Flights into and out of the 520 U.S. airports fell 55% in April 2020 compared to April 2019. That's 2.5 million fewer operations. All that translates to a huge monetary loss. A 125 billion dollar loss of revenue to be exact. So it was shocking to a lot of people when news came out that while all of the giants were failing, the tiny Ted Stevens Anchorage Airport was bustling. And the reasons why it became the busiest, are why Anchorage should be on your radar.