PALH — Lake Hood
Anchorage, AK · field elevation 79 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR PALH 100153Z 00000KT 10SM OVC075 M01/M06 A2892 RMK AO2 SLP794 T10061056
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- -1 °C / dewpoint -6 °C
- Altimeter
- 28.92 inHg
- Density altitude
- -520 ft · pressure altitude 1,079 ft
- Observed
- 42 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
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Weather cameras
24 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 26 min ago.
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Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,000–3,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for PALH — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 61.18664, -149.96539
- Elevation
- 79 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1753Z / 0134Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 13°E (2030)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A
- Sectional
- Anchorage
- County
- Anchorage, AK
Airport diagram
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E/W | 4,541 | 188 | WATER | — |
| 14/32 | 2,200 | 75 | GRVL-DIRT | MED |
| N/S | 1,930 | 200 | WATER | — |
| SE/NW | 1,369 | 150 | WATER | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 125.6
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.8
- Clearance
- 119.4
- CTAF
- 126.8
- Approach
- 119.1
Nearby airports
- PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl1 nm
- PAMR Merrill Fld4 nm
- PAED Elmendorf AFB6 nm
- PAFR Bryant AAF10 nm
- PABV Birchwood19 nm
- PAWS Wasilla26 nm
Elsewhere
- Other Alaska airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.