A PenAir flight to Unalaska crashed shortly after landing at that airport just before 6 pm as it left the runway and came to a violent stop at the edge of Captain’s Bay taking the life of one passenger, Alaska State Troopers reported. The aircraft operated by PenAir, a twin-engine Saab 2000, had 39 passengers […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a serious vandalism at the community of Kasigluk airstrip that occurred between Tuesday night and Wednesday night. It was discovered on Wednesday night that 43 runway lights had been destroyed. The discovery came as a medevac aircraft attempted to land on the runway but was unable to because of the […]
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 […]
The Alaska Department of Transportation warned pilots of “low sealings” after the runway in Alaska’s northermost city, Utqiagvik, had an unexpected visitor on Monday. When the crew at the airport in the city formerly known as Barrow was clearing the runway, they discovered a 450 pound Bearded Seal in the middle of the runway. The […]