Name: Ice Airport Alaska
Released: 2020-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kerry Shale

TV Show · Documentary

Peek behind the scenes of the only US airport that never closes, despite frigid temperatures, extreme winds, and unpredictable weather. Find out how the Anchorage, Alaska, hub manages to transport everything from tourists to race cars to sharks.

2020 · 43m

Starring Kerry Shale

Director Richie Carr

EPISODE 1

Into the Storm

Join senior technicians at the airport as they battle overnight snowfall and an earthquake to get the planes in flying condition. Fly into the eye of the storm with hurricane hunters and follow the airport police as they inspect a car crash.
EPISODE 2

Heavy Lifting

Inspect a plane with the technicians after a mysterious mid-flight bang. Rendezvous with two satellites in a P-3 Orion with a team from NOAA. Haul supplies with a K-Max helicopter and ensure seamless landing of a special flight with a pair of twins.
EPISODE 3

Emergency Landing

Secure the runway for an emergency landing with the police and fire department. Race with the airport crew as they keep the runway open during a storm, deliver a new car in a Douglas DC-6 and resupply stranded lodge owners in a Dehavilland Beaver.
EPISODE 4

Whiskey and Water

Tag along on a crucial delivery mission to a remote Alaskan village in a WWII plane. Follow the airport crew as they repair broken planes, test snow-clearing systems, investigate smugglers and head to a glacier in a single-engine Cessna.
EPISODE 5

War Planes and Sled Dogs

Investigate probable contraband and respond to a suicidal passenger with the airport authorities. Meet a pilot finishing his training and join another one on a supply mission in a one-of-a-kind plane. Face a storm with a plane full of sled dogs.
EPISODE 6

Mayday

Follow the ‘snow-boss’ as he faces heavy snowfall and unexpected earthquakes. Meet the pilot delivering cargo to the most dangerous checkpoint of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race and watch another pilot crash land his plane.