Lake Hood Seaplane Base

Seaplane base in Anchorage, Alaska, US

Lake Hood Seaplane Base

Float planes at Lake Hood Seaplane Base

* IATA: none
* ICAO: PALH
* FAA LID: LHD

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Alaska DOT&PF – Central Region
Serves| Anchorage, Alaska
Elevation AMSL| 71 ft / 22 m
Coordinates| 61°10′54″N 149°57′59″W﻿ / ﻿61.18167°N 149.96639°W﻿ / 61.18167; -149.96639
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
14/32  | 2,200  | 671  | Gravel/dirt
10W/28W  | 4,541  | 1,384  | Water
02W/20W  | 1,930  | 588  | Water
14W/32W  | 1,369  | 418  | Water
Statistics (2015)
| Aircraft operations| 61,900

|

Based aircraft| 1,032
Passengers| 458
Freight| 146,000 lbs

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Lake Hood Seaplane Base (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) is a state-owned seaplane base located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) southwest of the central business district of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The Lake Hood Strip (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) is a gravel runway located adjacent to the seaplane base. The gravel strip airport's previous code of (FAA LID: Z41) has been decommissioned and combined with (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) as another landing surface.[2]

Operating continuously and open to the public, Lake Hood is the world's busiest seaplane base, handling an average of 190 flights per day. It is located on Lakes Hood and Spenard (Niłkidal'iy in the indigenous Dena'ina language),[3] next to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport three miles from downtown Anchorage. The base has an operating control tower,[1] and during the winter months the frozen lake surface is maintained for ski-equipped airplanes.[4]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Lake Hood is assigned LHD by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[5] The airport's ICAO identifier is PALH.[6]

## Facilities and aircraft

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FAA Alaska airport diagram Lake Hood Seaplane Base (PALH / LHD) diagram including waterlanes, parking areas and radio frequencies. Published in Supplement Alaska, 27 APR 2017.

Lake Hood Seaplane Base has three seaplane landing areas: E/W is 4,540 by 188 feet (1,384 x 57 m); N/S is 1,930 by 200 feet (588 x 61 m); NW/SE is 1,370 by 150 feet (418 x 46 m).[1]

Aircraft landing on the gravel strip near Lake Hood

Lake Hood Strip has one runway designated 14/32[7] with a gravel surface measuring 2,200 by 75 feet (671 x 23 m).[8]

For the 12-month period ending August 1, 2005, the seaplane base had 69,400 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi and <1% military. There are 781 aircraft based at this seaplane base: 97% single engine and 3% multi-engine.[1]

* Lake Hood Seaplane Base and gravel strip

* Lake Hood Seaplane Base, including Lake Spenard

## See also

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* List of airports in Alaska

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for LHD PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
2. ^ "Alaska Supplement digital – Airport/Facility Directory" (PDF). FAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
3. ^ "Dena'ina Placenames". Retrieved 2020-07-01.
4. ^ "Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – Lake Hood Ice Conditions". State of Alaska. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
5. ^ "PALH – Anchorage, Alaska (Lake Hood SPB)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
6. ^ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
7. ^ "Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport - General Aviation". State of Alaska. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
8. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for Z41 PDF, effective 2009-07-02

## External links

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* Alaska Airmen's Association webcam on Lake Hood
* FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for LHD
* AirNav airport information for PALH
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PALH
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for LHD

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