At just before 2 pm on Thursday, troopers based in Fairbanks were notified of a fatal mid-air collision that took place to the airstrip running parallel to Dolphin Way in west Fairbanks and responded to the fiery crash site. Multiple agencies that included the State and Wildlife Troopers, Airport Police and Fire Department and […]
The State Medical Examiner’s office has identified the remains located in a wooded area on the 7400-block of Campbell Airstrip Road on the evening of January 6th, and his next of kin have been notified of the findings, APD reports. A person was out walking their dog in the area when the dog discovered what […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Transportation officials are concerned about a recent case of vandalism at the Kasigluk Airport that prevented a medivac flight from landing on Sept. 19. Vandals smashed 43 runway lights sometime in the evening hours of Wednesday, Sept. 19, leaving the runway dark. Several hours later, at approximate midnight on Thursday, Sept. 20, a medivac flight en route […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Saturday, received a call from Russian Mission reporting that approximately 80% of their airport’s runway lights had been damaged by vandalism. The report stated that over 50 of the runway’s had been damaged, and the airport lighting is currently not operational making any night flights, such as medivacs, unable to land at the strip. Damages […]