Eighty-two percent of Alaska is only accessible by air, and about 75 percent of those communities don't have a runway long enough for a jet or larger aircraft.
Mary Peltola: “Eighty-two percent of Alaska is only accessible by air, and about 75 percent of those communities don't have a runway…”
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Peltola highlights Alaska's reliance on aviation due to limited runway access.
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