Filmed on February 21st 2021
Enjoy 20+ minutes of unedited, close up footage of aircraft operations at the ice runway located on Alton Bay which is the southernmost portion of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.
The ice runway occurs annually from January - March as long as the temperatures remain cold enough to get a minimum of one foot of ice to support the aircraft. The runway is plowed onto the ice in the middle of the bay, it is the only FAA approved ice runway in the United States.
*There is a lot going on off screen, the weather was beautiful and the bay is a very popular spot for ice fishing, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and snowmobiling, and because of that there are a few points where there is a lot of background noise. I apologize!
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