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   Travel is Dangerous

“Between 1990 and 1998, there were 1,510 aviation accidents (in Alaska), an average of one accident every 2 days, that took the lives of 355 people.” National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), December 14, 1999 Rural residents travel an average of 147 miles one way for access to next level of care. Access to the 248 AFHCAN Sites Highway 3% Highway and jet 8% Jet only 11% Jet then small plane 6% Small plane 60% Limited road and small plane 8% Extremely Remote 3% Note that only 3% of AFHCAN sites are accessible by road. Almost 74% require a small plane to access the site. The sites labeled “extremely remote” have limited or infrequent air access, sometime provided by helicopter or ski planes.