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Moving to Rural Alaska: It Takes a Village
2017
Overview
The coastal community of Nome, which is nearly 540-air miles from Anchorage, sits on the northern coast of the Norton Sound in the Bering Sea. Because there are no highways to Nome, flying and water transport, snowmobile, and dogsled are the only modes of transportation by which cargo can be moved to and from the town. According to Jager, about 90 percent of incoming products, such as food and household goods, arrive by marine transportation. \"Some [appliances] are ordered online or bought at other locations and shipped to the villages.\" Because flying in Alaska comes with challenges-tricky terrain, risky weather, and limited seating and cargo space on small aircraft-Ravn trains its pilots, flight crews, and employees to keep them prepared for any situation, Freitag says. The rate is based on the amount of space used, which gives consumers more control over the costs. Because shipments from Tacoma depart twice a week, it takes an average of seven to fifteen business days for goods to arrive at their destination.
