Despite a falloff in world air traffic since early 2020, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) in Alaska still represents a stopover point for thousands of airline and business-aviation flights between North America and Asia, as well as thousands of local general aviation and military airplanes. Visitors will notice that many of those local GA aircraft are mounted on floats, so they can freely move between PANC and the nearby Lake Hood Seaplane Base. About the terrain transient pilots can expect, city-data.com says: “The Chugach Mountains to the east have a general elevation of 4,000 to 5,000 feet, with peaks from 8,000 to 10,000 feet. These mountains block warm air from the Gulf of Mexico, keeping precipitation relatively low.”
Anchorage ILS Runway 15
Key Takeaways:
- The ILS Runway 15 approach at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) uniquely requires DME (or a suitable GPS substitute) due to the absence of traditional final approach fix identifiers.
- The procedure utilizes two DME arcs for initial approach, originating from the Anchorage VOR (TED), and mandates a crucial switch to the ILS localizer DME for inbound navigation.
- Pilots should be aware of two distinct missed approach procedures, both leading to the same holding fix but differing in the VOR/DME source used for identification (Anchorage VOR or Kenai VOR).
- This ILS approach only publishes precision minimums, meaning it cannot be flown as a non-precision approach if the glideslope is inoperative, nor can it be used for circling to land on another runway.
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