Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
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The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ( IATA: ANC, ICAO code: PANC ) is an international airport six kilometers southwest of Anchorage (Alaska, USA) and was established in 1951.
It is an aviation hub for Alaska Airlines and according to statistics, the Airports Council International 2006 and 2005, the third largest cargo airport in the world.
Airport infrastructure: The airport with an area of 18 km ² has three asphalt slopes and two passenger terminals, the southern terminal is for domestic flights, international flights for the northern provided. In the entire airport area to the passengers free internet access via WLAN is guaranteed.
History
The 1948 Congress approved the construction of an international airport with two start and runways. The official operation started in December 1951.
In 1957 launched the international traffic than SAS began with a Douglas DC -7C to use, with the Anchorage airport established as aviation hub mainly for freight traffic to Europe and Asia in the 1960s, the polar route from Copenhagen via Anchorage to Tokyo.
The airport was used in the 1960s to the 1980s for flights to East Asia, as aircraft American and Western European airlines overflying the Soviet Union was allowed only limited, as well as for refueling when the range was for technical reasons it is today.
However, after the 1990s (with the opening of routes via Russia and introduction of new long-haul aircraft ) international air traffic fell sharply.
Today, this stop is common for some cargo airlines. The United States Postal Service operates the airport a large distribution center ( sectional center facility ) for the 995xx zip codes, so all airmail for and from Alaska is handled from here.
In the year 2006, 289 472 aircraft movements took place.
Miscellaneous
The airport was renamed in 2000 after Senator Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport before he was called. Conductor ( Airport Director) is Morton V. Plumb, Jr.
Airport security is the Anchorage Intl ' Airport Police and Fire Department. The Authority is headed by Police & Fire Chief Lauri Burkmire since December 2005.