FS2004 Scenery - Cold Bay

FS2004 Scenery - Cold Bay (PACD), in Aleutians, Alaska (AK), USA.

Cold Bay is in the eastern third of the Aleutian chain of islands in Alaska, around 175 miles east of Dutch Harbor. The small town has a population of just over 100 and is in existance solely because of the airport with its long runways, one just over 6,000 feet and the other over 10,000 feet and with an ils. Goods are flown here for local redistribution. Most inhabitants are not permanent, and are there temporarily because of the wild life reserve, weather service, or air traffic control work. The airport was originally built to this size for use in WW2 and there are still quonset huts from this time visible in the area, though the majority of the rough-and-ready housing has now been cleared away. There are scheduled flights by Grant Aviation to neighbouring local airfields and flights to and from Anchorage by Peninsula Air (included in the AI posted with Adak) and Grant Aviation have space attached to their hangar that serves as a terminal. The Coast Guard also make use of Cold Bay, and the video demonstrates all you need to know about the changeable winter weather.

By Roger Wensley.