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Plane Spotting in Anchorage.. Why Didn’t I Go Sooner?

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A Condor 767-300ER departing Anchorage Airport

A Condor 767-300ER departing Anchorage Airport – Photo: Mal Muir | AirlineReporter

Back in May I was desperate to fly somewhere — anywhere. By that time, I had not flown a single mile.  Yep that’s right, an AvGeek who flew over 60,000 miles last year alone was sitting at 0 miles until May. I was having major withdrawals and then I saw a fare sale to Alaska.

Last year, during my $100 Challenge, I decided on Kansas City over Alaska.  I was determined to tick that missing state off my list, and $200 round trip fares to Anchorage were a steal!  So I booked my trip and decided on a weekend of pure plane spotting.

I had heard, read, and seen how good spotting at Anchorage can be and I wanted to check it out myself.  The airport sits in view of a massive mountain range providing a great back drop to the aircraft taking off and landing. Adding to the scenic nature of the airport is the fact that it is the crossroads of freight aircraft going between Asia and the Americas.  What AvGeek wouldn’t want to spot there? 

Icelandair Begins Anchorage to Iceland Service

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Icelandair Boeing 757 in Anchorage. Photo by Brandon Farris.

Icelandair Boeing 757 (named Katia – reg TF-FIV) in Anchorage. Photo by Brandon Farris.

Who wants to fly from cold to not as cold? Now you easily can with Icelandair starting service from Anchorage to Iceland. Well, most passengers do not stop in Iceland, but continue with Icelandair to Europe. I had the opportunity to check out the inaugural flight celebrations recently on the ground in Anchorage.

An excitement filled the air when I walked through the doors at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) as a new day was beginning with new service launching to Keflavik International Airport (KEF) with Icelandair. Anchorage has become the eighth US destination for Icelandair.