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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	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
----	------	F	Woodchopper	-----	F	----	------
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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
310	0	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
065	0	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	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)

Heading	Distance	Down	City Name	ICAO	Up	Heading	Distance
048	0	1100	Bethel	PABE	1430	-	19.2
----	----	F	Akachagamut	-----	F	----	------
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)

Heading	Distance	Down	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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