Ice Airport Alaska — Season 1, Episode 2: Struck by Lightning
Documentary, Reality • 30 min • 6 seasons, 50 episodes • ★ 7.2/10
Episode synopsis
Thanksgiving is the busiest day in American aviation history. The staff fight freezing snowstorms, crowds and birds of prey as they try to keep the airport open for business.
About Ice Airport Alaska
A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight flowing, and passengers flying, all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph.