Ice Airport Alaska

Jumbo Crisis

A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency. A leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover. Rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks, and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates.

Life Beyond Zero

A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness. A rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island. A seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business, and customs agents.

My Foggy Valentine

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

Winter Heat

Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.

Attack of the Yeti

Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator. In Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten The International Ice Carving Championship and a high-tech airframe inspection on a Boeing 737 uncovers a potential issue.

Moose vs Helicopter

The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures. In Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs, In Telkeetna, pilots fight ice to deliver supplies to a homesteader's cabin in a remote area.

Thanksgiving Day Delay

A wolverine overcomes first-time flyer's nerves to travel to a new home. A helicopter pilot hunts for a showstopping ice cave. An 80-year-old cargo plane flies into the Arctic, and a wall of arctic fog threatens the airport with a shutdown.

Edge of Today

A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to the tiny island of Little Diomede, just 2.4 miles from Russia. At Fort Wainwright the Arctic Angels prepare for a medevac mission and a veteran bush pilot tests his flying skills

Volcano Preppers

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