6 HOURS ON A 737! Flying the Alaska Milk Run!

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I took the Alaska Milk Run on Alaska Airlines Boeing 737s, hopping up the coast of Alaska!
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[@CallieMasters5000]

Most Americans will never get around to visiting Alaska, so the views are new for us too.

[@goytabr]

Callie, I understand. I'm Brazilian and whenever I went abroad, people kept asking me about the Amazon rainforest. I had to explain to them that Brazil is a HUGE country with a lot of different climates and landscapes (even occasional snow in the nontropical South), that most of the population lives several thousand miles from the Amazon, that to most Brazilians the Amazon feels as exotic and distant as it is to foreigners, that most Brazilians have never seen the Amazon rainforest up close and probably never will, and that asking most Brazilians about the Amazon is like asking a New Yorker about the Grand Canyon.

[@bengoodwin465]

Alaska's cool you should go.

[@arokh72]

The same can be said for inland Australia. Most Australians barely leave the city, with 80% of the population spread between Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, and will never see Uluru or Coober Pedy, and other places far inland.

[@AlaskaErik]

@@arokh72 If I lived in Oz it would be the Perth area.

[@markthomas6045]

Firm landings on the wet runways to avoid hydroplaning Noel. Standard procedure.

[@tomsamuelson8512]

Not only wet but short.

[@scottp.5161]

Plant it firm & quick. 👍

[@SlavGuns]

With someone who flies as much as he does, I am shocked he does not know this. "hard landing" is usually the best landing.

[@dazlebluefrogify]

@@SlavGuns of course he'll know this ,it makes the video better saying what he did ,right noel ?

[@user-we8mu7lf6x]

Yup short runways too. Gotta get that thing stopped :)

[@danielstrandby3678]

Noel: "Last stop for today: Petersburg, Alaska. It is very different from St. Petersburg in ..." Me: "Russia" Noel: "Florida" Me: -.-

[@P00katube]

Me: Leningrad, CCCP

[@nathanalbright]

or : Virginia

[@greyfiveys]

@@nathanalbright wait we have a St Petersburg?

[@nathanalbright]

@@greyfiveys No, Virginia, like Alaska, has a Petersburg. No Saint in front of it, though.

[@greyfiveys]

@@nathanalbright ahh

[@avtom_]

Now do the Pacific island hopper on United’s 737, it’s 8 hours!

[@tedsword]

15:48 "Minging". Every once in a while on Noel's channel, I pick up a new British word I didn't know before.

[@pauljordan4452]

Pretty much means disgusting.

[@manubird2475]

Aloha from Hawai'i! This "milk run" trip forceably brings back memories of taking the "island hopper" across Micronesia from Honolulu to Yap. 7 take-offs and landings! No need for deicing there, though. Fun video.

[@That_Millenial_Guy]

75% of the flight is empty. Still has a seat mate in his row.

[@doob_8497]

I personally think that the Alaska livery is one of the best out there!

[@travelsofmunch1476]

When I was little I thought it was a smiling guy with an Afro

[@erik_griswold]

It’s Chester!

[@jessacamtzw]

No,its ryanair!

[@simonbellamy67]

I always thought it was Che Guevara lol....

[@lajoyalobos2009]

I used to see them a lot when I lived in the Portland area growing up. We lived under the approach path for KPDX and my dad used to work for Horizon which operates under Alaska Airlines. Always been a good looking livery. I remember playing outside of my house I could see the tail pretty clearly.

[@frogstamper]

Seeing those amazing views flying up to Anchorage shows what a true wilderness Alaska is just outside of the towns, it must rank as one the last un-spoilt regions of the Earth.

[@dazlebluefrogify]

such a beautiful region love to visit

[@philosoaper]

I'm actually a bit surprised that Juneau is "only" on the 58th degree when I live on the 59th here in Norway, and that's pretty far south. It's always like that, I look at USA and see Alaska and think it's oh so far north, but compared to my country it really isn't. But having the gulfstream run along our coast sure makes for a different climate.

[@MrEeeaddict]

It's far north considering they have freaking LA and Florida in the same country smh

[@nmpls]

Not that it applies to Juneau, but just having an ocean is a huge help. When I lived in Minneapolis, at about 45, I had friends in Bodo (67) and points north, and it was consistently colder in Minneapolis in the winter. Like the daily mean in Minneapolis is -9C and in Bodo, -1. (Juneau is -2) And Minneapolis is warm for Minnesota.

[@97I30T]

@@nmpls My friend lives on Kodiak Island and it gets colder in the winter where I live in Kansas City than it does up there since he's right by the ocean.

[@harrison1986a]

Just remember Juneau is consider part of South-East Alaska :) While our north cape only beats Norway's by a tiny amount (point barrow is 71.38 degrees north where Nordkapp is 71.16) you are definitely right that the gulfstream does Norway a lot of favors. Having grown up in both places, Alaska is generally cooler and colder at similar latitudes. Swimming in the ocean is a no-go year round, ice keeps the north coast inaccessible for the half the year, etc.

[@harrison1986a]

@DrScopeify my dad i drove his new suv from MN to Anchorage over new years. Doable if you drive safely and have AWD or studs. gorgeous country and no tourists was a nice bonus!

[@DerbJd]

“Stephens passage was extremely bumpy...” 😏😂😂

[@donking454]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@boomschool]

da fak :D

[@elliesanders885]

20:15 Alaska themselves used to be 100% Boeing, Horizon operated the Dashes and E-Jets. When they bough Virgin America that sort of broke though

[@Madcapolo]

They plan to return to an all-Boeing mainline fleet, they can’t just get rid of the Airbus’ when there’s still lease contracts on em

[@damnimloomin]

@@Madcapolo i hope the max makes them rethink that strategy and go to the a220/neo's or at a minimum keep a mixed fleet

[@bobbyaiyer7917]

@Brummiewellington that, and Alaska is based in Seattle and is fiercely locally proud. Ditching Boeing would sink the company

[@_w_w_]

@@bobbyaiyer7917 Definitely would not sink the company as AS monopolize key routes or is a dominate player on said routes. If AS chooses Airbus over Boeing, it would certainly hurt Boeing's reputation even more. Delta, the only other dominate airlines out of Seattle, bought a lot of Airbus aircraft into sky above Seattle...

[@bobbyaiyer7917]

@@_w_w_ from a locals' perspective... the negative PR of abandoning Boeing (assuming Boeing can get its act together some time soon) negates any sort of strength - not even a monopoly - along key West Coast routes. It's Seattleites, not New Yorkers, that do the flying out here, and this is a Boeing town

[@paddedroom412]

I'm sure the pilots "plant or drop" in to those runways because they are probably not very long. Don't want to float.

[@rick5440]

Doing the Wrangell to Petersburg leg on a nice day is like flightseeing in a 737.

[@bryanswain8720]

One of the avgeek dream routes, and essential to SE Alaskan communities. I always enjoyed taking the milk run when I lived in Ketchikan. I do miss the -200 combis on this route though!

[@shawnmiller4781]

Bryan's Travel Videos The 200’s were great airplanes all but one of Alaskas was gravel kitted. I only landed on gravel once in a 737 but that was a Northern Air Cargo flight into St Mary’s

[@ronaldewing1500]

Come during the summer, stay for a while and try flying on the smaller airlines. The short hop from Anchorage to kenai is amazing Or take a two and a half hour flight to the Dutch harbor. You should also book a flight on one of the float plane companies flying out of lake Hood have them fly you up to Denali you won't be disappointed.

[@fixpacifica]

About five years ago I heard someone with a British accent say the figure on the Alaska Airlines tail looked like Bob Marley. Years ago Alaska Airlines had images of totem poles and grizzly bears on its tail, in addition to the Eskimo. I always thought those looked better than the Eskimo.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Flying in Alaska is some of my very favorite. I’ve had the lucky chance to fly with Everts Air Cargo on their C-46, Dc-9 and MD-80 freighters to such places as Bethel, King Salmon and Anaktuvak Pass. I tried flying on a Dc-6 but unfortunately we had engine problems and had to do a gate return. Other favorite memories include jumpseating a C-130 with Lynden Air Cargo and flying on a B737-200 with NAC to Barrow. Fantastic video and I wish you many more AK adventures! -Jay

[@juliecasey5196]

Absolutely beautiful scenery got to put this flight on my bucket list

[@tlewisAK]

Add the flight to Fairbanks to the list and do the drive south including the Denali Highway (it’s a dirt road) and you’ve got one heck of a good Alaska trip.

[@donconrard533]

I spent three decades working for Alaska Airlines. Always enjoyed flying the Milk Run. Sometimes I even flew from Seattle to Anchorage on the Milke Run rather than the nonstop because it was so much fun.

[@moharr3582]

It actually makes me sad watching this, how we used to take simple things like just going out for granted, let alone traveling. Stay safe everyone :)

[@gggnono]

Bollocks -> OO

[@michaelosgood9876]

Eh?

[@moharr3582]

@@michaelosgood9876 wow, just came back to this comment, how things have changed!! I just hope we won't have to go back to that ever again (atleast not in our lifetime)

[@michaelosgood9876]

@@moharr3582 just seeing how Alaska Airlines serves its communities makes me extremely happy. Very interesting airline & fleet of which if I'd been Alaskan, I'd be proud. Nothing to be sad about

[@ricka.9862]

You should return in the summer when the weather is nice

[@amfwelsh]

If we all flying by then

[@shawnmiller4781]

If you do I can get you in to the Alaska Wing of the CAF if you want to take a look at some old airplanes

[@v1__rotate]

The “Proudly All Boeing” titles predate their acquisition of Virgin America

[@Aviation18]

But it's on the new livery which was added after

[@josephpak4277]

@@Aviation18 They did have the new livery before they bought out VA. VA was bought out in 2018 and I have personally seen the new livery in 2017.

[@christopherwaits7852]

They need to get rid of it because it isn’t accurate anymore. You can even see AS Airbuses at the beginning of the video

[@Ekehart]

Yeah, I worked with Alaska at AUS. I commented on it as well, and apparently, when they transfer the liveries now, they *are* getting rid of the "Proudly All Boeing" things.

[@charlesjwin]

Alaska® just this week released their intentions to quit using their Airbus equipment completely IN the year 2025.They will take in more of the problematic 737MAX equipment, directly from Boeing®.

[@tanyahirsch5746]

Finaly saw the video! It was a pleasure to be your inflight crew, and I am so grateful the skies were clear for your adventure on the milk run. It really was one of the best views I have seen in 6 years of flying. You did a great job capturing the day. Cheers -Tanya

[@noelphilips]

Thank you so much for watching! It was an incredible trip, one of the most enjoyable I’ve done by a long stretch. Hopefully will be back again to do it all again in the summer at some point! Maybe see you guys onboard again soon! Thanks for the incredible trip.

[@markc7099]

Thank you Noel - really enjoyed the vid - the dialogue - the stunning scenery, much appreciated. 🙏👍

[@helensteele1950]

This must surely rank as one if your best and the most interesting videos. Really enjoyed your tour round the town and all the beautiful scenery. Thank you xx

[@barrygower6733]

I once had to send a marine surveyor from London to Diego Garcia where a cargo ship had a problem. The route he flew was down to Naples and on to DG by Alaska Airlines, a service they operated for the US armed forces.

[@peterjmcc1953]

This reminded me of your trip to the Himalayas. It also brought back to mind that trip you did to small communities in Northern Norway. Really enjoyed the punning. Looking forward to what you and your team come up with in the Coronavirus hiatus.

[@carolinacadabra8278]

I am always amazed at how cheerful you are when you hardly get any sleep!

[@carlinkay1151]

Such a fun flight...great scenery...thank’s Noel! ✈️

[@cardiffflyer]

That looked an amazing trip! Flown Alaska airlines a few times and find them a really good airline!

[@gauravlakhwani8747]

Thank you for doing this! This was something Ive wanted to do ever since I was a kid, cant wait to plan this milk run trip in the near future! :D

[@julianlayton733]

Fantastic views. Another great flight report. Thanks

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

So glad you’re still uploading. I was wondering what would happen with the current ‘lock downs’ but I expect you have a few videos in reserve. Thanks Noel, those views were stunning.

[@arthurcrego8297]

Nice to see Alaska again lived there at the end of the Aleutian Islands. We flew Reeve Aleutian Airways(defunct now) then, they had the oldest, ugliest stews ever and DC-4's/

[@matthewmartin7639]

I got to live in Anchorage for around 2 months in the summer of 2018. This video brought back so many good memories!!! Alaska truly is an incredible place and unlike anywhere else.

[@samuelb.9515]

I love to see these unique journeys! It's almost a sense of bush flying but on a 737; such a dynamic aircraft. Thanks for sharing, Noel!

[@MomentsInTheSky]

Lovely stuff Noel..scenery looked amazing

[@Ts_n_Bs]

Watching now! I myself have never been to Alaska! This ‘tour’ is amazing! Thanks!

[@clairecadoux471]

Noel thank you. What a treat. Those views were stunning. I was in Juneau in 1979 for the start of a wilderness expedition. So, super lovely to see a bit of it now. Never expected to be able to have a glance around via your video. The mountains are huge and gorgeous. Thank you.

[@roselleduquesne7917]

Love your videos helps me with my travelling

[@davejacuk9515]

My fiancé is from Alaska, so I showed her this video and she quickly became very nostalgic. She loved it as much as I did. Very amazing video! I also saw the video with the drones in Frankfort and you trying to get to Seattle so you could record this video. I do not know how you function on so little sleep! Amazing videos - thank you so much for sharing!

[@steliosioannou925]

Great video as always!!! And what a landscape!!! Lets hope that in the near future we will be able to enjoy nature in this way...

[@danielleclare2938]

This is a great video Noel very uplifting pardon the pun in a time of stress and concern for so many fantastic photography videography and composition. I fly single engine not jets but you make it so enjoyable to watch travelling the world back of the bus as we say in the pilots lounge... thanks again great job!

[@jcbaily5559]

What a treat to reminisce as I lived in Alaska for almost 20 years but traveled to and from for over 40 years and the trips i enjoyed the most was what you did whenever I could. Sometimes the weather cooperated and was beautiful the entire way like it was in Anchorage but other times what you experienced from Seattle to Juneau was the norm!! A big difference then was that meals were free and offered frequently on that run but having a cocktail out of each stop was really my highlight. I hope to make that trip one more time before much longer so thanks for bringing me up to date!

[@oscarmedek7744]

Awesome awesome video Noel! Hope you're doing okay in these rough times, keep up the great work!

[@philipf2705]

beautiful scenery in that part of the world, great video Noel!

[@imlundby]

Very nice video as allways! Love seeing new parts of the world, and you help me inspire me

[@_w_w_]

Nice review! The view is definitely stunning... will definitely add this Milk Run route to my list.

[@roarroar4345]

I love Alaska Airlines. Alaska and Virgin are my top 2 airlines. Thanks for the history in that hangar!

[@upintheair-travel]

Thank you for the great video and the memory of the unique piece of Alaska. I was there for two weeks in September 2019, it was the most breathtaking vacation I have ever had.

[@Calebs_Aviation]

Thanks Noel I can never unsee “Bob Marley” in the Alaska Airlines tail logo! 😆 😂

[@nateleech3887]

Awesome video man! I always love seeing people fly this unique route

[@akpilot6676]

The "Milk run," I loved in the early 90s was Seattle, Juneau, Yakutat, Cordova then Anchorage. There was no lay over. It was done in a 737-300 (With the Pratt & Whitneys. The long skinny ones.) It was always a combi. For those who aren't aware, a combi is a configuration of cargo up front and passengers in the rear. They would open the front left side of the aircraft to load the containers. Kinda cool. Thanks for bringing back some loved memories with this video, Noel.

[@Lornaa-]

I've been watching your videos for some time now really enjoy watching its great to see such beautiful places you've been to keep being awesome and can't wait for next video stay safe 👊

[@MRRice-wz3bv]

Thank you for history lesson on Alaskan Airlines. Most interesting indeed to learn. Great video.

[@chrismv102]

Good job Noel. Being stuck inside it's nice to travel with you. You visited an area I've wanted to visit forever. Thanks. Also, bravo for you to tell those bad jokes with such aplomb. .

[@philiplowrie9912]

Just watched your Alaska video what a beautiful place, yes your right it does look like Scotland. Thank you for making these videos, your making it possible for people that cannot travel for whatever reason to see the world and experience flying. Thank you again.

[@pikemanadventure5269]

One of my fav places in the world! Thanks for the vid Noel!

[@matttanner9745]

Love your travels, Noel & thanks for Sharing 🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ✈️👍🏻

[@nycflyertravel]

Thankfully you got some good views on the last leg! I was afraid it was going to be cloudy the entire time.

[@SquawkVFR1981]

You have one of the best aviation related channels. keep on doing the great work. Cheers Julian from Germany.

[@godlyelf]

Great Video i love following the little adventures you have in those far away places

[@noelphilips]

Glad you like them!

[@kennyyellop]

Brilliant Noel thanks

[@vincentsutherland3175]

WOW JUST WOW.......really enjoyed that well done noel !!!

[@medwards95]

Really great video Noel. I'd been thinking about heading to Alaska as a bit of a different holiday at some point - this just reinforces it. Maybe once we return to normal I'll have that chance

[@philiplee1803]

Gosh...i would love to fly on this milk run as well as the United Island Hopper.I flew from Anchorage to Seattle and the scenery below was spectacular.

[@jackvisser]

TY Noel for the Excellent Videos

[@ac9110]

Thoroughly enjoyed that Noel, that was excellent. Many thanks for filming these.

[@johnearl159]

Looks amazing, hope you're back flying soon mate, love your videos

[@Watfordfc2030]

Your content is exceptional . This is why I love aviation

[@gsm4184]

Incredible video, you makes all videos interesting to watch dude!

[@tonka301180]

rly a friendly and calm crew, making jokes. love it. thx noel for this awesome journey-report. :)

[@airportlayovers3353]

I went up to Anchorage about the same time you did and I also had a spectacular cloudless landing

[@darkstarnh]

The odd helicopter is a Kaman Aerospace K-1200 single seater.

[@glennknowles4020]

Noel juneau is a lovely place was there in 2018 on an alaska cruise, good video and take care

[@PhilKimber]

Great video Noel. Alaska looks great. Cheers.

[@wotan10950]

Interesting vlog. I visited Juneau in September. The weather was sunny and mild. The scenery was spectacular and breathtaking.

[@Bluem00n7]

Great video the staff seem amazing and so pleasant and friendly

[@hugocassany]

The scenery is wonderful !

[@pilotjj1]

United Island Hopper: "14 HOURS ON A 737!"

[@WTG20233]

pilotjj1 that would be a treat 😆😁

[@jesselopez3022]

Been there done that. It's not as bad as it sounds

[@cancelanime1507]

Jesse Lopez Yeah and also the 737 that united uses for the island hopper has IFES

[@ymtoh7350]

Done the Island Hopper about 30 times in each direction.

[@brandoncisonno4545]

I want to be on the island hopper sometime in my life as I want to become a United pilot

[@RoadCone411]

I think Alaska’s ground crews are the hardest working in the business. All types of weather, lots of cargo.

[@janemccoy4757]

Interesting video! Thank you!

[@dommorris325]

Fantastic video as always Noel!

[@Alex_BF]

Thank you very much for this review..very original and uncommon !

[@JurgenADV]

22:00 The KMax helicopter is a fascinating dual top rotor, no tail rotor heavy lift helicopter used in Wildland Fire Fighting. Really worth a Google and watching a KZbin vid on.

[@onlineamiga]

Watching this whilst in lockdown, remembering the good olde days where you could go places :P

[@jamespunnett7992]

Stunning views, looks like a fun trip to do sometime

[@BobHarvey.]

I did that milk run I enjoyed the whole trip. Beautiful and instructive.

[@briancarson68]

Well done Noel. Cracking video.

[@joshuagallie6039]

Really enjoyed this video, one of the best yet!

[@grand-kids-rule.]

Another brilliant video keep it up Noel

[@isabel-jt7cp]

I’m watching this because in 10 days I’m going from Philadelphia to Seattle then Seattle to Spokane in Alaska airlines and I wanted to see how they are. And I must say that you deserve way more subscribers. You are so good at explaining everything! You earned a new sub!

[@Mlgraham22]

Just catching this video and it was so awesome. We did an Alaskan cruise last summer and while in Juneau the family went to that same restaurant and sat at the same table you did! Imagine that. They raved about the food too! Especially the oysters. Meanwhile, I was quarantined on the ship with Covid but that’s another story. Oh, and do go in the summer. We hit it with clear skies, 70 degree temps and the scenery, likes you guessed, was spectacular!

[@petermolyneux9544]

Great vid. Thanks I have been to Alaska twice, and flew with Alaska airlines from Seattle to Fairbanks. I think it was on an MD88. Certainly not a Boeing. Pity you didn't get chance to see something of the interior by float plane. We used Taquan Air out of Ketchikan on Dehaviland Beaver and Otter aircraft. An amazing experience.

[@rishih5121]

Another amazing video! Lovely part of the world.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Great watch. Loved it 💙

[@97I30T]

This makes me want to go back to Alaska. I visited Kodiak Island last year in May and it was hard to go back to the Midwest after seeing how beautiful it is up there.

[@mbc65]

I adore this video. Just brilliant, lots of history and info and the scenery wasn't too shabby either. Well done.

[@noelphilips]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

[@garymehigan5004]

Brilliant video.... Alaska looks awesome 🤙