Alaska Airlines ’47

 

(image copyright Bjorn Larsson www.timetableimages.com)

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines can trace their roots back to 1933 and the founding of McGee Airways. Various mergers and name changes led to the first use of the name Alaska Airlines in 1944.

 

The flights below came from the February ’47 timetable from www.timetableimages.com . We will be following the feeder schedule routes in this feature.

 

These routes were mostly Flag Stop, i.e. if you want to get out – put your hand up or the pilot keeps going! Some landing strips are missing from flightsim, so we’ll assume that no-one wanted that flag stop.

 

Fairbanks – Circle City (Routes 113/114)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

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Distance

043

0

1000

Fairbanks

PAFA

1330

-

48.2

015

48.2

F

Chena Hot Springs

AK13

F

226

44.5

112

44.5

F

Central

CEM

F

197

06.8

316

06.8

F

Circle Hot Springs

CHP

F

291

67.0

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------

F

Woodchopper

-----

F

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117

67.0

F

Fort Yukon

PFYU

F

137

52.8

-

52.8

1130

Circle City

PACR

1200

297

0

 

Fairbanks – McGrath (Routes 117/118)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

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Distance

216

0

1000

Fairbanks

PAFA

1630

-

35.0

221

35.0

F

Nenana

PANN

F

035

93.3

213

93.3

F

Lake Minchumina

PAMH

F

036

79.7

227

79.7

F

Medfra

MDR

F

028

25.8

-

25.8

1300

McGrath

PAMC

1330

046

0

 

Fairbanks – Wiseman (Routes 119/120)

 

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City Name

ICAO

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Distance

310

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1000

Fairbanks

PAFA

1530

-

78.0

288

78.0

F

Stevens Village

SVS

F

129

79.7

208

79.7

F

Bettles

PABT

F

104

83.9

021

83.9

F

Hughes

HUS

F

024

127.7

-

127.7

1230

Wiseman

WSM

1300

207

0

 

Nome – Shismaref (Routes 101/102)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

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Distance

316

0

1000

Nome

PAOM

1530

-

49.3

283

49.3

F

Teller

K54

F

135

49.6

035

49.6

F

Wales

IWK

F

100

61.8

-

61.8

1230

Shismaref

PASH

1300

218

0

 

Nome – Kotzebue (Routes 103/104)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

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Distance

016

0

1000

Nome

PAOM

1630

-

115.0

095

115.0

F

Deering

PADE

F

200

22.7

326

22.7

F

Candle

CDL

F

277

60.8

-

60.8

1300

Kotzebue

PAOT

1330

145

0

 

Nome – Council (Routes 105/106)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

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Distance

069

0

1000

Nome

PAOM

1230

-

62.1

294

62.1

F

Golovin

GLV

F

252

13.0

312

13.0

F

White Mountain

WMO

F

114

14.6

-

14.6

1100

Council

K29

1130

131

0

 

Nome – Haycock (Routes 107/108)

 

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City Name

ICAO

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Distance

065

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1000

Nome

PAOM

1530

-

26.0

072

26.0

F

Solomon

AK26

F

252

36.2

043

36.2

F

Golovin

GLV

F

114

53.5

340

53.5

F

Koyuk

PAKK

F

114

16.0

-

16.0

1230

Haycock

HAY

1300

131

0

 

Bethel – Platinum (Routes 123/124)

 

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City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

163

0

1000

Bethel

PABE

1400

-

61.3

149

61.3

F

Quinhagak

PAQH

F

127

39.5

212

39.5

F

Goodnews Bay

GNU

F

125

9.8

-

9.8

1145

Platinum

PAPM

1215

032

0

 

Bethel – Aniak (Routes 125/126)

 

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Distance

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City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

048

0

1100

Bethel

PABE

1430

-

19.2

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----

F

Akachagamut

-----

F

----

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014

19.2

F

Akiak

AKI

F

230

13.9

015

13.9

F

Tuluksak

TLT

F

195

31.9

063

31.9

F

Kalskag

KLG

F

196

23.0

-

23.0

1230

Aniak

PANI

1300

244

0

 

Bethel – Unalakleet (Routes 127/128)

 

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Distance

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City Name

ICAO

Up

Heading

Distance

310

0

1000(Thu)

Bethel

PABE

1600(Fri)

-

95.0

----

----

F

Fortuna Ledge

-----

F

----

------

----

----

F

Pitka’s Point

-----

F

----

------

306

95.0

F

Mountain Village

MOU

F

127

44.4

----

------

F

Akulurak

-----

F

----

------

036

44.4

F

Alakanuk

AUK

F

125

86.2

----

----

F

Kwiguk

-----

F

----

------

----

----

F

Hamilton

-----

F

----

------

-

86.2

1500(Thu)

St Michael

----

------

----

------

033

0

1000(Fri)

St Michael

SMK

F

220

40.8

-

40.8

1050(Fri)

Unalakleet

PAUN

1100(Fri)

215

0

 

Flight Simulator Files

There is a repaint for the default DC-3 for FS2004 which can be found at www.flightsim.com. In addition, there is a repaint for Milton Shupe’s FS2004 Lockheed L-18 also at flightsim. Alaska airlines also used Noorduyn Norseman aircraft during this period.

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