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Anchorage was a common stopover for passengers flying to East Asia from the 1960s to the 1980s because U.S. and Western European aircraft could not fly over Soviet airspace, and because they did not have the range that modern day aircraft have. Today, many cargo carriers continue to use Anchorage as a transpacific hub, and some passenger aircraft still stop at Anchorage on flights between Asia and the eastern United States.

Currently, Anchorage is envisioned as a connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far EastThe term Russian Far East ( Russian: ; English transliteration: Dalny Vostok Rossii) refers to the extreme south-east parts of Russia, between Siberian Federal District and the Pacific. The Russian Far East includes the territories of Amur Oblast, Chukotk. Although only one flight presently links Anchorage and Russia, there are plans to add additional flights to SakhalinSakhalin ( Russian: , also Saghalien (Ku Ye Dao, Chinese), or Karafuto ( Japanese: is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45° 50' and 54° 24' N, in East Siberia, Russia. The capital of Sakhalin is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( Russian: Japa in the near future to meet the demands of U.S. oil companies. [1]

1 Airlines and destinations

The following destinations are served during the summer; many routes are discontinued during the winter.

• Alaska Airlines (Bethel, Chicago O'Hare, Cordova, Deadhorse, Denver, Fairbanks, Juneau, King Salmon, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nome, Portland OR, Prudhoe Bay, Red Dog, Seattle/Tacoma, Vancouver)
• America WestAmerica West is one of the United States' ten major airlines, based at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona, with a secondary operations hub at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of 2004, America West operates a fleet (Phoenix)
• American AirlinesAmerican Airlines AA is the major airline in the United States. It is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, as well as flights to Latin America, Western Europe, and Japan. Since 1982, AA has been (Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Asiana AirlinesAsiana Airlines is one of South Korea's two major airlines. It is both smaller and younger than Korean Air. Asiana is privately owned by the conglomerate Kumho Group. Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub are located at Incheon International Airport. (Service Stops Only)
• Cathay PacificCathay Pacific Airways Limited ( Pinyin(in Mandarin Chinese):Guotai Hangkong Youxian Gongsi, abbreviated ) is an Asian commercial airline based in Hong Kong. Their hub is in Hong Kong International Airport, or "Chek Lap Kok International Airport". Kai Tak (Service Stops Only)
• China AirlinesChina Airlines (CAL, Chinese: , commonly abbreviated ) is the state-owned airline of the Republic of China and is based in Taipei, Taiwan (not to be confused with Air China, which is owned by the People's Republic of China). The airline flies out of Chian (New York JFK, Taipei)
• Continental Airlines (Houston Bush and Newark via Seattle/Tacoma)
• Delta Air Lines (Salt Lake City)
• Era Aviation (Homer, Kenai, Kodiak)
• Eva Air (Service Stops Only)
• Frontier Airlines (Denver)
• Frontier Flying Service (Aniak, Bethel, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Galena, St. Mary's)
• Hageland Aviation (St. George, St. Mary's, St. Paul Island)
• Korean Air (New York JFK, Seoul Incheon)
• Mavial Magadan Airlines (Petropavlovsk)
• Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• Peninsula Airways (Aniak, Cold Bay, Dutch Harbor, King Salmon, St. George Island, Sand Point, Unalakleet)
• Sun Country Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• United Airlines (Denver, Seattle)