The International Anchorage Airport, better known as Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, is the main aerial gateway to Alaska in USA. Operating both domestic and international airlines, the Anchorage Airport is also the major airport for the transit of cargo along the transpacific route.
The Anchorage International Airport was renamed Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in the year 2000 to pay tribute to Alaska's honorable Senior Senator Ted Stevens. Situated in Alaska's largest city, the Anchorage Airport links this city and also the country as a whole to rest of Alaska and the region lying beyond. The Ted Stevens anchorage International Airport now boasts of being one of the busiest airport hubs in the USA, where hundreds of flights arrive and depart on an every-day basis. The Anchorage International Airport is also a very important cargo hub, transporting freight to far-off places.
The Ted Stevens International Airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal. The South Terminal provides runways to seventeen airlines mainly of domestic nature. The South Terminal caters to several Hawaiian flights that happen to be the favorite winter holiday destination of many people wanting to escape the bitter cold of Alaska. The North Terminal at the Anchorage International Airport is the hub of several international airlines such as China Airlines and Korean Air.
The domestic airlines that operate out of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport connecting several US cities are as follows:
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- Air Canada
- Alaska Airlines
- America West Airlines
- American Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Delta Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- North American Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- United Airlines
- U.S. Airways
The airport authority at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is very committed towards the comfort, convenience and safety of the passengers. Although Anchorage receives an average of sixty inches of snowfall each year, the Anchorage airport stays open mainly due to the dedicated service of the airport's very efficient snow removal team. This team has won awards for their extraordinary service. There are also plans undergoing at the Ted Stevens Airport for better accommodation of its ever growing number of passengers and freight flights. Other services of the Anchorage airport include the following:
- Airport paging facility
- Lost and found counters
- Baggage information
- Baggage and Freezer Storage Services
- Shopping arcades inside the airport
- Dining and restaurant outlets inside the airport
- Parking services
- Shuttle transport service
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