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PALH Lake Hood Seaplane Base
Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: LHD
Lat/Long: 61-10-48.0130N / 149-58-18.9560W
61-10.800217N / 149-58.315933W
61.1800036 / -149.9719322
(estimated)
Elevation: 71 ft. / 22 m (estimated)
Variation: 25E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of ANCHORAGE, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 99517

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1947
Sectional chart: ANCHORAGE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [800-478-3576]
NOTAMs facility: LHD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY E/W CONTROLLED BY ANCHORAGE ATCT.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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 MRI (4 nm NE): PHONE 907-272-0542
WX AWOS-3 at FRN (10 nm NE): 118.525 (907-384-0132)
WX AWOS-3 at BCV (19 nm NE): 135.55
  • ATCT ALSO SERVES LAKE HOOD STRIP AIRPORT.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ANCr051/7.0ANCHORAGE VOR/DME114.3025E
BGQr155/23.4BIG LAKE VORTAC112.5025E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAMPBELL LAKE055/2.333821ECMQ -.-. -- --.-
BRUCK062/6.038721EBOB -... --- -...

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available: 100 JET-A
FUEL AVBL AT VARIOUS FIXED BASE OPERATORS.
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 4540 x 188 ft. / 1384 x 57 m
Surface: water
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: SEALANE EXTNDDS FM LAKE HOOD TO LAKE SPENARD THRU CANAL; N SIDE CANAL FOR TXG ONLY.
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 1930 x 200 ft. / 588 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway NW/SE

Dimensions: 1370 x 150 ft. / 418 x 46 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY NW  RUNWAY SE
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF AK DOTPF-CENTRAL RGN
PO BOX 196900
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900
Manager: ANDY HUTZEL
PO BOX 196960
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-0204
Phone 907-266-2741

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 781
Single engine airplanes: 760
Multi engine airplanes: 21
    
Aircraft operations: avg 190/day *
72% transient general aviation
16% local general aviation
12% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 01 August 2005

Additional Remarks

CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS FM FREEZUP TIL APRXLY DEC 31; OVERFLOWS INTO ICE MAY OCCUR WINTER MONTHS.
PPR FOR NON-RADIO OPNS. NO NIGHTIME NON-RADIO ACFT OPNS PERMITTED. PILOTS MUST PROVIDE AN ETA & REMAIN WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS 15 MINUTES OF ETA.
TO CORDINATE NON-RADIO OPNS DALGT HRS CTC ANC ATCT AT 907-271-2700 DURG ADMIN HRS (0730-1600 WKDAYS). DURG NON-ADMIN HRS & HOLIDAYS CTC FAA AT 907-271-5936.
PUB RAMPS ON N & W SHORE OF LAKE HOOD, W SHORE CLSD TO AMPHIBIOUS ACFT OPNS.
ANCHORAGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.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.
AREA NW & SW OF LAKE SPENARD FM CANAL EASTWARD 1500' NOT VSBL FM ATCT.
NESTING AREA NUMEROUS WATER FOWL.
LARGE FLOCKS OF MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF ARPT.

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)
PAGQ - Big Lake Airport (22 nm N)
PAWS - Wasilla Airport (27 nm NE)
 
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From to PALH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-9)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5616:56
Sunrise08:4517:45
Sunset16:4201:42
Evening civil twilight17:3102:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 04:53:27
Local (UTC-9)  07-Nov-2009 19:53:27
 
METAR
PALH 080353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 M01/M08 A2917 RMK AO2 SLP878 T10111083 TSNO
PANC 
2nm SW 
080353Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW028 SCT039 BKN055 M02/M11 A2916 RMK AO2 SLP874 T10171111
PAMR 
4nm NE 
080353Z 00000KT 10SM OVC060 M01/M09 A2916 RMK AO2 SLP875 T10111094 $
PAED 
7nm NE 
080355Z 00000KT 10SM FEW030 SCT046 OVC060 M02/M09 A2915 RMK AO2A SLP875 T10241091
PABV 
19nm NE 
080436Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC028 M01/M09 A2920 RMK AO1 PNO
TAF
PANC 
2nm SW 
072328Z 0800/0906 01005KT P6SM FEW025 BKN035 FM080600 02005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT060 FM090000 02005KT P6SM VCSH BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
ACE Fuels 907-222-3000
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[email]
Aviation fuel

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SS 
100LL 
$4.55 
 
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International Aviation Service 907-243-1515
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FS 
100LL 
$4.21 
Jet A 
$3.98 
 Updated 04-Nov-2009
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Lake Hood Seaplane Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into PALH have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
MILLENNIUM ALASKAN HOTEL ANCHORAGE 1.0 169-269
 

Other hotels near Lake Hood Seaplane Base

Miles Price ($)
COAST INTERNATIONAL INN 0.8 143-234
LONG HOUSE ALASKAN HOTEL 1.0 99-376
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ANCHORAGE 1.0 185-299
ECONO LODGE AIRPORT 1.1 115-116
QUALITY INN & SUITES ANCHORAGE AIRPORT 1.1 155-156
QUALITY INN AIRPORT 1.1 155-156
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ANCHORAGEairport transportation 1.1 110-209
PUFFIN INN OF ANCHORAGE 1.2 111-112
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN EXEC AI 1.2 99-200
COMFORT SUITES AIRPORT 1.2 120-190
AMERICAS BEST INNS ANCHORAGE 1.5 99-172
MICROTEL INN AND SUITES ANCHORAGE - AIRPORT 1.5 75-210
ROYAL SUITE LODGE 2.0 85-129
SUPER 8 MOTEL - ANCHORAGE 2.0 140-150
QUPQUGIAQ INN 2.6 65-70
HAMPTON INN ANCHORAGE 2.8 239-240
BENT PROP INN AND HOSTAL 2.9 
MOTEL 6 ANCHORAGE - MIDTOWN 3.0 65-100
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT ANCHORAGE 3.0 161-204
CROWNE PLAZA ANCHORAGE MIDTOWN 3.0 152-259

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Lake Hood Seaplane Base. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from PALH but to other nearby airports such as PANC.
    

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