(HD) Watching Airplanes Part 2 - Anchorage International Airport PANC/ANC Plane Spotting

This is Part 2 of my Anchorage, Alaska Planespotting Adventure.
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North! To Alaska! I bring you a taste of the aviation magic of America's Last Frontier. I finally made the trip up to America's 49th state not to hunt for bear or moose (although I did see a moose while spotting here!) but instead to film the many various, diverse aircraft that are plentiful in this part of the world.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport PANC/ANC is a major airport and mega cargo hub where Boeing 747s and heavy jets are as common as the pine trees and the air is sweet with the fresh of outdoors seasoned with the smell of jet exhaust and hot brakes, ... truly a unique airport with a diverse air traffic assortment unlike anywhere else on earth. Everything is here, from the still operational DC-9 and DC-3 to the Dreamlifter to the KC-135 and versatile C-130.
I've dreamed for a long time about making a planespotting video from Anchorage International Airport as it is one of those airports that was featured in KZbin videos I used to watch that inspired me to try my hand at other locations around the world besides Chicago O'Hare. Many thanks to the efforts of folks like my good friend Rocknroller92 ( / rocknroller92 ) for providing that inspiration and input to ultimately make this video happen.
As usual, I shot all of this without a tripod, two hands only... practice, practice, practice. Even so the stiff, chilly Alaska wind contributes a bit of shakiness to the footage at various points.
Most of the action is arriving and departing PANC/ANC's 10,900+ ft runway 15 and is taken from Point Woronzof, a spot famous with the locals and many seasoned planespotters. All footage taken September 10-12, 2017.
Either unfortunately or fortunately, I picked the days to film that construction crews were busy re-paving taxiway Yankee (Y) so this adds a lot of background noise to the film.
PANC/ANC Airport Diagram:
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PANC/ANC Airport Website:
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PANC/ANC Wikipedia Page:
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Airlines featured:
PenAir, UPS Airlines, Kalitta Air Cargo, Lynden Air Cargo, Cathay Pacific Cargo, Everts Air Cargo, Atlas Air, China Cargo, Western Global Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Portland Timbers Livery (N607AS), Northern Air Cargo, Alaska Central Express, China Cargo, National Airlines Cargo, FedEx Express Cargo, Cargolux, Conoco Phillips/BP (N668CP), Nippon Airlines Cargo,Polar Air Cargo, Asiana Airlines Cargo, EVA Air Cargo, Korean Air Cargo, Air Canada, Air China Cargo, Icelandair, Ravn Alaska, Delta Air Lines, Delta Airlines, Desert Air, TransNorthern Aviation, Southern Air, Yangtze River Express, American Airlines, etc.
Aircraft featured:
Saab S340 Turboprop, Saab 2000 Turboprop,Boeing 747-400, Boeing 747-400F, C-130 Hercules, Lockheed L-110-30 (L-382G), Boeing 747-8F, Douglas DC-6, Boeing 747-4J6(LCF) BLCF, Boeing 767-300F, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 737-700, McDonnell Douglas MD80, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-400 Combi, Beechcraft 1900C, Learjet, Boeing 737-300 Freighter, Douglas DC-9, Douglas DC-9-30, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, Westwind Astra Business Jet, De Havilland Canada DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, China Airlines Cargo, Gulfstream Aerospace G650 (G-VI), Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 777-200LRF, Boeing 777 Freighter, Bombardier Global 5000 (BD-700-1A11), Airbus A320, Boeing 757-200, Dash 8 Turboprop, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-106 Dash 8, USAF U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, Douglas DC-3, Douglas C-47A Skytrain (DC-3), Douglas C-117D (DC-3S), Gulfstream Aerospace G-V-SP Gulfstream G550, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, etc.
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Planespotting Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport PANC/ANC 2017
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[@ragaglia]

After seeing these videos, it's plain to see that you chose one of the best locations in the world to shoot. A freighters paradise, amazing landscape and aviation wonders like DC-3 and DC-6 still flying. Thumbs up!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching, Jorge! I have much more planned for sure.

[@orgcoast5990]

I really enjoy watching older aircraft extend their useful lives in the far North. Great work!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

me too! I find flying in Alaska to be a refreshing scene compared to the same old boring airplanes we often see at airports across the U.S. that all look the same.

[@jetlimovie1149]

Do you find your plane

[@mylosairplanefan]

Oh come on, Jay! This really can't get much better!! Dude, amazing work, 1+ hour of pure hapiness if you ask me. So many amazing, rare catches. LOVE it!!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks so much, mylooooos! you da man, you always da man.

[@AndreiTupolev]

When the first thing you see is an old Herk smoking in, followed soon after by an even older DC-3, you know it's going to be fun! I like the climb rate of that DC-6. "If we're above the trees by the time we get there, it's all good."

[@OHAREAVIATION]

lol! I absolutely lived my time spotting here... truly amazing to see it with my own eyes.... hopefully my videos do it enough justice but this is certainly a must-spot airport.

[@Coaljet]

Yeah! Why do the DC-6s climb out so flat? It's like crazy flat, how they take off.

[@eltoro6688]

It's Everts. Probably loaded to limits! LoL

[@MTAviation]

after this video, anchorage is definitely on the bucket list to visit! Loved every second of it. thanks for uploading!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

It sure is an awesome airport! .... so glad I went and saw it for myself.

[@flyingdentist]

Stevens airport is A real cargo airport.So many of these.Great variety of planes from the oldest to the newest.Loved it Jay.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching, Yannis!

[@howardzinko3190]

Just like Part 1, this is an incredible video!!!! Anchorage is quite a major cargo hub, I didn't realize. Thank you for posting!!!!

[@bababa265]

great rainbow and planes...this video puts a smile on our faces and hoping for good times in 2021..thanks jay

[@OHAREAVIATION]

THanks for watching! should have a few new videos for you later this week perhaps

[@brycedesy4394]

At 22:44, the Dash 8-100: N886AE, can be seen landing. This airplane had an inflight upset/stall event in September, 2012. It lost 5,000 feet in 37 seconds and sustained minor damage in the recovery. Looks like they repaired it and have it flying.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

[@papanoel3999]

I love this video.lots of variety.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! Gotta say I LOVED spotting here.

[@Ronpie123]

amazing, i love it, old planes are not easy to catch, congrats !!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Pretty happy about getting all these older birds on film for people to see.... hope I get the opportunity to do it again sometime.

[@johnmorgan3539]

Great video! Wonderful array of different aircraft!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching, John Morgan!

[@ac2-rm141]

Construction activity seems to be a constant occurrence in the vicinity of so many airports. It shows the importance a city, etc. places on that particular airport, and aviation as a whole.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks 4 watch!ng You are correct.

[@canadianplanespotter]

Wait there's MORE!? Well what a terrific way to start my week! I'll finish watching this later though :D

[@aidanherbel7436]

Same

[@OHAREAVIATION]

There is always more, my friend ;) Anchorage is one of those airports that demands it.

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

Ok THAT WAS VERY COOL! Im going to ancorage in the winter holydays. I really hope to do a little plane spotting because this plane is incredible!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Marco Dalle Carbonare Best of luck! I had a great time up there. Thanks 4 watch!ng Sorry for the late reply.

[@markslandingsandaviationvi3123]

O'Hare Aviation - Jay's HD Plane Spotting its ok! It awsomme to talk with some nice people! Have a great day thanks again!.

[@chronyx3688]

16:45 to 16:58 That landing was really buttered up :)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

haha! when you have a turboprop and 10,000+ feet of runway it's easy to go for that smoooooth touchdown.

[@HNT63]

You are really expanding your spotting. Nice video Jay

[@OHAREAVIATION]

So much more planned as well! Thanks for watching.

[@airjuneau]

Just amazing! Love the variety of planes :)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! Had a lot of fun putting this one together.

[@Guerry-3]

Wow Jay! You always get the greatest spots to video aircraft, and I did thoroughly enjoy your post. Do you have some secret decoder ring or secret handshake to access where you video? Regardless, you really captured the beauty of huge aircraft landing and taking to the air. The one thing that really floored me was that there are freight companies which still use the DC-3 and DC-6. Those aircraft are most likely older than any of us. Thank-you again for the video. Please keep up the great work.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

lol! Thanks so much for watching! and I apologize for not getting back to you sooner as I have been super busy. It was indeed a special occasion for me to be able to film these beautiful airplanes in their natural environment hauling actual cargo ... not in some airshow set. This location is quite famous with spotters in Alaska and I happened to pick some great days to go up there due to the winds allowing for landings and takeoffs on runway 15... normally this is not the case and the takeoff on 33 and land on the 25s or 7s.

[@krduspotting1852]

Nice vid! Love the C-130 at the beginning!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! LOVED getting the C-130s, DC-3 and DC-6.

[@michaelhamborg2911]

Looks like an amazing place to go watch air traffic.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

it sure is!! Love PANC... th@Nx 4 w@tch!nG

[@flygwada971]

It's only there we can meet DC-3 alive....great filming....

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! love dat DC-3!!

[@gecko56]

You'll find even more in Yellowknife, nwt, Canada

[@ryanmoeller3308]

Great video good sir! I started Aviation Maintenance School yesterday. I'm very excited to get my A&P License so I can work on jets like the one's in this video. 👍👍👍

[@Guerry-3]

Ryan, if you are going to work on the big jets, please take a camera and photograph all aspects of the aircraft. I build plastic models and am really looking for a good source for aircraft details. Good luck in your school.

[@ryanmoeller3308]

C-990 Buff Will do! Thank you!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

COOL!!!

[@buybygb]

34:40 wonder what the approach speed for that 732 was. Great seeing some action from ANC!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! Approach speed for a 737-200 isn't too different from your standard 737 I would gather.

[@syedhoque8009]

Love the Icelandair 757! :-) Next its Cleveland followed by Dallas Fort/Worth.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

The Icelandic spread continues! Thanks as always for the news updates, Syed. Your updates inspire me go searching for many a news article during the week.

[@jordynamundsen4672]

Wonderful video Jay! Could you do MIA plane spotting plz

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching, Jordyn. Yes, a spotting video at Miami is on the To-Do list.. funny, I was even researching some info for it yesterday. SFO and BOS may also be videos to come soon. Who knows! I have many plans and not enough time to do it all in... one thing you can be sure, I'll try to continue to bring great content to this channel as often as I am able ;)

[@pabloeing1]

AMAZING

[@OHAREAVIATION]

THANKS

[@eltoro6688]

SWEET rainbow at 4:07!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Mike Pendergrass always love to get that magic on film

[@kristinawashington1773]

Sweet. 👌

[@herberteiden9338]

Bitte nie stilllegen,- konnte es so oft am TXL Tegeler Flughafen Berlin beobachten, genießen. H. E. 12.11.2023.

[@Delta319]

Good job!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching!

[@StillTyping913]

Nice vid.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

yeah, not bad for what it is.

[@rabhatta]

Thanks so much I hope to you have some more happy birthday and hope

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks 4 watch!ng

[@Rampage434]

Started out with SPINNINGBLADESODEATH.........Awesome friggin movie o great one..........

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Always happy to see the Master Commenter roaming KZbin and thanks as always for the great comment.

[@F1PrivateJetSpotter]

This is ... crazy, how much days where you over there? :-)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

tH@nkz 4 w@tch!ng Was there 3 days total I believe

[@sharonsibanda7525]

NICE VID MATE 4TH PLANE IS IT THE IRON ANNIE

[@balieydavis7636]

4:06 a rainbow

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Always love that! Thanks for watching!

[@ThePowerfulMach5]

34:35 whats on the nose gear of that old 737???

[@justplanecrazy5575]

ThePowerfulMach5 it’s for gravel.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Infinite Flight JPC is correct, it allows the aircraft to land on gravel runways.

[@marylandaviation9058]

There are so many old planes landing in there!

[@avidflier9711]

Nice videos jay. I don’t want to be demanding or anything, but what happened to ohare? Why aren’t there anymore ohare videos(u were the only good one) once again I don’t want to be too demanding or mean but I used to wait for so long after school for heavy aircraft Friday. If there could be a reply that would be great. Thanks!

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! I love O'Hare and it will always be my home but I moved to Minneapolis a couple years ago to take a job with a regional airline there.... someday I may return to O'Hare but for now I live in Minnesota and roam the earth to enjoy more than just what ORD has to offer.

[@anthonyjackson4903]

Hi jay I enjoy your videos what was behind the AA B757 at 2 m 50s.?

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! perhaps you are referring to the big yellow and white Boeing 747 freighter?

[@allaballa55]

I saw that two it was flying in a weird direction. Its in the sky

[@eltoro6688]

2:30

[@FlyingAsia]

Great compilation Jay! I shall comment first before watching the video =)

[@OHAREAVIATION]

lol! you won't be disappointed i'm sure. Had three awesome days spotting here in ANC... Well worth the time, effort, money spent.

[@elijahdiaz2897]

If I was in the cockpit, where do you think I was should fly

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Alaska

[@ryan_wii_sports6899]

When will CVG come Jay I'm Excited :D

[@ryan_wii_sports6899]

also this seems like a big cargo destination

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! CVG will get their moment in the sun on this channel in future sometime... there's so much to do and so little time. More great videos coming up and I promise i'll get to CVG at some point.

[@keyshawnaviation]

I have one question, so you now have the Sony hx300 right, are u looking to get the hx400 or to keep the hx300 and which one you would recommend?

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I personally like the HX300 and plan to keep it for a while. It gets the job done.... I like cameras enough to use them to capture video or pictures of airplanes but I'm not a camera geek really. I have heard the Sony HX400v is similar and I think my friend Matt Cochran of ATL uses one.

[@keyshawnaviation]

Jay's O'HareAviation Plane Spotting HD thx for the answer

[@TPAspotter]

DC-6 and c-47 wow.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

two favorite old planes at the same airport and filmed just a few weeks ago... pretty special to see these still flying.

[@allaballa55]

Whats flying in the sky at 2 38 its behind the AA in the distance

[@OHAREAVIATION]

It's a UFO from the planet Zartov. Your worst fears are confirmed... we're all gonna die. RELAX. It's a Cessna inbound to the floatplane base next to the ANC airport.

[@flygwada971]

Nice spotting point. You changed area?? You left Chicago down??

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Chicago O'Hare is my home and always will be but I now live up in Minneapolis working for a regional airline. I travel the world in my spare time. Someday I may return to O'Hare though... only the future will tell.

[@davidharris2519]

does the Russian airline still fly in there ...love watching at ANC

[@OHAREAVIATION]

the Antonov 124 still flies into ANC occasionally although I've never caught it there before.

[@davidharris2519]

@@OHAREAVIATION there used to be a Russian with service to magadan used to fly tu-204s before that TU-154s

[@OHAREAVIATION]

haven't seen that here lately.

[@Rv12_pilot]

Dc3s yay

[@OHAREAVIATION]

always a fan of the old birds... thanks for watching!

[@Rv12_pilot]

O'Hare Aviation - Jay's HD Plane Spotting thx for replying 😀

[@aidanherbel7436]

Do Denver plane spotting

[@OHAREAVIATION]

I've filmed at Denver from the terminals several years ago... Denver has some good traffic. Will have to do some research on Denver as well.

[@logangmania2642]

Do Atlanta airport plane spotting

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Thanks for watching! I actually have done several Atlanta videos including with Matt Cochran and from the famous Renaissance hotel. do a search here on this channel for them :)

[@logangmania2642]

Ok thanks I love your videos can u start doing airline reviews

[@vehicleranks1129]

What camera did you use?

[@OHAREAVIATION]

This was filmed with a Sony HX300.. I currently use a Sony AX-53. Thanks for watching :)

[@vehicleranks1129]

O'Hare Aviation - Jay's HD Plane Spotting ok thanks for the help ! And good video definitely have subscribed

[@orgcoast5990]

Does anyone out there know what percentage of Alaska's merchandise arrives via air?

[@OHAREAVIATION]

db404 not sure but also keep in mind there is a lot of cargo transport within state

[@departfromhongkong1378]

2:38 have a ufo

[@OHAREAVIATION]

that's a Cessna inbound to the Seaplane landing base at ANC. (facepalm) and also, most UFOs are special government military planes, not spaceships with extra-terrestrial life.

[@Starflight2006]

nice footage! check out my channel for views from inside the flightdeck, if you like. cheers!

[@maroloansihaloho2739]

Turun dari sorga dari ALLAH hidup emas masa muda pesawat good