ANCHORAGE………

Crossroads to the World

The Global Logistics Advantage

Presented by the
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
The Global Logistics Advantage
Major Topics
• Key Global Logistics Advantages
– Strategic Location
– Transportation Infrastructure:Air, Sea & Land
– Existing Commercial Carriers
– Telecommunications/Fiber Optic Cables
– Fairbanks International Airport/Air Force Base
• Additional Logistics Assets
• Community Assets
 Strategic Location
Frankfurt
Kiev 4700
Moscow

4,500
4,100
4300
Russia
China

Beijing North
Pole
3,900
Seoul Washington, DC

Tokyo 3,800 Canada

3,400
3,400 2,500
Anchorage Mesa
2,300
2,700 Los Angeles

3,600 2700
Hawaii
ALASKA’S GEOGRAPHIC
ADVANTAGE
SPACE
Imagery
Low earth orbit interface
Bandwidth

AIR
LAND & SEA
Civil & Military
Fiber Optic Hub
Great Circle Route Air Cargo &
Refueling
Alaska’s Geographic Advantage

• Located on the Pacific trade route

• Offers advantage of Polar routes to Europe
• Strategically positioned—9 hours from 95 % of the
industrialized world

“Alaska is the most central place in the world for aircraft, and
that is true either of Europe, Asia or North America. I believe in
the future, that he who holds Alaska will hold the world, and I
think it is the most important strategic place in the world.”
Brigadier General Billy Mitchell – 13 Feb 1935
Ted Stevens Anchorage
International Airport

• Top ranked cargo

airport in North America
• On Great Circle Route-
9 hours or less from
95% of Industrial World
• Over 30 International
cargo operators with
over 530 wide body
cargo landings a week
 USDOT All-Cargo Landed Weight
Billion pounds
18 Anchorage
16
14
Memphis
12
10
Louisville
8
6
4 Los Angeles

2
0 Miami
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Anchorage International
Airport

• Designated Foreign
Trade Zone
• Expedient Customs
Service
• 7/24/365 Operation
• No Closures
• Established
distribution facilities
 Anchorage International
Airport

• Existing flights provide exceptional access to global

marketplace
• Growing Air Cargo Hub
– Cargo Port in Place
– Warehouse Space Surrounding Airport
– Numerous cargo carriers
• Numerous Lower 48 , Asian and European Flights.
• Capable of Handling Additional Cargo Service
• Planning underway to meet future demand
• Competitive landing fees and fuel cost
 Facilities Overview
• Approximately 5,000 acre complex
• Three precision ILS instrument runways: CAT
I/III
• Four Cargo airparks & cargo refueling ramp
• 2.0 million square feet for cargo transient
parking
• Int’l. sorting & transfer hubs: FedEx, UPS,
JAL, NCA, NW & Polar
 Operational Advantage
• Multiple runways, quick turn-arounds
• No aircraft type limitations
• Approaches/departures normally over water
• New “state-of-the art” $15 million fueling
system
• 49 wide body hydrant fueling positions
• Second North/South taxiway under
construction
 Winter Operations
• Moderate climate
• VFR 93.5% / Above minimums 99.3%
• Average annual rainfall: 15 inches
• Average annual snowfall: 60 inches
• Average winter temperature: 20 degrees F
• Award winning snow removal team. Two-time
winner of the Balchen/Post Snow Removal
Award
• ANC remains open when others close!
The Port of Anchorage

• Easy access
• Served by CSX Lines*,
Totem Ocean Trailer
Express* and Alaska
Cargo Transport
• Fast customs
clearance
• No congestion
• Open 365 days
*VISA
 Pacific Rim Surface Access
• Access to/from the Pacific Rim with
Surface Vessel via Dutch Harbor
transferring to/from APL and/or Maersk
• Access to/from the Pacific Rim with
Surface Vessel via the Port of Tacoma
transferring to/from APL and/or Maersk
 Alaska Railroad
• Full-service Railroad,
serving ports &
communities from the
Gulf of Alaska to
Fairbanks
• Offers rail-water-rail
service to and from
the continental U.S.
• Can handle specialized and oversized freight
and provide oversight for transporting
hazardous waste
 The ALCAN Highway
Provides the Inland Link

• 100% paved all-weather

highway
• Easy access to/from
both Anchorage and
Fairbanks International
Airports and the Port of
Anchorage
 International All-Cargo
Operators
• Air China • Japan Airlines
• Asiana Airlines • KLM
• Atlas Air* • Korean Air
• Cathay Pacific Airways • Malaysia Airlines
• China Airlines • Nippon Cargo Airlines
• China Eastern Airlines • Northwest Air Cargo*
• Emery Worldwide* • Polar Air Cargo*
• Eva Air • Singapore Cargo
• Evergreen Int’l.* Airlines
• Federal Express* • UPS*
• Gemini Air* • World Air*
* CRAF
 International Passenger
Operators
• Alaska Airlines* • Condor
• All Nippon Airways • ERA
• Asiana Airlines • Eva Air
• Canadian • Korean Air
International • Japan Airlines
• Cathay Pacific • Mavial/Magadan
Airways
• China Airlines *CRAF
 Telecommunications
• Over two dozen internet providers serve
Anchorage
• 69% of Anchorage homes are on-line
• Anchorage is served by three
telecommunication companies
– AT&T Alascom
– Alaska Communications System
– GCI, Inc.
 Fiber Optic Cables

• Alaska is served by two fiber optic

cables
• EACH cable is OC-192 capable
– Currently each cable is utilizing OC-32
– Capacity for expansion
• Two cables provide redundant service
 Fiber Optic Cables
• Alaska is served by two
terrestrial and three submarine
network systems connecting
customers in Central Alaska to
Seward
the pacific northwest.
• This backbone currently has the
capacity to transport up to 32K
voice and data circuits on each
path.
• These fiber optic networks are
designed for expansion.
• These cable networks allow
connectivity to transpacific Pacific City
TyCom
cables landing in the Pacific KANAS/GCI
Northwest. GCI/Alaska United
NPC
AFS/WCI NorthStar
SCCN Transpacific
Fairbanks International Airport

• Alternate airport for TSAIA

• Part of the Alaska International Airport System
• Excellent operating conditions
• Reliable cold-weather operations
• 7/24/365 Operations
 Elmendorf Air Force Base
• Available as emergency backup landing
• ILS Approach (Instrument Landing System)
• Runway length 10,000 feet
• With annual written request and approval of
request, Elmendorf is available as primary
alternate for Anchorage International.
Customs and INS Clearance must be
arranged by air carrier
 Additional Logistics Assets
• Supporting Infrastructure / Private
Sector Operations
• Designated Foreign Trade Zone
• Expedient Customs Clearance Service
• Four In-State Fuel Refineries
 Community Assets
• Modern, progressive City of 260,000
• Transportation and financial center of Alaska
• Strong community support for military
• Supportive of airport expansion
• Received “The Plain Dealer” newspaper quality
of living index ranking # 8 in Nation
• Received Expansion Management magazine’s
highest 5-star “Quality of Life Quotient” rating
• Extensive quality of life amenities
• Educated work force
• Numerous cultural & recreational opportunities
Downtown Anchorage

Photo courtesy of Accent Alaska.

Downtown Anchorage
Photo courtesy of Accent Alaska.
 Educated Work Force
• Two Major Universities
– University of Alaska
– Alaska Pacific University
• UAA’s Logistics Program-Offers both
Bachelors and Masters Degrees
• 26% of population with four-year degree
• 90% with high school diploma
Cultural Opportunities
• Symphony
• Active Theater
Groups
• International
Theater Productions
• National Concert
Tours
• Museums
• Native Culture
Recreational Opportunities
• World Class Sports
Fishing
• Camping/Hiking
• Sight Seeing Tours
• Rock Climbing
• Winter Sports
• Great Alaska
Shootout
• Hockey
 The Global Logistics
Advantage Summary
• Key Global Logistics Advantages
-Strategic Location
-Transportation infrastructure: Air, Sea &
Land
-Existing Commercial Carriers
-Telecommunications/Fiber Optic Cables
-Fairbanks International Airport/Air Force
Base
 Summary (cont.)
• Designated Foreign Trade Zone
• Expedient Customs Service
• Four In-State Fuel Refineries
• Supporting Infrastructure
• Community Assets

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 Anchorage………
Crossroads to the World
The Global Logistics Advantage