Growing in Alaska

Looking at a map the other day it was cool to see what all there's. It's a gagillion airports. Why is that? , Alaska is covered in a sheet of ice, so can be grown there as fruits and vegetables?.

The southern coast of Alaska is rainforest land, so quite a few plants grow, with zones 4, 5, 6—so would be similar to the Midwest in terms of minimum temperatures. Even up in the tundra, I’m guessing there are cloudberries, crowberries and others.

Alaska hardiness zones: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/planting-zones/alaska-planting-zones.htm

Airports, probably because locations are so remote and things get transported more by air.