Alaska Aviation Safety Month

Alaska is a complex aviation environment due to unusual weather conditions, mountainous terrain, and distant weather reporting points. Alaska relies on aviation transportation for service to remote populations and regions more than any other state and has more small aircraft and pilots per capita than any other state.

Alaska airports are separated by great distances; fuel planning, alternate routes, and airports are critical to safety. Through education, research, training, audits, and use of simulators and aviation training devices, as well as other safety equipment, aviation accidents and fatalities can be reduced in Alaska.

Alaska's aviation stakeholders would like to promote, recognize, and increase aviation safety awareness in Alaska.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Frank H. Murkowski, Governor of the State of Alaska, do hereby proclaim August 2004 as:

Alaska Aviation Safety Month

in Alaska, and encourage all Alaskans to recognize the significance of aviation to Alaska and the importance of aviation safety.

Dated: June 4, 2004