Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12; Flight Crew Total 1025; Flight Crew Type 270
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Troubleshooting; Distraction; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Airspace Structure; Human Factors; Procedure
Anchorage Tower was acting as Tower for both Lake Hood (LHD; a gravel airstrip and seaplane base); and for Anchorage International Airport (ANC; a very busy international cargo airport). The two airspaces are adjacent; but clearly segregated. While I was awaiting takeoff clearance for ANC 25R; the controller was issuing instructions for aircraft at both airports; and appeared to be confusing aircraft from time to time; and missing calls from some aircraft.Pilots typically pay close attention to Tower to understand where traffic is; and I was unable to visualize the traffic and understand which calls were for aircraft at ANC; and which were for LHD. I feel that this is a dangerous situation that could be rectified by having separate controllers and frequencies for the two different airports.
Pilot reported of listening to one controller work two different airports. Pilot thought this was confusing and could not visualize the traffic. Reporter wanted two separate controllers to work the two different airspaces.