Lake Hood Seaplane Base

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Lake Hood Seaplane Base
IATA: none - ICAO: PALH - FAA: LHD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves		Anchorage, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		71 ft (21.6 m)
Coordinates		61°10′48″N, 149°58′19″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
E/W	4,540	1,384	Water
N/S	1,930	588	Water
NW/SE	1,370	418	Water

Lake Hood Seaplane Base (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) is an aircraft and seaplane base in Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. 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, next to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, three miles from downtown Anchorage.

Located adjacent to the seaplane base is Lake Hood Airstrip (FAA LID: Z41).

[edit] Facilities

Lake Hood Seaplane Base has three runways:

• Runway E/W: 4,540 x 188 ft. (1,384 x 57 m), Surface: Water
• Runway N/S: 1,930 x 200 ft. (588 x 61 m), Surface: Water
• Runway NW/SE: 1,370 x 150 ft. (418 x 46 m), Surface: Water

[edit] References

• Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
• LHD (Great Circle Airport Data)

[edit] External links

• Alaska Airmen's Web Cam on Lake Hood
• Flight Tips for Pilots in Alaska: Anchorage (Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region)
• Airport Diagram (GIF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PALH
  • NWS weather observations for PALH: current and past 72 hours
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for LHD