R/W PANC ops questions

[Covert53]

A couple quick questions for those knowledgeable on Anchorage operations:

1) Where do the Polar and Atlas aircraft park? (That's the easier question)

2) In watching the Boeing 744F video thats on You Tube (Queen of the Sky) I am struck by the amount of cargo that is being loaded (and presumably off loaded). All along I thought PANC was just a refueling stop. But I am now starting to think it could be transfer point from carrier to carrier. (Not including the genuine cargo intended for Alaska).

Can anyone enlighten me on what the nature of PANC cargo & freighter ops is?

Thanks.

[yoni63]

Rick, I don't have a super educated answer on that, but I do know PANC is a huge stopover for freighters and I know its not just for fuel. It ranks 3rd in the world according to the net in Cargo operations alone. You can imagine alot of cargo gets off loaded, switched, etc etc there.

[Covert53]

Thanks for the reply, Brian. I am just curious from a business perspective. Instead of flying from Asia to the U.S. and vice-versa, are the Asian-based carriers and the U.S.-based carriers meeting "in the middle" in Anchorage and handing off the goods? Just curious.

[yoni63]

Not sure, because Air China Cargo also goes in there on their way across. I do know there are three major cargo companies to include UPS there, so it could be a hand off operation or something. At anyrate, I imagine its complicated LOL

[1691]

Hi Rick,

Parking for Polar/Atlas on Po/5Y business is typically off taxiway A, just north of rwy 7L/25R (6L/24R in FSX) with overflow parking ior parking for charters for other companies at the North Air Park, west of 14/32 and the northern most end.

It is primarily a fuel stop, but several US based airlines, NWA Cargo, FedEx, UPS, etc., have hubs there.

[Covert53]

Thanks, Allen and Bryan! I saw a GTI bird sitting at the north end the other night and it got me thinking about it. I know there are several heavy ramp spots near the pax terminals. I assume these are the refueling spots? I saw on Google earth the NWA. FDX, UPS and Everts ramps. A photogs dream land!

[James1979]

Alaska has almost zero heavy and medium industry. Most manufactured goods are imported to the state, and with the roads being what they are across Canada alot of goods come into the state by air at PANC. Fisheries and petroleum are the major exports.

[1691]

Thanks, Allen and Bryan! I saw a GTI bird sitting at the north end the other night and it got me thinking about it. I know there are several heavy ramp spots near the pax terminals. I assume these are the refueling spots? I saw on Google earth the NWA. FDX, UPS and Everts ramps. A photogs dream land!

I would think that there wouldnt be any reason to move an aircraft just to fuel it. That could be overflow parking, or parking for A/C staying there for a short while.