FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
Location
FAA Identifier: | LHD |
Lat/Long: | 61-11-11.9011N 149-57-55.4171W 61-11.198352N 149-57.923618W 61.1866392,-149.9653936 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 79.3 ft. / 24.2 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 25E (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK |
Time zone: | UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 99517 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1947 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211] |
NOTAMs facility: | LHD (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Pattern altitude: | 679.3 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | SS-SR |
Airport 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 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.4 |
CLASS C: | 119.1 |
WX ASOS at ANC (1.2 nm SW): | PHONE 907-271-5278 |
WX ASOS at MRI (4 nm NE): | 124.25 (907-271-5277) |
WX ASOS at FRN (10 nm NE): | 125.0 (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 |
TEDr334/1.1 | | ANCHORAGE VOR/DME | | 113.15 | | 18E |
BGQr161/23.0 | | BIG LAKE VORTAC | | 112.50 | | 19E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
CAMPBELL LAKE | | 053/2.6 | | 338 | | 16E | | CMQ | -.-. -- --.- |
Airport 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 153 true | | 308 magnetic, 333 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 49 ft. tree, 950 ft. from runway, 18 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. tree, 633 ft. from runway, 109 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 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 |
Airport 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 1032 | Single engine airplanes: | | 999 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 33 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 203/day * | 60% | transient general aviation | 25% | air taxi | 15% | local general aviation | <1% | commercial | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
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 (21 nm N)
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 15-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-9) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 09:09 | | 18:09 |
Sunrise | | 10:10 | | 19:10 |
Sunset | | 15:40 | | 00:40 |
Evening civil twilight | | 16:42 | | 01:42 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Dec-2019 00:11:59 |
Local (UTC-9) | 15-Dec-2019 15:11:59 |
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METAR |
PALH | 152353Z 19004KT 10SM SCT075 M02/M06 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP011 T10171061 11011 21028 56013
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PANC 2nm SW | 152353Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 BKN120 01/M07 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP008 T00061067 10006 21011 56014
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PAMR 4nm NE | 152353Z 00000KT 10SM SCT080 M03/M07 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP009 T10281067 11022 21056 58014 $
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PAED 6nm NE | 152356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 M04/M06 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP001 T10431060 11024 21073 57016 $
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PAFR 10nm NE | 152358Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M07 A2951 RMK AO2 SLP005 T10581067 11053 21090 57012 FZRANO $
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PABV 19nm NE | 152356Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP018 T10391056 11033 21061 56012 FZRANO
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TAF |
PANC 2nm SW | 151738Z 1518/1624 32006KT P6SM FEW070 WS020/12020KT FM160000 36008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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PAED 6nm NE | 151900Z 1519/1701 02009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 OVC150 QNH2950INS BECMG 1607/1608 01006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN060 620602 QNH2942INS TX01/1611Z TNM08/1615Z
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