| Lake Hood Seaplane Base | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| IATA: none – ICAO: PALH – FAA: LHD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 71 ft / 22 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| 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] | |||
Lake Hood Seaplane Base (ICAO: PALH, FAA LID: LHD) is an aircraft and seaplane base located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent [1] A gravel runway located adjacent to the seaplane base is known as Lake Hood Airstrip (FAA LID: Z41)
Operating continuously and open to the public, Lake Hood is the world's busiest seaplane base, handling an average of 190 flights per day. Lake Hood Strip is a state-owned public-use General aviation Airstrip adjacent to the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, three miles (5 km The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned It is located on Lakes Hood and Spenard, next to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, three miles from downtown Anchorage. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the major Airport in the United States State of Alaska located 4 miles (6 km southwest
Although most U. S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Lake Hood Seaplane Base is assigned LHD by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an Airport, navigation aid, or Weather station, and is used for manned The Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA) is an agency of the United States Department of Transportation with authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of [2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PALH[3]. The International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation
Facilities and aircraft
Lake Hood Seaplane Base has three seaplane landing areas:[1]
- Runway E/W: 4,540 x 188 ft. A seaplane is a Fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting on water (1,384 x 57 m), Surface: Water
- Runway N/S: 1,930 x 200 ft. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. (588 x 61 m), Surface: Water
- Runway NW/SE: 1,370 x 150 ft. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. (418 x 46 m), Surface: Water
Lake Hood Airstrip has one runway:[4]
- Runway 13/31: 2,200 x 75 ft. Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. (671 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel
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. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. An air taxi is a for-hire passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis There are 781 aircraft based at this seaplane base: 97% single engine and 3% multi-engine. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LHD (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-03-15
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: PALH - Anchorage, Alaska (Lake Hood Seaplane Base)
- ^ FAA: Alaska Location Identifiers
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for Z41 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-03-15
External links
- Alaska Airmen's Web Cam on Lake Hood
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Lake Hood Seaplane Base at WikiMapia
- 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
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