October 12th, 1930
Taliban Take Control of Kabul Airport, Warn Against Future Invasions
The Taliban celebrated Tuesday the departure of U.S.-led foreign forces from Afghanistan as “a lesson for other invader,” but sought good relations with the United States and the rest of the global community. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac, the Taliban’s main spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, congratulated Afghanistan, saying the departure of U.S.-led forces was […]
Five People Reportedly Killed Amid Mayhem at Kabul Airport
U.S. soldiers reportedly fired warning shots into the air and used smoke grenades to disperse crowds of desperate Afghans. At least five people were reportedly killed at Kabul’s international airport on Monday as thousands of desperate Afghan civilians and foreign nationals gathered there in hopes of boarding a flight out of the country, with the […]
August 5th, 1991
Ketchikan Woman Busted at Ketchikan Airport with $30,000 Worth of Heroin and Meth
Alaska State Trooper intercepted a Ketchikan woman in the parking lot of the Ketchikan International Airport after receiving a drug tip on Friday according to their report. 26-year-old Jamie Cox was contacted by troopers and detained after the tip that she was transporting drugs into the community. The subsequent search of her person would turn […]
Anchorage International Airport sees record setting 3.48 million tons of air cargo in 2020
Back-to-back records: ANC expects strong numbers again in 2021 More than 3.48 million tons of air cargo landed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in 2020, a 16% increase over the record setting volumes in 2019. “The tremendous surge in cargo volumes through ANC has been fueled by an increase in e-commerce, PPE, and displaced […]
February 3rd, 1962
Caller Makes Bomb Threat at Anchorage International Airport
(Anchorage) – At approximately 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, the ANC Airport Communications Center received a phone call stating the caller had placed a bomb in the South Terminal in the area of the Alaska Airlines ticket lobby. Anchorage Airport Police Officers responded to the area, and positively identified the bag based on the caller’s description. Occupants of the terminal were quickly moved […]
Man Arrested while Traveling to Nome from Anchorage with Large Amount of Meth and Marijuana
On Wednesday, Alaska State Troopers announced that the Nome Office of the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team, the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Task Force, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, made another arrest in their continuing investigation into drugs in the Nome area that seized approximately 54.2 grams (2 ounces) of methamphetamine and approximately […]