Nov. 23, 2021 (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Airline travel is taking off for the holiday season! This means crowds of people in the airport and on planes. To avoid frustration, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) encourages travelers to be prepared and practice patience. The predicted increase of passenger numbers inevitably brings longer lines at […]
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ANC Sees Record 3rd Quarter Air Cargo Volumes Announces New Transpacific Shipping Method to Reduce Port Congestion
Nov. 16, 2021 (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Record air cargo volumes continue to come through the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), surpassing previously record-breaking volumes from the first half of this year. As of the end of the third quarter, ANC welcomed 917,753 metric tons of air cargo, which was a 5.62% increase compared to […]
ANC Passenger Numbers for Summer 2021 Were Strong
Nov. 1, 2021 (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The summer numbers are in. Passenger travel to the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) continued its climb back to pre-pandemic levels. For the summer of 2021, May through September, 877,351 more passengers passed through ANC when compared to last year. Assuming most of the increase in passenger traffic […]
ANC sees record cargo volumes and a rebound in passenger traffic in first half of 2021
Anchorage, ALASKA – The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) experienced record air cargo volumes during the first half of 2021 and saw a strong recovery in passenger traffic. Between January and June, 1.73 million metric tons of air cargo transited ANC, a 23.45% increase over the first half of 2020. “E-commerce ‘tech-celeration,’ port delays […]
ANC adds new upgrades to enhance customer experience
Anchorage, ALASKA – The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) has recently added upgrades to its terminals to make travelers’ time at the airport more pleasurable. The upgrades are targeted to segments of the traveling public who have special needs. “ANC’s motto is World Class, World Close. We can’t be world class if we don’t […]
ANC soars to world’s fourth busiest cargo airport in 2020
Sees significant growth in first quarter of 2021 Anchorage, ALASKA – The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is the fourth busiest cargo airport in world.Governor Mike Dunleavy said, “Alaska is open for business and with nearly $1 billion of developments planned for ANC, we expect this economic hub for the state to keep growing.” […]
600+ positions available at 2021 ANC Travel & Tourism Job Fair
The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is hosting a job fair Saturday, April 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. where more than a 20 employers are hoping to hire more than 600 new employees. “Alaska is open for business and excited to once again welcome travelers from all over the world following the COVID-19 […]
Anchorage International Airport sees record setting 3.48 million tons of air cargo in 2020
Back-to-back records: ANC expects strong numbers again in 2021 February 10, 2021 More than 3.48 million tons of air cargo landed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) in 2020, a 16% increase over the record setting volumes in 2019. “The tremendous surge in cargo volumes through ANC has been fueled by an increase in […]
Alaska’s international airports respond to Canadian cruise restrictions
February 5, 2021As vaccination numbers increase and summer nears, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) are expecting an increase in travelers wanting to experience Alaska. Nonstop destinations offered at ANC are nearly back to pre-COVID-19 levels with scheduled inbound seat capacity forecast to be up more than 750,000 seats, an […]
New 700,000 square foot warehouse slated for ANC
(Anchorage, ALASKA) – Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage, LLC (ACCS) intends to break ground, in Q4 of 2021, on a 700,000-square-foot cargo & cold storage facility at the world’s sixth busiest air cargo airport, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). The ACCS development is the second fully executed lease agreement of five proposed cargo projects […]
