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PALH · Lake Hood Seaplane Base

ICAO · US · 60 NTSB events

ID PALH Elev 71 ft Lat 61° 10.80' N Lon 149° 58.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,541 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
E — 4,541 ft 188 ft Water No —
W — 4,541 ft 188 ft Water No —
N — 1,930 ft 200 ft Water No —
S — 1,930 ft 200 ft Water No —
NW — 1,370 ft 150 ft Water No —
SE — 1,370 ft 150 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 24 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14–32: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 14–32: 2200X75 (GRVL–DIRT) MIRL RWY 14: Tree. RWY 32: Tr…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds spring/fall invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100, 100LL, JET A LGT SS–SR.
  • ·Noise sensitive area in effect—Amgr for info.
  • ·Special Air Traffic Rules–Part 93, see Regulatory Notices.
  • ·Attended continuously. 100LL lctd Rwy 14–32 tsnt prkg & FBO.
  • ·Non–rdo ops PPR—907–271–5936; Req tsfr to ATCT; Rmn wi 15 min of ETA.
  • ·Bfr lv slips adj to n/s water lane alg shoreline ctc ATCT–126.8 or 907–271–6549.
  • ·CAUTION: PAEW; Twy/Road around Lake Hood multi use; Rcmd lndg lgt durg tax.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 tfc pat overlaps seadrome pat.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 ltd to 9000 lb or less.
  • ·Public ramps on N and W shore of Lake Hood.
  • ·Area NW and SW of Lake Spenard from canal eastward 1500 ft not vsbl from ATCT.
  • ·Twy V PCL security gate east of Twy E, key 121.75 3 times.
  • ·Twy H–2/Lakeshore twy gates PCL; Key 121.75 3 times.
  • ·Arr/Dep routes; See Area Notices.
  • ·See Notice in Section C for arpt layout graphic.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-266-2741
  • ·ASOS 125.6 (907) 245–5432.
  • ·CTAF 126.8 ATIS 125.6 (907–245–5432) ®ANCHORAGE APP/DEP CON 119.1 363.2 TOWER 126.8 CLNC DEL 119.4
  • ·ANCHORAGE (H) (H) VORW/DME 113.15 TED Chan 78(Y) N61º10.07´ W149º57.61´ 334º 1.1 NM to fld. 93/18E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 041º–091º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ 091º–096º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 096º–121º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 121º–146º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ DME unusable: 041º–091º byd 25 NM blo 15,000´ 091º–096º byd 20 NM blo 15,000´ 096º–121º byd 25 NM blo 12,500´ 121º–146º byd 25 NM blo 9,000´ 196º–206º byd 25 NM blo 3,500´ 206º–211º byd 25 NM blo 4,000´ 211º–221º byd 25 NM blo 3,500´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY E–W: 4541X188 (WATER) WATERWAY N–S: 1930X200 (WATER) WATERWAY SE–NW: 1369X150 (WATER) SEAPLANE REMARKS: Waterlanes to Lake Hood Seaplane Base elev 76´.
  • ·N pothole dsgnd no wake area.
  • ·Lake clsd to acft over 12,500 lbs freezeup—Dec 31, overflows into ice may ocr durg winter.
  • ·For prior winter ski ops avblty—lcl NOTAMS and twr.
  • ·Floating debris on lake. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ANCHORAGE AD AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

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Lake Hood Seaplane Base

Source: OurAirports community

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

60 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 58 most recent.

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.8% of total

Last 5 years

8

≈ 1.6/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=19

  • Loss of control 5
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=60

  • Ground collision 13
  • Other 9
  • Loss of control 9
  • Engine failure / power loss 7
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-11-02 CUB CRAFTERS INC CC18-180 · Stall / spin · day →
2024-08-02 De Havilland DHC2 · Engine failure · day →
2023-11-12 Piper PA-22 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · dusk →
2012-09-30 QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC Kodiak 100 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2011-06-07 Cessna 182P · Water / ditching · day →
2007-09-07 Cessna 185 · Engine failure · day →
2005-07-01 Bellanca 7GCBC · Stall / spin · day →
2004-10-15 Piper PA-18 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2026-01-24 Cessna 150K · Loss of control · night →
2024-09-13 Cessna 180B · Weather · day →
2023-06-17 BUCK/CRAWFORD/CRAWFORD CHRISTAVIA MK-1 · Ground collision · day →
2023-03-05 Enstrom F-28C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2022-12-03 Champion 7GCBC · Loss of control · day →
2022-07-26 De Havilland DHC2 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2021-07-23 Piper PA-14 · Structural · day →
2021-07-07 Maule M-5-210C · Weather · day →
2021-03-28 Piper PA-18A · Engine failure · day →
2020-07-05 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · day →
2019-08-11 Cessna 180 · Ground collision · day →
2018-09-26 Cessna 182 · Weather · VMC · day →
2018-06-29 Piper PA18 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2018-06-21 Cessna 170 · Loss of control · day →
2018-05-23 JAMES WIEBE BELITE PIPPER · CFIT · VMC · day →
2016-09-26 Helio H-250 · Gear-up · day →
2016-05-24 Cessna A185 · Loss of control · day →
2015-05-14 Piper PA 18-150 · Loss of control · day →
2015-01-21 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-08-31 DEHAVILLAND DHC 2 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-09-24 Cessna 180C · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-03-17 Cessna 170B · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2009-08-08 Taylorcraft BC12-D · Ground collision · day →
2005-02-27 Piper PA-22 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2003-06-06 de Havilland DHC-2 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2000-10-07 Cessna 180 · Ground collision · day →
2000-09-21 Aeronca 15AC · Other · day →
1999-02-03 Piper PA-18-150 · Ground collision · day →
1998-10-09 Piper PA-12 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1996-09-23 Cessna 206G · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1996-06-29 Cessna,Cessna 206,180 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
1996-03-31 Cessna 185 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1995-05-17 Maule M-5-235-C · Engine failure · day →
1994-11-19 Cessna 185F · Other · day →
1993-09-22 Cessna 180C · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-07-31 Piper PA-18 · Weather · day →
1991-08-09 Piper PA-18 · Other · day →
1991-07-26 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1989-09-20 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · day →
1989-08-18 Piper PA-19 · Other · day →
1989-06-12 de Havilland DHC-2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1988-05-20 De Havilland DHC-2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1987-10-26 Cessna 185 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1987-02-23 Cessna 170B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1987-02-04 Champion 7EC · Other · day →
1986-07-19 Piper PA-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-05-29 Piper PA-18 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-03-16 Cessna A185E · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1985-01-10 Piper PA-18 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1983-08-14 Cessna C-206 · Other · VMC · day →

+ 2 more on file

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 14 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 20 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 20 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 20 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 20 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 20 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 20 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 20 nm
Michael Brown Anchorage AK 20 nm
Michael Brian Crumley Anchorage AK 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffrey Noyes Banks Eagle River AK 14 nm
Rocky Patsy Capozzi Eagle River AK 14 nm
Dean Cimmiyotti Eagle River AK 14 nm
Kevin Wayne Earp Eagle River AK 14 nm
Dean Paul Eisberg Eagle River AK 14 nm
Sean Joseph Ellis Eagle River AK 14 nm
Steven Gordon Fry Eagle River AK 14 nm
James Patrick Leonard Eagle River AK 14 nm
Richard Anthony Lochner Eagle River AK 14 nm
Christopher Curtis Staveland Eagle River AK 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Thomas Warren Wright Elmendorf Afb AK 6 nm
Scott Darrell Blakemore Elmendorf Afb AK 6 nm
Jeremy Stephen Hawkins Jber AK 6 nm
Brett Allen Benson Elmendorf Afb AK 6 nm
Jeffrey Lynn Brown Jber AK 6 nm
Hyun Seub Kim Jber AK 6 nm
James Derek West Jber AK 6 nm
Cameron Dean Schmidt Jber AK 6 nm
Jonathan Michael Russell Holston Jber AK 6 nm
Monty Joe Seelye Jber AK 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 0 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 4 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 36 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 226 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1187 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1226 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1235 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1257 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1263 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1272 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.