Ice Airport Alaska - Season 5 - Eps 5: Flight to Glory
A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a high-altitude test on an aerial grocery run. The US Army in Alaska launch their biggest helicopter deployment ever, and an Arctic-sports phenom flies.
About Ice Airport Alaska
Title: Ice Airport Alaska
First Air Date: 2020-10-26
Last Air Date: 2024-12-22
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 40
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight flowing, and passengers flying, all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.
