Snake River Seaplane Base (78U)

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Snake River Seaplane Base (78U)
78U
Snake River Seaplane Base (78U)
Lewiston, ID
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier 78U
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 117°3'43.2300" W / 46°21'52.7000" N
-117.062008 / 46.364639 (Estimated)
Elevation 735.00 ft / 224.03 m (Estimated)
From nearest city 3 nautical miles SW of Lewiston, ID
Location Nez Perce County, ID
Magnetic Variation 19E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Address CITY-COUNTY ARPT/OCR DIV
WALLA WALLA, WA 99362
Phone number 509-522-6704
Manager HELLS GATE STATE PARK - JEFF SMITH
Address 5100 HELLS GATE RD
LEWISTON, ID 83501
Phone number 208-799-5015
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator No
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart SEATTLE
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible ARTCC ZSE - SEATTLE
Tie-in FSS BOI - BOISE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BOI (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway N/S
Dimensions 3000 x 150 ft (914 x 46 m)
Surface WATER
Surface treatment
N S
Traffic pattern Left Left
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.