Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All the United States Alaska Anchorage Neighborhood Airplane Hangars

Neighborhood Airplane Hangars

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Anchorage, Alaska

Added By
Ike Allen
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
CAPTION
  Atlas Obscura
  Map Data © 2009 Google
  Map Data © 2011 Google
  Map Data © 2009 Google
  tril / Atlas Obscura User
  Atlas Obscura
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

Move into a home on Cange Street on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska, and you are essentially moving into an airport. The small sub-division is cut down the middle with a runway, and each house is equipped with a small built-in airplane hangar the same way many suburban homes have built-in garages.

The large, '80s-era houses in this neighborhood line what at first appears to be an ordinary gravel road, but is in fact a small airstrip called the Sky Harbor airport. The cooperatively owned airstrip runs exactly parallel to Cange Street, and the residents who own small propellor planes have exclusive access to the runway directly from their front doors. 

An online real estate listing for a house in the neighborhood advertises: "An indoor preflight and a 30 second taxi to your 1800 foot gravel airstrip put all that Alaska has to offer just steps from your living room!" The hangar doors are visible on each home, although some prefer to park their planes outside close to the house.

Alaska is a state that is largely reachable and traversable by air. Roads do not connect Anchorage to many of the state's towns and national parks, and it takes days to drive from the city to even the northernmost reaches of the lower 48. In this remote part of the country, access to your own set of wings and a place to keep it seems a sensible enough variation on the American dream. 

Related Tags

Airports Airplanes Aviation Eccentric Homes Transportation Roads Homes

Community Contributors

Added By

Ike Allen

Edited By

Meg, tril

  • Meg
  • tril

Published

June 15, 2017

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/11600-Cange-St-Anchorage-AK-99516/44309_zpid/
Neighborhood Airplane Hangars
Cange Street
Anchorage, Alaska
United States
61.116245, -149.818913
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

The Seward Highway

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Anchorage

Anchorage

Alaska

Places 13
Stories 2

Nearby Places

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

The Seward Highway

Anchorage, Alaska

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Anchorage

Anchorage

Alaska

Places 13
Stories 2

Related Stories and Lists

9 Airports More Interesting Than the One You're Stuck In

architecture

By Kerry Wolfe

Related Places

  • Aeroshell Aerobatic Team performing at EAA AirVenture 2007

    Oshkosh, Wisconsin

    EAA's AirVenture Oshkosh

    One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

  • Aircraft on display.

    College Park, Maryland

    College Park Airport and Aviation Museum

    The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

  • The mangled wreckage sat by Highway 5

    Mexicali, Mexico

    Boeing 727 Crash Experiment

    This mangled and twisted wreckage left by the side of a Mexican road was no accident, but a planned crash in the name of science and safety.

  • Satellite view of the airport.

    Ochopee, Florida

    Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport

    This isolated airport in the middle of the Everglades sees more alligators than planes.

  • Gander International Airport.

    Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

    Gander International Airport Lounge

    The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

  • Aerial view of Aviator’s Arrow.

    Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Aviator’s Arrow

    This beacon for pre-radar pilots once guided Charles Lindbergh to a safe touchdown in Tulsa.

  • The H-4 Hercules, aka “Spruce Goose.”

    McMinnville, Oregon

    The Spruce Goose

    The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

  • Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart’s signatures and route lines.

    New York, New York

    Fliers and Explorers Globe

    A prized globe signed by Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh sits in the Brooklyn office of the American Geographical Society.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.