The Lower 48 refers to the contiguous states in the USA that can be driven continuously, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Driving through the Lower 48 covers over 6,800 miles and takes over 100 hours.

Future 49, with proponents from civilian pilots to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, is primed to launch to promote Alaskan issues and its energy, economic and national security benefits to the U.S.

Alaska, with roughly 665,384 square miles, is in a whole different class. So ginormous is the Last Frontier that it would cover an entire one-fifth of the Lower 48, Texas included. And since ...

Ferries that operate as the Alaska Marine Highway System are as essential to coastal communities as roads are to the cities ...

Alaska Airlines will launch two new flights to Anchorage this summer from the lower 48, making it easier to reach the Last Frontier. Starting June 14, the airline will launch weekly roundtrip ...

Paul said that this new project will complete a ring around Alaska, giving Quintillion the ... be stuck while our ship mobilizes from the Lower 48 to replace that fiber break.” ...

(Loren Holmes / ADN) A New York-based company pursuing LNG export projects in the Lower 48 said this week that it has a deal with the Alaska gasline agency to develop the state’s long-sought $44 ...

Alaska Airlines carries more passengers between Alaska and the lower 48 states than any other airline. In 2023 alone, the airline served more than 35 million travelers. Alaska Airlines also ...

It also seeks to dispatch with what one source familiar with its founding called the "out of sight, out of mind" feeling of some in the Lower 48 when it comes to how far-flung Alaska can translate ...