Ice Airport Alaska: Season 1, Episode 1

1 - 1: Winter is Coming

Ted Stevens International Airport is situated in the coldest, wildest state in America, and when winter approaches, it only gets colder and wilder. Bear and bird activity ramps up before the big freeze, giving wildlife managers all they can handle to keep the runways and airspace clear. And the season's first blizzard gives the airfield maintenance crew a taste of what's to come in the following months. See how the expert teams of workers keep the airport open and the traffic moving, on the runway, in the terminal, and in the sky.