FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LHD |
| Lat/Long: | 61-10-53.9000N / 149-57-59.4000W
61-10.898333N / 149-57.990000W
61.1816389 / -149.9665000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 79.3 ft. / 24.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 25E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99517 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-8469] |
| NOTAMs facility: | LHD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 679.3 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 126.8 |
| ATIS: | 125.6 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 907-245-1618 |
| LAKE HOOD TOWER: | 126.8 |
| ANCHORAGE APPROACH: | 119.1 |
| ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE: | 119.1 |
| CLASS C: | 119.1 |
| WX ASOS at ANC (1.0 nm SW): | 118.4 (907-248-2033) |
| WX ASOS at MRI (4 nm NE): | PHONE 907-272-0542 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRN (10 nm NE): | 118.525 (907-384-0132) |
| WX AWOS-3P at BCV (19 nm NE): | 135.55 (907-688-0826) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TED at field | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 18E |
| BGQr161/23.3 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAMPBELL LAKE | | 059/2.4 | | 338 | | 16E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL RY 14/32 TRANSIENT PARKING AND FM VARIOUS FIXED BASE OPERATORS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2200 x 75 ft. / 671 x 23 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | LIMITED TO ACFT 9000 LBS OR LESS. |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 61-11.359693N | | 61-11.037010N |
| Longitude: | 149-58.091452W | | 149-57.755785W |
| Elevation: | 74.6 ft. | | 79.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 153 true | | 308 magnetic, 333 true |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 880 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. tree, 650 ft. from runway, 180 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Runway E/W
| Dimensions: | 4541 x 188 ft. / 1384 x 57 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY E | | RUNWAY W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 1930 x 200 ft. / 588 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway SE/NW
| Dimensions: | 1369 x 150 ft. / 417 x 46 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NW | | RUNWAY SE |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF AK -- DOT&PF
PO BOX 196960
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
Phone 907-266-2741 |
| Manager: | TIM COONS
STATE OF AK -- DOT&PF, PO BOX 196960
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
Phone 907-266-2741 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1032 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 999 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 33 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 169/day * | | 73% | local general aviation | | 24% | air taxi | | 2% | transient general aviation | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2016 | |
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
There are no published instrument procedures at PALH.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (1 nm SW)
PAMR - Merrill Field Airport (4 nm NE)
PAED - Elmendorf Air Force Base (6 nm NE)
PAFR - Bryant Army Airfield Heliport (10 nm NE)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (22 nm N)
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Times for 21-Apr-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunset | | 21:36 | | 05:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:27 | | 06:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Apr-2018 03:29:11 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Apr-2018 19:29:11 |
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| METAR |
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| PALH | 220253Z 18012G19KT 10SM BKN120 07/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP097 T00721006 53008
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PANC
2nm SW | 220253Z 15014G23KT 10SM FEW050 FEW090 BKN120 BKN200 07/M01 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP094 VIRGA W-N T00721006 53008
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PAMR
4nm NE | 220253Z 12011KT 10SM SCT120 09/M05 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP094 T00941050 53008
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PAED
6nm NE | 220256Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM BKN110 BKN170 10/M07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00961067 52007 $
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PAFR
10nm NE | 220258Z AUTO 13010G14KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 08/M04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP092 T00771039 52009 $
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PABV
19nm NE | 220256Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM SCT085 09/00 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP104 T00890000 53007 $
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PANC
2nm SW | 211740Z 2118/2224 35006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM212100 15007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM220000 15012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 FM220900 02006KT P6SM BKN060 WS020/10035KT
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PAED
6nm NE | 220125Z 2201/2302 12012KT 9999 BKN060 BKN100 600604 QNH2968INS TX10/2201Z TN01/2211Z
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