NH: Ice Runway Opens for Season

Jan. 25, 2019
The seasonal, public-use runway on Lake Winnipesaukee, at the charted location of the Alton Bay Seaplane Base in Alton Bay, is believed to be the only charted ice airport in the 48 contiguous United States.

New Hampshire’s Alton Bay ice airport opened for the 2019 season on Jan. 22. The seasonal, public-use runway on Lake Winnipesaukee, at the charted location of the Alton Bay Seaplane Base in Alton Bay, is believed to be the only charted ice airport in the 48 contiguous United States.

Airport manager Paul LaRochelle announced the runway’s opening on the ice airport’s Facebook pagearound midday Tuesday. “Good morning everyone!” he wrote. “I’m happy to announce Alton Bay ice Runway is now open. Runway 100 feet wide, 2,730 feet long, taxiway 50 feet wide. Runway conditions are good, a little bumpy in some spots.”

Read more: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2019/january/23/ice-runway-opens-for-season