Ice Airport Alaska will chronicle the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the facility open, freight flowing and passengers flying all despite weather that regularly dips to -38 Fahrenheit and wind speeds that typically exceed 100 mph. A new six part series on Smithsonian Channel.
A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency. A leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover. Rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks, and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates.
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s06e02Life Beyond Zero2025-10-1301:00⌄
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Life Beyond Zero
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2025-10-13 ·
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A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness. A rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island. A seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business, and customs agents.
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s06e03My Foggy Valentine2025-10-2000:00⌄
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My Foggy Valentine
s06e03 ·
2025-10-20 ·
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Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.
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s06e04Winter Heat2025-10-2001:00⌄
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Winter Heat
s06e04 ·
2025-10-20 ·
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Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.
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s06e05Attack of the Yeti2025-10-2700:00⌄
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Attack of the Yeti
s06e05 ·
2025-10-27 ·
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Bush aviators push the limit of their plane to deliver a two-ton generator. In Fairbanks, slippery runways threaten The International Ice Carving Championship and a high-tech airframe inspection on a Boeing 737 uncovers a potential issue.
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s06e06Moose vs Helicopter2025-10-2701:00⌄
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Moose vs Helicopter
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2025-10-27 ·
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The first fly-by-wire helicopter is put through its paces, as test pilots harness freezing temperatures. In Anchorage, a jet is lifted for repairs, In Telkeetna, pilots fight ice to deliver supplies to a homesteader's cabin in a remote area.
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s06e07Thanksgiving Day Delay2025-11-0301:00⌄
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Thanksgiving Day Delay
s06e07 ·
2025-11-03 ·
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A wolverine overcomes first-time flyer's nerves to travel to a new home. A helicopter pilot hunts for a showstopping ice cave. An 80-year-old cargo plane flies into the Arctic, and a wall of arctic fog threatens the airport with a shutdown.
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s06e08Edge of Today2025-11-0302:00⌄
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Edge of Today
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2025-11-03 ·
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A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to the tiny island of Little Diomede, just 2.4 miles from Russia. At Fort Wainwright the Arctic Angels prepare for a medevac mission and a veteran bush pilot tests his flying skills
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s06e09Volcano Preppers2025-11-1001:00⌄
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Volcano Preppers
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2025-11-10 ·
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s06e10Top of the World2025-11-1002:00⌄
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2025-11-10 ·
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