, 5 5 0 ▁are ▁pil ots , ▁or ▁about ▁one ▁in ▁every ▁ 7 8 . ▁ ▁Major ▁air ports ▁Ted ▁Stevens ▁An ch orage ▁International ▁Airport ▁Fair b anks ▁International ▁Airport ▁June au ▁International ▁Airport ▁K etch ikan ▁International ▁Airport ▁ ▁Airlines ▁ ▁Other ▁topics ▁Bush ▁flying ▁ ▁Other ▁transport ▁Another ▁Al ask an ▁transport ation ▁method ▁is ▁the ▁dogs led . ▁In ▁modern ▁times , ▁dog ▁m ushing ▁is ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁sport ▁than ▁a ▁true ▁means ▁of ▁transport ation . ▁Vari ous ▁races ▁are ▁held ▁around ▁the ▁state , ▁but ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁is ▁the ▁Id itar od ▁Tra il ▁S led ▁Dog ▁Race , ▁a ▁ 1 , 1 5 0 - mile ▁( 1 8 5 0   km ) ▁trail ▁from ▁An ch orage ▁to ▁N ome . ▁The ▁race ▁comm emor ates ▁the ▁famous ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ser um ▁run ▁to ▁N ome ▁in ▁which ▁m ush ers ▁and ▁dogs ▁like ▁Bal to ▁took ▁much - ne eded ▁medicine ▁to ▁the ▁di ph ther ia - str icken ▁community ▁of ▁N ome ▁when ▁all ▁other ▁means ▁of ▁transport ation ▁had ▁failed . ▁M ush ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁come ▁to ▁An ch orage ▁each ▁March ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁c ash ▁pri zes ▁and ▁prest ige . ▁ ▁In ▁areas ▁not ▁served ▁by ▁road ▁or ▁rail , ▁primary ▁summer ▁transport ation ▁is ▁by ▁all - ter rain ▁vehicle ▁and ▁primary ▁winter ▁transport ation ▁is ▁by ▁snow mobile , ▁or ▁" s