- Lake Hood Seaplane Base
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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′48″N 149°58′19″W / 61.18°N 149.97194°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 Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 69,400 Based aircraft 781 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] 
FAA Alaska airport diagram
Lake Hood Seaplane Base (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) is a state-owned seaplane base located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The Lake Hood Strip (FAA LID: Z41) is a gravel runway located adjacent to the seaplane base.
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.
Although 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.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PALH.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
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]
Lake Hood Strip has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 2,200 by 75 feet (671 x 23 m).[4]
For 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for LHD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "PALH - Anchorage, Alaska (Lake Hood SPB)". Great Circle Mapper. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/PALH. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/LID/L_G2.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for Z41 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02
External links
- Alaska Airmen's webcam on Lake Hood
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PALH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PALH
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PALH
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for LHD
Categories:- Airports in Anchorage, Alaska
- Seaplane bases in Alaska
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