Seasons & Episodes
Winter is Coming
The worlds only hub airport to operate in temperatures as low as -38 Celsius, and contend with winds over 100mph. With n
Struck by Lightning
Thanksgiving is the busiest day in American aviation history. The staff fight freezing snowstorms, crowds and birds of p
Lights Out
It's the only hub airport on the planet to operate in temperatures as low as -38 Celsius and winds over 100mph. Katie ch
Coronavirus Crisis
Relentless Winter
Anchorage got a record snowfall in the month, making the airport runway-clearing crew work 24/7. A bush pilot Nick under
50 Years Storm
Into the Storm
Featuring wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders, and pandemic panics at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport (ANC).
Heavy Lifting
Wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders, and pandemic panics are witnessed at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport (AN
Emergency Landing
Wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders and pandemic panics at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport (ANC).
Whiskey and Water
The episode features a crisis in a remote Alaskan village; a grounded cargo 737; and alcohol smugglers who keep the pilo
War Planes and Sled Dogs
Witness wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders, and pandemic panics at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport (ANC).
Mayday
Featuring wild weather, emergency landings, animal invaders and pandemic panics at Alaska's Ted Stevens Airport (ANC).
Holiday Whiteout
The holidays bring more passengers, more crime, and more blizzards to the Ice Airport.
Cold Welcome
A freak storm may freeze the delivery of urgent medical supplies.
Pararescue
A harsh winter cancels flights but can't keep rescue pilots from saving the day.
Lifelines
Follow ace pilots and their customised aircraft as they keep Alaska’s isolated areas fed and connected through winter.
Engine Failure
The National Guard attempts a mid-air refuel in a violent windstorm, and the TSA discovers a suspicious package.
Arctic Airlift
A downed pilot makes an emergency call for a helicopter rescue and it’s a race to get there in time.
Snow Jammed
There’s a serious threat to airport security and a couple fly out to get married on top of a glacier.
Thin Ice
Urgent maintenance to a Boeing 737 Max 9 is needed to avoid flight delays and Customs uncover a smuggling ring.
Arctic Guardians
A suspected toxic leak grounds a 737 at Anchorage International, engine trouble endangers the mid-air refueling of the U
Arctic Survival
Crews at Alaska's biggest airport race to repair a broken snowblower in advance of a major winter storm, and a group of
Crisis At Crooked Creek
A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution. Alaska's biggest cargo airline
Snow Bomb
Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut the airport. A novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake. USAF
Ice Warriors
NOAA Hurricane Hunters prepare to fly into the heart of a storm, harsh weather threatens vital combat training for U.S.
Wild Ice
Travelers from Anchorage get stranded halfway to an island in the Bering Sea, extreme skaters fly into the wilderness in
Snow, Sweat and Gears
Alaska's aviators fly into the wild for the world's toughest snowmobile race, Anchorage mechanics wrestle with a damaged
On Thin Ice
A bush plane resupply mission nearly ends in disaster, veterinarians brave winter storms to bring canine care to a remot
Runway Mayday
A 747 mayday triggers an emergency, a young Indigenous student pilot practices challenging landing techniques, and an ex
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
Flight of the Grizzly
An orphaned bear cub flies to a new home, bush pilots bring life-saving medical machinery to a remote village, record sn
Mountain Sheep, Pizza Pie
A breakdown on the Fairbanks runway threatens a heavy-weight military jet's urgent mission; a rookie flight instructor f
The Flight Before Christmas
A major snowstorm disrupts Christmas travel in Anchorage; bush pilots aid an Arctic village after a fire; ice jeopardize
Shivering Timbers
A Coast Guard chopper pilot battles winds in a mission that will decide her flying career, a mountain construction proje
Flight to Glory
A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a high-altitude test on an aerial grocery ru
Avalanche Warning
Scientists fly to save Anchorage from avalanche destruction. Border agents stop a potential insect invasion at Anchorage
The Big Chill
A DC-6 flies into fuel-freezing weather to deliver vital medicine. A rookie Coast Guard rescue swimmer faces his fi
Sunspot
Two pilots try to build a new bush plane from 70-year-old designs. The Army gets its big guns airborne to protect Americ
Runway Meltdown
A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader. Entrepreneurs reviving a 1940's airframe land on ice to prove it can be the
Flight of the Goose
The Coast Guard flies a twelve-ton fuel truck to keep a remote base operational. An athlete flies to a dangerous airport
Jumbo Crisis
A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency. A leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency co
Life Beyond Zero
A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness. A rookie airline pilot attempts a la
My Foggy Valentine
Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb
Winter Heat
Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airp
Attack of the Yeti
Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator. In Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten The
Moose vs Helicopter
The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures. In Anchorage, a
Thanksgiving Day Delay
Pilots put the world’s first fly-by-wire helicopter to the test in Fairbanks.
Edge of Today
A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to a tiny island just 2.4 miles from Russia.
Volcano Preppers
Pilots fly supplies to farmers as seismic activity around Mount Spurr heats up.
Top of the World
Climbers landing on a glacier follow in the footsteps of aviation pioneers
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