Post by Name Omitted on Sept 27, 2011 22:10:39 GMT -8
"Will $77 million airport in remote Alaska prove inaccessible?"
www.alaskadispatch.com/article/will-77-million-airport-remote-alaska-prove-inaccessible
Short form, we are building a $77 million airport 6 miles across open ocean from Akutan, and largest fish processing plant in North America (I could post really interesting articles about trying to power it geothermal if that interested people here).
We are looking at ways to ferry people across the open ocean strait, and one of the methods currently being discussed is a hovercraft.
The difficulty (aside from cost) is that a similar hovercraft operating out of Cold Bay is not living up to expectations for harsh weather operations.
www.alaskadispatch.com/article/will-77-million-airport-remote-alaska-prove-inaccessible
Short form, we are building a $77 million airport 6 miles across open ocean from Akutan, and largest fish processing plant in North America (I could post really interesting articles about trying to power it geothermal if that interested people here).
We are looking at ways to ferry people across the open ocean strait, and one of the methods currently being discussed is a hovercraft.
The difficulty (aside from cost) is that a similar hovercraft operating out of Cold Bay is not living up to expectations for harsh weather operations.
, I think they should look at alternatives considering Cold Bay's issues. Maybe this could be a new home for the boondoggle known as the MV Susitna. Although I guess they have said that it is not ocean certified and the waters between Akutan and Akun are definitely open waters.