# Snake River Seaplane Base (78U)

**Snake River Seaplane Base** (FAA: 78U) is a seaplane base in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. It opened in May 1976. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78u

## At a glance

- FAA: 78U
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Lewiston, Idaho, United States
- Opened: May 1976
- Elevation: 735 ft / 224 m
- Coordinates: 46.3646, -117.0620
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751115
- Weather station: KLWS · WMO 72783
- Ident: 78U

## Timeline

- May 1976: Snake River Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klws.md) Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport · 2.3 mi / 3.8 km
- [PUW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpuw.md) Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [ALW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalw.md) Walla Walla Regional Airport · 61 mi / 99 km
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · 90 mi / 144 km
- [SKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kska.md) Fairchild Air Force Base · 91 mi / 146 km
- [SFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksff.md) Felts Field · 92 mi / 148 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78u/data