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Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
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Airport Facts

  • Equidistant from Tokyo and New York, within 9.5 hours of 90% of the industrialized world.
  • Nearly 5.4 million passengers served in FY2023.
  • Approximately 14 air carriers: 11 domestic and 3 international.
  • 46 passenger destinations served from ANC; 50 Cargo destinations served from ANC.
  • Over 43,000 passenger aircraft landings and over 50,000 wide and narrow body cargo aircraft landings in FY2023.
  • 18 Retail Outlets, several with different concepts/brands and 4 vending retail units.
  • 17 Food and Beverage Outlets, including three with 24 hour service (McDonald's and Starbucks).
  • 6 onsite Rental Car Companies located at ANC consolidated rental car facility (RAC).
  • 4,612 acre complex with hundreds of acres available for cargo and logistics development, including Kulis Business Park.
  • 964 paved acres – 768 of airside runways, ramps, aprons, and taxiways, plus 196 acres of pavement maintained in support of general aviation facilities, parking lots, and roads.
  • Three runways over 10,600 ft. - Longest runway - 12,400 ft.

  • Never closed for snow! six- time winner of Balchen Post Award for Large Airport Snow Removal Programs, awarded to airports able to keep runways open under adverse snow conditions. Airfield Maintenance moved over 6 million tons of snow from November - April.

  • No slot restrictions or curfews, operational 24 hours per day.
  • Economic impact - 1 in 7 jobs in Anchorage. 19,070 airport and community jobs directly related to the airport.
  • Approximately 138 wide-body cargo landings per day in FY2023.
  • Daily Fuel Flowage: approximately 2.5 million gallons per day in FY2023 (AIAS statistics).
  • 4th largest airport in the world in terms of cargo throughput (#1 Hong Kong, #2 Memphis, #3 Shanghai).
  • 2nd largest airport in the United States for landed weight of cargo aircraft (#1 Memphis).
  • 33 signatory air carriers
  • Lake Hood Seaplane Base is the world's  busiest floatplane base with over 300 float slips and 400 general aviation paved or gravel tie down spots.

Mission

Keep Alaska Moving

Moving beyond Alaska's challenges while meeting Alaskans' distinct transportation needs through trust, teamwork, and results.

Core Values

  • Integrity: Doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Doing what you say you are going to do
  • Excellence: Commitment to continually improve
  • Respect: Positive regard for customers, stakeholders, investors and colleagues
  • Safety: Commitment to safeguarding transportation systems and users while promoting a safety culture in the workplace.