During a tranquil moment at Lake Hood, the world’s largest seaplane base, a Piper PA-14 skims a watery runway Adam Wright / FlightDeckImages Anchorage is a city of airports. Approaching it from ...

Today, the Lake Hood Seaplane Base is the busiest in the world, managing flights for Alaska's private pilots and regional flightseeing, fishing and bear-viewing companies. With more than 500 slips ...