Terminal Procedures

PAGQ — Big Lake

BIG LAKE, AK · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA BGQElevation 162 ft1 runwayLongest 2,450 ftNon-toweredVolume AK-1Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 07 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 072PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 252PDF
VOR RWY 07 chart previewVOR RWY 077BPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMS—PDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

PAGQ airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Anchorage Center
Flight service
Kenai
NOTAM facility
ENA (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
15E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
May 1951
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Anchorage
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-25

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

PAGQ radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Approach118.6Anchorage

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

2,450 × 70 ft0725N500 ft
Runway layout at PAGQ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
07/252,450 ft70 ftGRAVEL GoodMedium intensity

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where PAGQ is

Latitude, longitude61.5346830, -149.8125480
Elevation162 ft
From Big Lake1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for PAGQ

  • LOW FLYING ACFT INVOF APCH TO BIG LAKE VOR.
  • ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25 - 122.8
  • 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.
  • ARPT HAS DESIGNATED TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING AVBL. TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING IS DESIGNATED WITH GREEN CONES.
  • BE ALERT: FROST HEAVE ON RY APRXLY 2200 FT.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near PAGQ

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
PAWSWasillaWASILLA, AK8 nm E4
PAUOWillowWILLOW, AK15 nm NW4
PAFRBryant AAFFORT RICHARDSON (ANCHORAGE), AK17 nm S4
PAEDElmendorf AFBANCHORAGE, AK17 nm S18
PAMRMerrill FldANCHORAGE, AK19 nm S8
PAAQWarren "bud" Woods Palmer MuniPALMER, AK21 nm E7
PALHLake HoodANCHORAGE, AK21 nm S1
PANCTed Stevens Anchorage IntlANCHORAGE, AK22 nm S33

VFR charts covering PAGQ

AnchorageSectional ChartSewardSectional ChartAnchorage-FairbanksTerminal Area Chart

Common questions about PAGQ

What charts are available for PAGQ?

4 current FAA charts for Big Lake, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for PAGQ?

CTAF 122.8. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at PAGQ?

Big Lake has 1 runway. The longest is 07/25 at 2,450 ft by 70 ft, gravel. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does PAGQ have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total PAGQ has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is PAGQ a towered airport?

No — Big Lake has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these PAGQ charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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