The Anchorage airport’s growth far outpaced the competition, making it the world’s fourth-busiest for cargo, up from sixth place.ĭespite that growth, the airport lacks the services of its competitors, Szczesniak said. “There’s the lobster plane,” he said, nodding to a Sky Lease Cargo jet.Īltogether, the airport landed 3.2 million metric tons of cargo last year, a 15% increase as e-commerce boomed along the world’s busiest trade route - from Asia to the U.S.Ĭargo planes from companies including Nippon Cargo Airlines, China Airlines Cargo and Korean Air Cargo, are parked in a row at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on May 11, 2021. Jets headed the other way hauled Canadian lobster, Washington state cherries and more, airport director Jim Szczesniak said during a recent airport tour.
They brought with them computers, cell phones, pharmaceuticals and other products in high demand from homebound people in the Lower 48, airport officials said. (Marc Lester / ADN)Ĭargo traffic through Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with scores of jets arriving daily from Asia. An Antonov AN-124 cargo jet from Russia-based company Volga Dnepr is parked at Anchorage International Airport on May 11, 2021.
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