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Aircraft landing on the gravel strip near Lake Hood. Lake Hood Strip has one runway designated 14/32 [7] with a gravel surface measuring 2,200 by 75 feet (671 x 23 m). [8] For the 12-month period ending August 1, 2005, the seaplane base had 69,400 aircraft operations, an average of 190 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi and <1% military.
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, display, and honor Alaska's aviation heritage, by preserving and displaying historic aircraft, artifacts, and memorabilia, and to foster public interest in aviation and its history.
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The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel, formerly known as The Millennium Alaska Hotel, is the only lakeside hotel in Anchorage situated on the shores of scenic Lake Hood, one mile from Anchorage International Airport and four miles from downtown Anchorage. The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel is operated as part of the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels chain.
Coldfoot Airport covers an area of 288 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 1,042 feet (318 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).
Alaska has about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [1] more than 409,000 natural lakes at least one hectare or bigger, [2] approximately 67 named artificial reservoirs, [3] and 167 named dams. [C] [ 4 ] For named artificial reservoirs and dams, see the List of dams and reservoirs in Alaska .
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In the Hood Canal depression, two significant lake stages existed, Lake Skokomish and Lake Hood. Early Lake Skokomish’s surface was at 350 ft (110 m) above sea level, draining across the divide at Shelton, Washington into early Glacial Lake Russell. As the glacier receded northward, this freshwater lake grew in size, until the ice was north ...