Ice Airport Alaska

A look and the hazardous, arctic conditions at Ted Stevens International Airport in Alaska and the remarkable crews that keep it running around the clock.
20206 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Winter is Coming

    November 14, 2020
    37min
    TV-PG
    Winter's coming to the Ice Airport. See how its crews deal with the approaching onslaught of weather and wildlife.
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  2. S1 E2 - Struck by Lightning

    November 21, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    Witness the "Ice Airport" at peak capacity during Thanksgiving weekend, when every system is tested to the max.
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  3. S1 E3 - Lights Out

    November 28, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    The lights are out, a moose is loose, and a passenger exposed himself. Just another day at the office at Ted Stevens.
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  4. S1 E4 - Coronavirus Crisis

    December 5, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    Watch the "Ice Airport" pull off a coronavirus evacuation, a daring plane airlift by helicopter, and more.
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  5. S1 E5 - Relentless Winter

    December 12, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    Spend February at the "Ice Airport," where weeklong storms and the hunt for a criminal push the crew to the limit.
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  6. S1 E6 - 50 Year Storm

    December 19, 2020
    44min
    TV-PG
    Witness the battle against record snow, the hunt for suspicious packages, and more inside and outside the "Ice Airport."
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Smithsonian
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