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Alaska's Anchorage prepares for extra air traffic from airlines bypassing Russian airspace
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anchorage airport is set to welcome airlines aiming to bypass Russian airspace (www.airlinerwatch.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Can't fly over Russia anymore? Sounds like the Cold War. See this map: https://pergelator.blogspot.com/2019/08/pic-of-day.html
Where are they going to park? Polar 2 and 6? UPS 14 and 15? Is there a hydrant at TWY Juliet?
Why is parking a problem?
Haha, different priorities. I don't care where the pax park, I was thinking of the aircraft, especially the big freighters.
I might be wrong on this, but I thought ANC used to be busier than it is now since it was a refueling point back when airliners had shorter range, similar to Gander, Moncton, and Bangor. I wouldn't think they'd need parking anyway if it's just to refuel.
PS -- They're having a really bad snow day 3/5, missed approaches for braking, UPS 108 had an engine fail on takeoff, declared an emergency and headed to Fairbanks rather than land at PANC. Parking stands are filling up. Give their ATC some applause for handling all that as if it were routine -- which, unfortunately, it is.
It's still a refueling point. There's an underground pipe system so they don't have to roll multiple trucks to refuel the big freighters, and a limited number of hydrants connected to the system. There isn't a lot of extra apron and taxiway space, nowhere to do ground holds.