LHD
Lake Hood Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-08-06 0901Z
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PALH Airport Diagram
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Location Information for PALH
Coordinates: N61°11.20' / W149°57.92'
Located 03 miles SW of Anchorage, Alaska. View all Airports in Alaska.
Surveyed Elevation is 79 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:June 1947
Status:Operational
Control Tower:Yes
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SS-SR
A.R.T.C.C.:ANCHORAGE
F.S.S.:KENAI
NOTAMs Facility:LHD (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:ANCHORAGE
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Continuous
Airport Communications
ATIS:125.6 (907-245-5432)
ASOS:125.6 Tel. 907-245-5432
LAKE HOOD TOWER:126.8
ANCHORAGE APPROACH:119.1 363.2
ANCHORAGE DEPARTURE:119.1 363.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY:119.4
CTAF:126.800
CLASS C:119.1 363.2
D-ATIS at ANC (1.2 SW):135.5
ASOS at ANC (1.5 W): 907-560-7681
ASOS at MRI (3.7 NE):124.25 907-271-5277
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD TED ANCHORAGE 113.15 334°1.1
VOT EDF ELMENDORF 113.40 219°7.0
VOT BGQ BIG LAKE 112.50 160°23.0
VOD ENA KENAI 117.60 026°49.8
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway E/W
Dimensions:4541 x 188 feet / 1384 x 57 meters
Surface:Water
Runway ERunway W
Runway 14/32
TFC PAT OVERLAPS SEADROME PAT.
Dimensions:2200 x 75 feet / 671 x 23 meters
Surface:Gravel-Dirt in Good Condition
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 14Runway 32
Coordinates:N61°11.36' / W149°58.09'N61°11.04' / W149°57.76'
Elevation: 74.6 79.3
Traffic Pattern: Right
Runway Heading: 153° True 333° True
Obstacles: 68 ft Tree 936 ft from runway, 285 ft left of center 78 ft Tree 1117 ft from runway, 350 ft right of center
Runway N/S
Dimensions:1930 x 200 feet / 588 x 61 meters
Surface:Water
Runway NRunway S
Runway SE/NW
Dimensions:1369 x 150 feet / 417 x 46 meters
Surface:Water
Runway NWRunway SE
Services Available
Fuel:100 (green), 100LL (blue), Jet-A
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Other Services:AIR FREIGHT SERVICES,AVIONICS,BEACHING GEAR,CARGO HANDLING SERVICES,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:STATE OF AK - DOT & PF
PO BOX 196960
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
907-266-2741
Manager:TIM COONS
STATE OF AK - DOT & PF, PO BOX 196960
ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
907-266-2741
Other Remarks
  • PUB RAMPS ON N & W SHORE OF LAKE HOOD.
  • ANCHORAGE WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • NOISE SENSITIVE AREA IN EFCT - AMGR FOR INFO.
  • TWY V PCL SECURITY GATE E OF TWY E; KEY 121.75 3 TIMES.
  • FLOATING DEBRIS ON LAKE.
  • SEE NOTICE IN SECTION C FOR ARPT LAYOUT GRAPHIC.
  • CTN: PAEW; TWY/ROAD AROUND LAKE HOOD MULTI USE; RCMD LNDG LGT DURG TAX.
  • TWY H-2/LAKESHORE TWY GATES PCL; KEY 121.75 3 TIMES.
  • NON-RDO OPS PPR - 907-271-5936; REQ TSFR TO ATCT; RMN WI 15 MIN OF ETA. NGT NON-RDO OPS NA.
  • LAKE CLSD TO ACFT OVR 12500 LB FREEZUP-DEC 31; OVERFLOWS INTO ICE MAY OCR DURG WINTER.
  • AREA NW & SW OF LAKE SPENARD FM CANAL EASTWARD 1500 FT NOT VSBL FM ATCT.
  • FOR PRIOR WINTER SKI OPS AVBLTY - LCL NOTAMS & ATCT.
  • N POTHOLE DSGND NO WAKE AREA.
  • WATERLANES TO LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE ELEV 76 FT.
  • ARR & DEP ROUTES; SEE AREA NOTICES.
  • BFR LV SLIPS ADJ TO N/S WATER LANE ALG SHORELINE CTC ATCT - 126.8 OR 907-271-6549.
  • WATERFOWL, NESTING AREAS & LRG FLOCKS OF BIRDS SPRING-FALL INVOF ARPT.
  • 0LL LCTD RWY 14/32 TSNT PRKG & FBO.
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