← Ice Airport Alaska

Season 1

6 episodes · 2020

  1. 1Winter is Coming

    26 Oct 2020

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    The worlds only hub airport to operate in temperatures as low as -38 Celsius, and contend with winds over 100mph. With nearly 1000 flights per day, how does the airport stay open?

  2. 2Struck by Lightning

    02 Nov 2020

    Thanksgiving is the busiest day in American aviation history. The staff fight freezing snowstorms, crowds and birds of prey as they try to keep the airport open for business.

  3. 3Lights Out

    09 Nov 2020

    It's the only hub airport on the planet to operate in temperatures as low as -38 Celsius and winds over 100mph. Katie chases a moose on a runway, and weather threatens Nick's flight into the interior.

  4. 4Coronavirus Crisis

    16 Nov 2020

  5. 5Relentless Winter

    23 Nov 2020 · 1 hr 0 min

    Anchorage got a record snowfall in the month, making the airport runway-clearing crew work 24/7. A bush pilot Nick understands the risk of running out of fuel in his flight into a remote place, and that his route will be miles away from any road in case he needed to be rescued.

  6. 650 Years Stormfinale

    30 Nov 2020