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PALH
LHD

LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE

ANCHORAGE, AK, USA

Airport Info
Suggest Updated Information for this Airport

Location

Latitude / Longitude: 61°10'53"N / 149°57'59"W
  61°10.8983'N / 149°57.99'W
  61.1816 / -149.9665
Elevation: 79.3 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 03 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK

Operations

Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: yes
Boundary ARTCC: ANCHORAGE
FSS: KENAI [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: LHD (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Landing fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 126.800

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
ANC 75oT/7.2 ANCHORAGE VOR/DME 114.30 25E
BGQ 180oT/23.3 BIG LAKE VORTAC 112.50 25E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
CAMPBELL LAKE 75oT/2.4 338 21E CMQ
BRUCK 82oT/6.2 387 21E BOB

Services

Fuel available: 100 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2200 x 75 ft.
Surface: NATURAL SOIL,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 14
Runway 32
Latitude: 61-11-21.5816N 61-11-02.2206N
Longitude: 149-58-05.4871W 149-57-45.3471W
Elevation: 74.6 ft. 79.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2 0.2
Traffic pattern: right
Runway true heading: 153 333
 

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 4541 x 188 ft.
Surface: WATER,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway E
Runway W
 

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 1930 x 200 ft.
Surface: WATER,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway N
Runway S
 

Runway SE/NW

Dimensions: 1369 x 150 ft.
Surface: WATER,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway NW
Runway SE
 

Operational Statistics

Annual operations: 61900
Commercial: 400
Air taxi: 15000
Local: 45000
Itinerant: 1500

Additional Remarks

  • PUB RAMPS ON N & W SHORE OF LAKE HOOD.
  • ANCHORAGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AVCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREA IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 907-266-2741 FOR FURTHER INFO.
  • TWY V PCL SECURITY GATE EAST OF TWY E; KEY 121.75 5 TIMES TO ACTVT.
  • FLOATING DEBRIS ON LAKE.
  • SEE NOTICE IN SECTION C FOR AIRPORT LAYOUT GRAPHIC.
  • TWY AROUND LAKE HOOD IS A JOINT USE TWY/ROAD & IS USED BY MOTOR VEHICLES/BICYCLISTS/JOGGERS AND TOUR BUSES. USE OF LANDING LIGHT WHEN TAXIING RCMDD.
  • TWY H-2/LAKESHORE TWY GATES PCL; KEY 121.75 3 TIMES TO ACTVT.
  • PPR FOR NON-RADIO OPNS. CTC FAA AT 907-271-5936. REQUEST TO BE TRANSFERRED TO ATCT. PROVIDE AN ETA AND REMAIN WITHIN PLUS/MINUS 15 MIN. NO NIGHTIME NON-RADIO ACFT OPNS.
  • RY 14/32 TFC PATTERNS OVERLAP SEADROME PATTERNS.
  • LAKE CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS FM FREEZUP TIL APRXLY DEC 31; OVERFLOWS INTO ICE MAY OCCUR WINTER MONTHS.
  • AREA NW & SW OF LAKE SPENARD FM CANAL EASTWARD 1500' NOT VSBL FM ATCT.
  • NUMEROUS WATERFOWL AND NESTING AREAS INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR AVBLTY OF WINTER SKI OPNS ON LAKE SURFACES, CONSULT LOCAL NOTAMS AND CTC TWR PRIOR TO ARR /DEP.
  • NORTH POTHOLE DESIGNATED NO-WAKE AREA TO PROTECT MOORED AIRCRAFT/SHORELINE
  • ALL WATERLANES ELEV 76 FT TO LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE (LHD).
  • ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE ROUTES; SEE AREA NOTICES.
  • LARGE FLOCKS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF ARPT SPRING TO FALL.

Instrument Procedures

No published instrument procedures available
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