Lake Hood Seaplane Base

ICAO PALHSeaplane base

Lake Hood Seaplane Base is a seaplane base near Anchorage in Alaska, United States. It is listed as ICAO PALH. The airport is located at 61.1800° / -149.9720° at an elevation of 22 m (71 ft). There are 3 runways, the longest measuring 1,384 m. The nearest airport is Lake Hood Airport, 0.8 km (0 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Lake Hood Seaplane Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Lake Hood Seaplane Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`PALH`
Local code	`LHD`
Identifier	`PALH`
Type	Seaplane base
City	Anchorage
Region	Alaska
Country	United States
Coordinates	61.18000, -149.97200
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	61° 10′ 48.00″ N 149° 58′ 19.21″ W
Elevation	22 m (71 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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