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78U
Snake River Seaplane Base
Official FAA Data Effective 2025-11-27 0901Z
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Location Information for 78U
Coordinates: N46°21.88' / W117°3.72'Located 03 miles SW of Lewiston, Idaho. View all Airports in Idaho.
Estimated Elevation is 735 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.900 |
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| ASOS at LWS (2.0 E): | 135.575 208-285-3657 |
| ASOS at PUW (22.9 N): | 135.675 509-334-3222 |
| AWOS-3 at GIC (46.3 SE): | 118.175 208-983-0306 |
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway N/S
WATERLANE LENGTH AND WIDTH VARIES. | ||
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 150 feet / 914 x 46 meters | |
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| Surface: | Water | |
| Runway N | Runway S | |
| Obstacles: | 150 ft Power Line 3300 ft from runway | |
Services Available
| Fuel: | NONE |
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| Transient Storage: | Tiedowns ACFT MAY DOCK AT MARINA - NORTH OF CAMPGND. IF SPACE IS AVBL. |
| Airframe Repair: | NONE |
| Engine Repair: | NONE |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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| Owner: | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS | |
| CITY-COUNTY ARPT/OCR DIV | ||
| WALLA WALLA, WA 99362 | ||
| 509-522-6704 | ||
| Manager: | HELLS GATE STATE PARK - JEFF SMITH | |
| 5100 HELLS GATE RD | ||
| LEWISTON, ID 83501 | ||
| 208-799-5015 | ||
Other Remarks
- PLINES X SNAKE RIVER NORTH, SOUTH, ABV & BLO LNDG AREA. BRIDGE ACROSS SNAKE RIVER 2 NM NORTH OF LNDG AREA.
- LNDG AREA WITHIN LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY ARPT TFC AREA; CTC LWS ATCT ON TWR/CTAF 119.4.
- NO BEACHING GEAR OR MOORING BUOYS AVBL.
- HEAVY BOAT TFC INVOF SEAPLANE BASE.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
Nearby Airports with Instrument Procedures
| ID | Name | Heading / Distance | ||
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KLWS | Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport | 072° | 2.0 |
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KPUW | Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport | 354° | 22.7 |
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KGIC | Idaho County Airport | 122° | 46.6 |
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KALW | Walla Walla Regional Airport | 252° | 53.5 |
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KJSY | Joseph State Airport | 187° | 60.9 |
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KLGD | La Grande/Union County Airport | 211° | 75.7 |
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KGEG | Spokane International Airport | 345° | 77.8 |
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KSKA | Fairchild AFB Airport | 342° | 78.9 |
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KSFF | Felts Field Airport | 352° | 79.9 |
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KPDT | Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton Airport | 242° | 84.6 |
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KCOE | Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington Field Airport | 006° | 85.2 |
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KPSC | Tri-Cities Airport | 266° | 85.8 |





