Lake Hood Airport (LHD)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	LHD
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	149°57'55.4171" W / 61°11'11.9011" N -149.965394 / 61.186639 (Estimated)
Elevation	79.30 ft / 24.17 m (Surveyed)
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SW of Anchorage, AK
Location	Anchorage County, AK
Magnetic Variation	13E (2030)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	STATE OF AK - DOT & PF
Address	PO BOX 196960 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
Phone number	907-266-2741
Manager	TIM COONS
Address	STATE OF AK - DOT & PF PO BOX 196960 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6960
Phone number	907-266-2741

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ANCHORAGE
Region	AAL - Alaska
Traffic Pattern Alt	600 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS	ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Phone	907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free	1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility	LHD (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	126.8 MHz
ASOS	LHD (907-245-5432)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100,100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,BCHGR,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions	2200 x 75 ft (671 x 23 m)
Surface	GRVL-DIRT (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	14	32
Alignment	153°	333°
Physical elevation	74.60 ft	79.30 ft
Coordinates	61.189328 / -149.968191	61.183950 / -149.962596
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Runway E/W

Dimensions	4541 x 188 ft (1384 x 57 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	E	W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway N/S

Dimensions	1930 x 200 ft (588 x 61 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	N	S
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Runway SE/NW

Dimensions	1369 x 150 ft (417 x 46 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	NW	SE
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EDF	TACAN	ELMENDORF	81X	113.40	15E	7.0 nm
TED	VOR/DME	ANCHORAGE	78Y	113.15	18E	1.1 nm
ENA	VOR/DME	KENAI	123X	117.60	19E	49.7 nm
BGQ	VORTAC	BIG LAKE	72X	112.50	19E	23.0 nm
ANC	VOT	ANCHORAGE		108.40		1.5 nm
MRI	VOT	ANCHORAGE		111.00		4.0 nm

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.