
A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the facility open, freight flowing and passengers flying all despite weather that regularly dips to -36 degrees and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.

Coast Guard aviators test themselves in a dangerous exercise to rescue casualties from a mountain; Scientists struggle to land on icy tundra; a bush pilot battles America's tallest peak and cargo crews fight to fit an entire bank on a single plane.

A national snowstorm brings U.S. aviation to a standstill, but Anchorage fights through the storm; USAF aircrews endure the toughest survival training on Alaska's North Slope, and a veteran aircraft flies life-saving cargo.

A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution; Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway; Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party.

Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut down the airport; a novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake; USAF aircrews battle the toughest Arctic survival training; a unique aircraft workshop Alaska-proofs a vintage.