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Lake Hood Airport

Anchorage, United States

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Z41

Elevation

73 ft

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Location

Anchorage · AK · United States

Position

61.187°, -149.965° · 73 ft elev.

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World's busiest floatplane base on Lake Hood.

Opened

1930

Location

Anchorage, United States

Lake Hood Airport, also known as Lake Hood Seaplane Base, is located adjacent to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska. It holds the distinction of being the busiest floatplane base in the world, handling hundreds of floatplane and ski-plane operations daily during peak season. The facility serves as a critical hub for bush pilots and general aviation operators providing access to remote communities across Alaska that are otherwise unreachable by road. The lake itself, Lake Hood, is connected to the adjacent Lake Spenard, providing an extended water runway for floatplane operations. The airport is managed by the State of Alaska and plays a vital role in the transportation infrastructure of the region, supporting tourism, cargo delivery, and essential services to rural Alaskan communities.

Getting to & from

Lake Hood is situated within the Anchorage airport complex, accessible by road and close to the main Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport terminal.

Airlines here

No commercial airlines operate scheduled service from Lake Hood; it serves general aviation, charter, and bush pilot operators exclusively.

Notable facts

›Recognized as the world's busiest floatplane base, with approximately 800 floatplane movements on peak summer days.
›The airport is built on two connected lakes: Lake Hood and Lake Spenard.
›Operations include both wheeled and float-equipped aircraft, with ski-plane operations common in winter.
›The facility supports around 1,000 based aircraft, the majority being floatplanes and small general aviation aircraft.
›Bush flying from Lake Hood is essential for reaching over 200 remote Alaskan communities with no road access.

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