Snake River Seaplane Base
78U · Lewiston, Idaho · Nez Perce County · map
Snake River Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, 3 miles southwest of Lewiston, Idaho, 735 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Snake River Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 78U.
Where is Snake River Seaplane Base?
It is 3 miles southwest of Lewiston, Idaho, 735 feet above sea level.
Does Snake River Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Snake River Seaplane Base?
4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 78U
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Elevation
- 735 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 7:00 am to dusk; November to March, IREG, irregular hours
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1976
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 3,000 × 150 ft | Water |
- Runway S: power line 150 ft high 3,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Lewiston/Nez Perce County (2 nm east), Pullman/Moscow Regional (23 nm north), Idaho County (47 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lewiston/Nez Perce County (2 nm east), Pullman/Moscow Regional (23 nm north), Orofino Municipal (33 nm east), Kamiah Municipal (44 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Power lines an X Snake River north, south, above and below landing area. Bridge across Snake River 2 NM north of landing area.
- Aircraft may dock at marina - north of campgnd. If space is available.
- Waterlane length and width varies.
- Landing area within LEWISTON-NEZ Perce county airport traffic area; contact lws the control tower on tower/the common traffic frequency 119.4.
- No beaching gear or mooring buoys available.
- Heavy boat traffic in the vicinity of seaplane base.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lewiston from the FAA register
129 aircraft are registered to owners in Lewiston, Idaho: 81 piston singles, 31 helicopters, 5 drones, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Lewiston:
- Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Lohman Helicopter LLC is a full-service utility and charter helicopter company operating in Idaho, California, Washington, and Utah.
- Valley Helicopter Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Lewiston:
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lewiston 129 aircraft · 81 piston singles, 31 helicopters, 5 drones
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO INC 8 aircraft in town
- Gustin Aviation INC 6 aircraft in town
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO 5 aircraft in town
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Valley Helicopter Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/78U.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.