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Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is an Airport located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of downtown Anchorage , Alaska , USA . Named after current and long-standing U.S. Senator Ted Stevens , it is a Hub for Alaska Airlines (its second largest). The majority of passenger flight operations on Alaska Airlines are to Seattle/Tacoma (average 20 flights per day) and Fairbanks (average 13 flights per day). Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia from the 1960s to the 1980s because U.S. and Western Europe an Aircraft could not fly over Soviet Airspace , and because they did not have the range that modern day aircraft have. Today, many Cargo carriers continue to use Anchorage as a trans-Pacific hub, and some passenger aircraft still stop at Anchorage on flights between Asia and the eastern United States. It currently ranks as the 4th busiest cargo airport in the world (measured by landed weight), after Memphis, Hong Kong, and Tokyo-Narita. FedEx and UPS operate major hubs at Anchorage International for cargo heading to and from the Far East . NWA Cargo also operates a major hub at the airport. FedEx's is the largest and can handle as many as 13,400 packages per hour, employing more than 1,200 people and providing a full customs clearance system. UPS's hub handles about 5,000 parcels per hour. Both companies forecast a large growth in traffic over the next several years as trade with China and other Far East countries increases and plan to expand their Anchorage facilities comparatively. The United States Postal Service also operates a large Sectional Center Facility for the 995xx ZIP Codes . It processes mail and parcels headed to and from all Alaska cities. Anchorage is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the of Alaska also fly to and from their jobs in Prudhoe Bay every other week or so from here. Korean Air Flight 007 , which was shot down by Russian fighter planes over Soviet Union territory on September 1 , 1983 , was flying from Anchorage International to Gimpo , near Seoul when it was attacked. The flight was routed John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kimpo International Airport with a stop in Anchorage. All 269 people on board died. FACILITIES layout at ANC]] Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport covers 4,500 acres and has three runways:
AIRLINES AND DESTINATIONS Passenger Airline s The following destinations are served during the summer; many routes are discontinued during the winter.
NOTE: It is highly unlikely that Mavial Magadan will resume service to Anchorage for Summer 2006. Summer-only Charter Airline s
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Service stopovers only Passenger Cargo
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