Ice Airport Alaska - Season 5 - Eps 8: Sunspot
Two pilots try to build a new bush plane from 70-year-old designs. The Army gets its big guns airborne to protect America's north. Hurricane-force winds threaten Anchorage International, and NASA scientists blast off from Alaska's own Cape Canaveral.
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.
