I'd Like A Flight To Alaska
Sure, you can land. Here are instructions from a pilots’ guide for airports in the U.S.:
ANAKTUVUK PASS: Buildings close to runway, local vehicle traffic uses runway.
CHIGNIK: Potholes in center of runway, loose rocks up to 4” on runway surface.
CLEAR: Gravel and dirt portion may be unusable in spring thaw; runway rutted and has 10-degree dogleg; 90’-wide clear path thru trees with 5’ high brush within 20’ of runway centerline.
GULKANA: Trees, wires, moose and birds in vicinity.
McKINLEY PARK: Canyons at each runway end cause sudden severe up/down drafts; active landing alert siren system on 122.8 for people and moose in vicinity.
PILOT POINT: Large rocks entire length; airport reported abandoned.
SHEEP MOUNTAIN: Barrels mark runway.
YAKUTAT: Located in heavy timber.
LIGNITE: Runway overgrown with brush up to 4’ high; reported unusable.
ANAKTUVUK PASS: Buildings close to runway, local vehicle traffic uses runway.
CHIGNIK: Potholes in center of runway, loose rocks up to 4” on runway surface.
CLEAR: Gravel and dirt portion may be unusable in spring thaw; runway rutted and has 10-degree dogleg; 90’-wide clear path thru trees with 5’ high brush within 20’ of runway centerline.
GULKANA: Trees, wires, moose and birds in vicinity.
McKINLEY PARK: Canyons at each runway end cause sudden severe up/down drafts; active landing alert siren system on 122.8 for people and moose in vicinity.
PILOT POINT: Large rocks entire length; airport reported abandoned.
SHEEP MOUNTAIN: Barrels mark runway.
YAKUTAT: Located in heavy timber.
LIGNITE: Runway overgrown with brush up to 4’ high; reported unusable.
posted by Tom Carten at 4:57 PM
1 Comments:
I remember landing on a bumpy, gravel strip at Mt. McKinley, in a single-engine Cessna.
From what I read here, I guess that strip wasn't so bad after all.
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