# Lake Hood Seaplane Base (PALH)

**Lake Hood Seaplane Base** (ICAO: PALH) is a seaplane base in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1947. It has 4 runways; the longest is 4,541 ft (1,384 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/palh

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / PALH
- FAA: LHD
- Type: Seaplane base
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1947
- Elevation: 79 ft / 24 m
- Coordinates: 61.1800, -149.9720
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 4,541 ft / 1,384 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Hood_Seaplane_Base (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4257451
- Weather station: PALH
- Ident: PALH

## Timeline

- Jun 1947: Lake Hood Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 4,541 ft / 1,384 m | 188 ft / 57 m | Water |  |  |
| 14/32 | 2,200 ft / 671 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 153° / 333° | yes |
| N/S | 1,930 ft / 588 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |
| SE/NW | 1,369 ft / 417 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/10443AD.PDF

## Nearby airports

- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · 0.7 mi / 1.1 km
- [MRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamr.md) Merrill Field · 4.8 mi / 7.8 km
- [EDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paed.md) Elmendorf Air Force Base · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [PABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabv.md) Birchwood Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [WWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paws.md) Wasilla Airport · 31 mi / 49 km
- [PAQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paaq.md) Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · 41 mi / 66 km

## In collections

- [Water runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/water-runways) #11

## 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/palh/data