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Brian W. LeButt
New member
Username: Pakawala
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2007
Posted From: 69.178.5.84
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 04:34 am: | |
Brian, be advised, I'm currently stranded at Elmendorf (Anchorage) - got here 19 June and NOTHING expected to go out for "the next few days", as of today. It's starting to get rather expensive for me with family of 3. |
Allan H Weagle
Intermediate Member
Username: Popsie1947
Post Number: 119
Registered: 10-2007
Posted From: 205.188.116.208
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 04:26 pm: | |
check with eielson base ops for rotator flights to conus. You might catch a hop on a flying gas station from a base which has space a connection to dover or charleston. Tankers in England go about once a month to Washington state |
John
Advanced Member
Username: Jharpst
Post Number: 232
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 68.102.36.111
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 01:19 am: | |
Check the train from Anchorag to Fairbanks. Remember it is a long way. |
Jack T. Paxton
Senior Member
Username: Jpaxton
Post Number: 873
Registered: 07-2003
Posted From: 24.27.231.67
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 07:36 pm: | |
Brien: you do not say what category you are. if you are not pressed for time you might well find military flights from McChord to Elmendorf and Elmendorf to Fairbanks. We did two years ago from McChord to Elmendorf, then rented a car for various trips including Fairbanks. Also, the time of year is a factor as John says. Good luck |
John R Garrison
Senior Member
Username: Majorg
Post Number: 2769
Registered: 02-2006
Posted From: 207.108.88.42
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 06:20 pm: | |
Brian:
Welcome to the Board!
If you have not yet done so, please familiarize yourself with JohnD's SpaceA Pages (link top left), the general layout of this site and the Search Function (magnifying glass at top center) of this site. Nearly all questions can be answered from those three sources. Having read thru the FAQs is a great start and I would suggest reading thru the other sections on JohnD's site as well.
In relation to your proposed trip, traveling SpaceA to/from Germany (or anywhere in Europe) to Alaska (or anywhere on the West Coast) will be very challenging. We try to avoid the Summer (15 May to 15 Sep) as this is typically one of the busiest times (Christmas (15 Dec-10 Jan) being the other) with a lot of competition for spacea. Please ensure that you are prepared to spend more time in terminals than you can imagine. Also be prepared for additional food, lodging and expensive, last minute commercial tickets should you be time restrained upon your attempted return.
As stated often on this site, experienced SPATS avoid Christmas and Summer travel whenever possible.
In sum, can it be done??..Yes, Just be mentally prepared for things to not go as smoothly as you might be expecting...and be pleasantly surprised when they work out.
Happy travels, John
PS: Clearly, your proposed trip is really Europe to/from McChord and is a wise decision to do the McChord-Alaska segment via commercial means. Getting back usually entails a stop (and usually a change of planes/mission) on the East Coast. |
Brian Sansom
New member
Username: Briansansom
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 109.128.31.88
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 05:34 pm: | |
y wife and I are heading to AK to visit family in Fairbanks. Looks like it won't be a problem getting to McChord and then buying a commercial ticket to Anchorage (lowest cost vs. Fairbanks). Anybody done the Germany - Alaska and back trip? We'll probably to a shuttle bus from Anchorage to Fairbanks...what I'm worried about is getting back to Germany. |
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