<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Built-in 1951, the airport was served in the 1950s by Alaska Airlines, Northwest Orient, Pacific Northern Airlines and Reeve Aleutian Airways, using aircraft ranging from Douglas DC-3s to Boeing 377s, and was also a refueling stop for Canadian Pacific Air Lines service to the Far East (one such aircraft being involved in a 1951 disappearance). From 1955 to 2011, the eastern end of the airport's southernmost runway connected to the Kulim Air National Guard Base. By the mid-1980s, the airport's nickname was "Crossroads of the World." Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying between Europe and East Asia because airspace in China, the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries were off-limits and because the first generation of jets and wide-body airliners did not have the range to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Carriers using Anchorage for this purpose included:</p>
<p class="blog-para">The airport is named after Ted Stevens, an ex-former U.S. senator from Alaska. ANC Airport is located 10 km (5 miles) southwest of Anchorage city center. Anchorage Airport works as a hub for Alaska Airlines and Ravn Alaska. And for cargo airlines: Atlas Air, FedEx Express and UPS Airlines. Anchorage International Airport handled more than 5.7 million passengers in 2019.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pt-1 pb-2">Ground Transport Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Inter-terminal</strong>: A shuttle bus runs approximately every 15 minutes between the North and South terminals and the employee and long-term parking lots. A land-side inter-terminal walkway was completed in 2009. Air-side connections between the sterile areas of each terminal are not available.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>To/from the airport</strong>: Route, 40 of the Anchorage People Mover bus system, serves the airport's North and South terminals every 15 minutes from 6:00 am to 7:30 pm on weekdays and every 30 minutes until 2:00 am, as well as service every 30 minutes all day on Saturday and Sunday, connecting it with the downtown Transit Center.</li>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pt-1 pb-2">Take a look at the transportation at Anchorage Airport:</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Anchorage city people's mover offers a great choice regarding bus transportation at ANC Airport.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Get straight to Anchorage city center in just 15 minutes.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car rental:</strong> To rent a car at Anchorage Airport is such a great idea. Find the best deals on our search engine.</li>
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