We love airplanes, you love airplanes, so let's go look at airplanes! In our Prime Plane Spotting series, we'll let you in on all the best spots to whip out your cameras and binoculars for a piece of the aviation action.
It's cold and it's snowy and you just want to stay inside with a nice steamy mug of hot chocolate. Gosh, how we long for days like that while the weather is muggy like now. But in Alaska, the hot chocolate days are long and you've got plenty of time to get our your cross-country skis for a little winter weather plane spotting at Anchorage International Airport.
In fact, two accessible parks bookend the airport, so you've got your pick of views. For the more active, we recommend the larger Kincaid Park, also known to be one of the USA's premier cross-country ski destinations with 16.5 miles of trails. And you can see in the video above how close your encounter with air traffic will be.
For the less outdoorsy, and therefore more touristy folk, head to Earthquake Park on the north end of the airport, on the water. It's named so because here you can view whats left of the damage from the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake that destroyed 75 homes. Turn your eyes to the skies however, and it's all the Alaska Air you could want to watch take off and land, plus some surprise appearances from international carriers like Korean Air.
That should be enough motivation for you to trade your hot chocolate for your telephoto lens.
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