 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michelle Marie Dietz Big Lake AK 5 nm
Kevin Lee Anderson Big Lake AK 5 nm
Janet Irene Mccartney Big Lake AK 5 nm
Jonathan Joseph Kotwicki Big Lake AK 5 nm
James Brian Finney Houston AK 5 nm
Dana Claire Mcdonald Houston AK 5 nm
Alan Baird Carpenter Wasilla AK 10 nm
Robert Edward Christensen Wasilla AK 10 nm
Joseph Salvatore D'Amico Wasilla AK 10 nm
Darry Lynn Ellis Wasilla AK 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Clarence Henry Schroeder Big Lake AK 5 nm
Robert Thomas Hutchison Big Lake AK 5 nm
Lee William Budde Big Lake AK 5 nm
John Ellis Lilly Big Lake AK 5 nm
Kevin Lee Anderson Big Lake AK 5 nm
Eric Andrew Swenson Big Lake AK 5 nm
Janet Irene Mccartney Big Lake AK 5 nm
Jonathan Joseph Kotwicki Big Lake AK 5 nm
John Alan Biornstad Big Lake AK 5 nm
Stephen Richard Carvalho Big Lake AK 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 19 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 21 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 21 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 204 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1193 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1232 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1241 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1264 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1270 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1279 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.