BCA asked long-term forecaster Dave Houle at Universal Weather & Aviation for a summary of Alaska weather conditions that operators planning tech stops in the 49th state should be aware of. Here is his report: “Late fall and winter are the seasons that could potentially pose the most weather issues. There is a great difference in the amounts of precipitation between Anchorage, which is primarily coastal, and Fairbanks, which is located more in the interior of Alaska,” Houle began.

It’s likely that the most challenging application of business aviation ever attempted is the corporate shuttle service operated between Anchorage and Alaska’s North Slope tundra to transport oil field and Trans Alaska Pipeline workers to their jobs.

The chief pilot of an FAR Part 91 corporate flight department that often fields Gulfstreams through Alaska to Asian destinations provided this succinct advice to flight crews who may be headed above 60°N latitude for the first time: