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Revision as of 08:41, 19 February 2006

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Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (IATA: ANC, ICAO: PANC) is an airport located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Named after current and long-standing U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, it is a hub for Alaska Airlines.

Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia from the 1960s to the 1980s because U.S. and Western European aircraft could not fly over Soviet airspace, and because they did not have the range that modern day aircraft have. Today, many cargo carriers continue to use Anchorage as a trans-Pacific hub, and some passenger aircraft still stop at Anchorage on flights between Asia and the eastern United States.

FedEx and UPS operate major hubs at Anchorage International for cargo heading to and from the Far East. FedEx's is the largest and can handle as many as 13,400 packages per hour, employing more than 1,200 people and providing a full customs clearance system. UPS's hub handles about 5,000 parcels per hour. Both companies forecast a large growth in traffic over the next several years as trade with China and other Far East countries increases and plan to expand their Anchorage facilities comparatively. The United States Postal Service also operates a large hub in Anchorage for mail and parcels headed to Alaskan destinations.

Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East. Although only one flight presently links Anchorage and Russia, there are plans to add additional flights to Sakhalin in the near future to meet the demands of U.S. oil companies. Anchorage Daily News Some local residents who work on the North Slope of Alaska also fly to and from their jobs in Prudhoe Bay every other week or so from here.

Korean Air Flight 007, which was shot down by Russian fighter planes over Soviet Union territory on September 1, 1983, was flying from Anchorage International to Gimpo, near Seoul when it was attacked. The flight was routed John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kimpo International Airport with a stop in Anchorage. All 269 people on board died.

Facilities

Runway layout at ANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport covers 4,500 acres and has three runways:

  • Runway 07L/25R: 10,600 x 150 ft. (3,231 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 07R/25L: 10,900 x 150 ft. (3,322 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 14/32: 11,584 x 150 ft. (3,531 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

Passenger airlines

The following destinations are served during the summer; many routes are discontinued during the winter.

Charter airlines

Cargo airlines

Cargo charter operations

Service stopovers only

Passenger

Cargo

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