“One can simply consider the holding pattern as a sort of traffic light for airplanes, used to control the inbound traffic landing at an airport.” Technically, a holding pattern is a defined ...

Search and rescue crews continue scouring coastal areas of Alaska Friday morning after a small commercial aircraft went ...

Nome’s volunteer fire department said in a Facebook post that “the pilot of the plane told Anchorage air traffic control that “he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the ru ...

A plane carrying 10 people went missing while waiting for the runway to be cleared in Nome, Alaska, Thursday afternoon.

According to officials, the plane pilot told air traffic control in Anchorage he had intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway in Nome to be cleared before the aircraft ...