Struck by Lightning

M1, T2: The Sunday after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year at airports across America, but Ted Stevens International in Anchorage presents several added challenges. It’s remote, the weather is extreme, and so is the local wildlife. Follow the airport’s hardworking staff—in the terminal and on the tarmac—as they spend the day taking on snowstorms, lightning strikes, and even birds of prey, all while welcoming through 187 cargo planes, 241 commercial jets, and thousands of passengers (including one North Pole celebrity).