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s06e10 · 2025-11-10
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Ice Airport Alaska
Smithsonian Channel Documentary
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Ice Airport Alaska will chronicle the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the facility open, freight flowing and passengers flying all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph. A new six part series on Smithsonian Channel.
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10 this season · 50 totals04e01 Arctic Guardians 2023-10-09 00:00
Arctic Guardians
A suspected toxic leak grounds a 737 at Anchorage International, engine trouble endangers the mid-air refueling of the USAF's most advanced fighter jet in Alaska, and a discovery at airport customs busts a potential smuggling.
s04e02 Arctic Survival 2023-10-16 00:00
Arctic Survival
A national snowstorm brings US aviation to a standstill, but Anchorage fights through the storm. USAF aircrews endure the toughest survival training on Alaska's North Slope, and a veteran aircraft flies life-saving carge.
s04e03 Crisis at Crooked Creek 2023-10-23 00:00
Crisis at Crooked Creek
A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution. Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway, and Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party.
s04e04 Snow Bomb 2023-10-30 00:00
Snow Bomb
Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut the airport. A novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake. USAF aircrews battle the toughest Arctic survival training and a unique aircraft workshop Alaska-proofs a vintag.
s04e05 Ice Warriors 2023-11-06 01:00
Ice Warriors
Hurricane Hunters fly into a storm to save lives in Alaska's bush. A rookie chopper pilot faces dangerous winds, snowstorms threaten vital combat training for USAF in the Arctic Circle.
s04e06 Wild Ice 2023-11-13 01:00
Wild Ice
Travelers from Anchorage get stranded halfway to an island in the Bering Sea, extreme skaters fly into the wilderness in search of Wild Ice, and Alaska's premium cargo airline fights to deliver a team of huskies.
s04e07 Snow, Sweat and Gears 2023-11-20 01:00
Snow, Sweat and Gears
Alaska's aviators fly into the wild for the world's toughest snowmobile race, Anchorage mechanics wrestle with a damaged 737's jet engine, and scientists take to the air to fight back against floods devastating remote communities.
s04e08 On Thin Ice 2023-12-04 01:00
On Thin Ice
A bush plane resupply mission nearly ends in disaster, veterinarians brave winter storms to bring canine care to a remote village, and U.S. Air Force personnel train over the Alaskan tundra.
s04e09 Runway Mayday 2023-12-11 01:00
Runway Mayday
A 747 mayday triggers an emergency on Anchorage runways. A young aviator learns to fly to feed her village, military pilots navigate Alaska's icy peaks to be combat-ready, and an extreme surfer flies high to find waves at America.
s04e10 Thawed Out 2023-12-18 01:00
Thawed Out
A bar owner takes flight on an Alaskan beer run, engineers work to clear a cargo plane of corrosion, a retired 727 finds a new home, and mechanics rid a bush plane's wing of a rat's nest.