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 […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Governor Mike Dunleavy welcomes the signing of a lease agreement between Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage, LLC (ACCS) and the State of Alaska to develop 32.5-million-cubic-foot cold storage at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). The agreement is a product of coordination between Governor Dunleavy’s Alaska Development Team, the Ted Stevens […]
On May 2, 2020, law enforcement officials from the Anchorage Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Anchorage Police Department and the Ted Steven’s Anchorage International Airport Police & Fire Department responded to a bomb threat to a China Air cargo flight. The plane had been diverted after taking off from Seattle, Washington […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This afternoon, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) was notified that an individual associated with an ANC cargo flight tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The patient is a foreign national who developed a fever and respiratory symptoms shortly after arriving in Anchorage March 11. The patient immediately contacted their physician and […]
(Anchorage) – Alaskans have a new location to receive REAL IDs. The Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now process REAL ID applications at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). “ANC and the DMV are partnering to ensure every Alaskan who wants a REAL ID can get one by October 2020,” said Airport Manager Jim Szczesniak. “It’s important […]
Photo: U.S. Senators Warren Magnuson (D-WA) and Ted Stevens (R-AK). Courtesy of Ted Stevens Foundation Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Congressman Don Young (R-AK) and Congressman Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 3697, the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. This bipartisan legislation reauthorizes the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]an. 31, 2019 (Anchorage, AK) – More than 5.6 million passengers traveled in and out of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in 2018. The airport also saw 2.79 million metric tons of air cargo during 2018. Almost 85,000 additional passengers, a 3.1 percent increase over the previous year, passed through the gateway […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Dillingham man was busted on possession of methamphetamine as he was at the Anchorage Airport preparing to board a flight to the southwest Alaska town was indicted on charges of “possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance” according to U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroeder on Thursday. The indictment stems from an arrest […]
Cargo Ranking: Up one spot to #5 in the world, remains #2 in the US (ANCHORAGE, AK) — Airport Council International (ACI) released its Annual World Airport Traffic Report yesterday with 2017 numbers. Last year, more than 2.7 million tonnes of cargo transited through the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. Airport Manager, Jim Szczesniak said, “The […]