Lake Hood Seaplane Base
Lake Hood Seaplane Base is a state-owned seaplane base located 3 nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: Alaska
- Also known as: “Lake Hood SPB”, “LHD”, and “PALH”
- Address: AK
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anchorage International Airport and Alaska Aviation Museum.
Anchorage International Airport
Aerodrome
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is the primary airport serving the US state of Alaska, located 5 miles southwest of downtown Anchorage. The airport is named for Ted Stevens, who served as a senator of Alaska from 1968 to 2009.
Alaska Aviation Museum
Museum
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The Alaska Aviation Museum, previously the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, is located on Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. Its mission since 1988, is to preserve Alaska's aviation heritage and foster public interest in aviation.
Point Woronzof Park
Park
Point Woronzof Park is a municipal park in Anchorage, Alaska known for its views of Denali. The park is excellent for backcountry skiing or snowshoeing in the winter, and hiking or running in the summer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spenard.
Spenard
Hamlet
Spenard is a neighborhood in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States and was historically a separate city from Anchorage. The road that bears its name, Spenard Road, begins at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at its southern end, and continues north toward downtown before ending at Westchester Lagoon, where it turns and becomes part of I Street.
Lake Hood Seaplane Base
- Categories: seaplane base and transportation
- Location: Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
61.18404° or 61° 11′ 3″ northLongitude
-149.97192° or 149° 58′ 19″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Operator
Alaska Dept. of TransportationICAO airport code
PALHFAA airport codes
LHD and Z41Open location code
93HG52MH+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 369144119OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeGeoNames ID
5867101Wikidata ID
Q4257451
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tajik—“Lake Hood Seaplane Base” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Hood Seaplane Base”
- Chinese: “胡德湖水上飛機基地”
- Indonesian: “LHD”
- Indonesian: “PALH”
- Japanese: “フッド湖水上飛行場”
- Persian: “پایگاه آب نشین لیک هود”
- Persian: “پایگاه آبنشین لیک هود”
- Persian: “پایگاه اب نشین لیک هود”
- Russian: “Гидроаэропорт Лейк-Худс”
- Russian: “Лейк-Худс (гидроаэропорт)”
- Russian: “Лейк-Худс”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи обншстн лик ҳуд”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aero Acres and Satellite Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Hood Airport and Gull Island.
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