Flying to America's Westernmost Commercial Airport

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Departure Airport: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC/PANC)
Arrival Airport: Adak Airport (ADK/PADK)
Aircraft: 737-900ER
Airline: Alaska Airlines
Flight Time: 2:32
Server: Expert

Boarding in Anchorage at a remote stand

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Setting course due west towards Adak

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Snack time over some gorgeous glaciers and glacial lakes

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Almost to the start of the Aleutian Island chain, over ‎⁨Iliamna Lake

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Crossing some very uninhabited islands

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Starting our descent into Adak!

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Dipping down into the low cloud deck

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Fighting heavy crosswinds on final approach

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Touchdown!

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Welcome to Adak, America’s westernmost commercial airport. Adak is so far west that it’s significantly closer to the capital of the nearest Russian Oblast, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, then it is to its own state capital, Juneau.

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Such an underappreciated area of the world :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:
Love Alaska so so much

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Awesome shots! I’ve started doing flights to Ketchikan from Seattle because the scenery is incredible!

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Great report and pics on this underused route, served with some fun facts on the side! :raising_hands:t4:

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that view is magnificent i must try that route someday. so underused.

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The sheer variety of scenery is astounding.

Thank you!

Yes, the whole Alexander Archipelago is breathtaking! A lot of really fun airports there - Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, just to name a few.

Thank you! It’s pretty cool how many unique things there are about Adak:

  • They’re the last place to vote in US elections because of how far West they are
  • Adak is the only city in Alaska with a majority Asian-American population
  • Adak is closer to the nearest Russian Oblast capital then it is to it’s own state capital

You definitely should check Adak out! The weather is often pretty challenging - windy and low visibility.

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Is it a Visual Approach into Adak?

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Love love love flying in Alaska especially out the Aleutians way and Kodiak. Anchorage to Adak is such a fun route with beautiful scenery and some what difficult approach with Fog and turbulence, hopefully someone will make it 3D :star_struck: