# Big Lake Airport (BGQ / PAGQ)

**Big Lake Airport** (IATA: BGQ, ICAO: PAGQ) is a small airport in Big Lake, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1951. It has one runway, 2,450 ft (747 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagq

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BGQ / PAGQ
- FAA: BGQ
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1951
- Elevation: 162 ft / 50 m
- Coordinates: 61.5347, -149.8129
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,450 ft / 747 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lake_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619651
- Weather station: PAWS
- Ident: PAGQ

## Timeline

- May 1951: Big Lake Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,450 ft / 747 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Gravel | 090° / 270° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,450 ft / 747 m | =21,251 of 29,858 | =9,632 in North America | =8,322 in US |
| Elevation | 162 ft / 50 m | =34,963 of 43,403 | =15,917 in North America | =13,369 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagq/data