Big Lake Airport (BGQ)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BGQ
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	149°48'45.1740" W / 61°32'4.8590" N -149.812548 / 61.534683 (Estimated)
Elevation	162.40 ft / 49.50 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city	1 nautical miles SE of Big Lake, AK
Location	Matanuska-susitna County, AK
Magnetic Variation	15E (2025)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION
Address	PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Phone number	907-269-0770
Manager	KYLER HYLTON
Address	289 INNER SPRING LOOP DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PALMER, AK 99645
Phone number	907-745-2159

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart	ANCHORAGE
Region	AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	ENA - KENAI
FSS Phone	907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility	ENA (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 07/25

Dimensions	2450 x 70 ft (747 x 21 m)
Surface	GRAVEL (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	07	25
Alignment	90°	270°
Physical elevation	161.00 ft	158.30 ft
Coordinates	61.534684 / -149.819567	61.534682 / -149.805530
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Nonstandard , Good Condition	Nonstandard , Good Condition
Runway end lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EDF	TACAN	ELMENDORF	81X	113.40	15E	16.9 nm
TED	VOR/DME	ANCHORAGE	78Y	113.15	18E	22.5 nm
TKA	VOR/DME	TALKEETNA	109X	116.20	19E	46.6 nm
BGQ	VORTAC	BIG LAKE	72X	112.50	19E	4.9 nm
MRI	VOT	ANCHORAGE		111.00		19.1 nm
ANC	VOT	ANCHORAGE		108.40		22.7 nm

Remarks

• LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
• ARPT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL. TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING IS DESIGNATED WITH GREEN CONES.
• BE ALERT: FROST HEAVE ON RY APRXLY 2200 FT.
• RY COND NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO USE.
• UPDRAFT OFF OF RISING HILL ON APCH TO RY 25.
• RY 07+15' ROAD PARALLEL TO RY END.
• 190 FT AGL LIGHTED TWR 2 NM NE OF ARPT.
• BE ALERT: OCCASIONAL ULTRA LIGHT TRAFFIC.