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For one rural Alaska airport, aviation plans up in the air
A number of things are shifting at the Alaska Peninsula airport, including the length of the main runway. In a response to retroactive safety requirements, the DOT is moving the runway's south ...
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JBER plans $150 million runway extension to reduce air traffic congestion
The Air Force said Friday that it plans to build a $150 million runway extension at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that officials say will reshape air traffic over Anchorage while easing jet ...
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When the runway lights failed, Alaska residents used their car headlights to land a medevac plane - CNN
It is rural Alaska and things get tricky sometimes, said LifeMed Alaska CEO Russ Edwards. “Runway conditions, icing and snow, have kept us from being able to land.
Seattle Times6y
Air Force plans $150M runway extension at Anchorage base
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Air Force is planning a $150 million project to extend the runway at Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson so it can to reduce airspace congestion ...
Aviation Week20y
Intelligence: Alaska To Install Runway Incursion System Across Fleet
Alaska plans to equip its entire Boeing 737 and MD80 fleets with a Honeywell system designed to prevent runway incursions. The runway awareness and advisory system uses GPS and an internal runway ...
New York Post5y
Alaska Airlines flight misses runway, disrupting Unalaska Airport landing - New York Post
Alaska Airlines Flight 3296 – a Saab 2000 turboprop operated by Peninsula Airways, or PenAir – ran off the runway at Unalaska’s airport about 5:40 p.m. after a flight from Anchorage ...
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When the runway lights failed, Alaska residents used their car headlights to land a medevac plane - CNN
In the remote community of Igiugig, Alaska, the expression “it takes a village” rang true last weekend as the community came together to save the life of a child.