Frontier Flying Service
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Frontier Flying Service (d.b.a Frontier Alaska
) is an American
airline
headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska
, United States
. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services
to Alaska bush communities
, primarily north of Fairbanks
, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and Canada
.
Its main base is in Fairbanks
(Fairbanks International Airport
), with hubs in Barrow
(Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport), Anchorage
(Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
), Kotzebue
(Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
) and Bethel
(Bethel Airport
).
Colonel Richard McIntyre, catering to Alaska bush communities as a scheduled mail carrier for Wien Air Alaska
, as well as providing charters throughout Alaska. In 1974, Frontier was purchased by John Hajdukovich.
In 2005 the airline merged with Cape Smythe Air Services, taking on their routes and retaining the Frontier Flying Service name.
During the spring of 2008 Frontier Flying Service began the process of merging with Hageland Aviation Services
, the companies continue to operate separate certificates with Frontier Flying Service providing service between major hubs and focus communities with the Beech 1900C aircraft while Hagleand Air Service provides point to point service out of the hubs and focus communities to smaller villages, both companies do business under the name "Frontier Alaska" and have begun merging resources and operations at all their shared airports. This merger makes Frontier Alaska the largest commuter passenger carrier in the state of Alaska (by fleet size and number of routes).
On July 8, 2008 Seattle based Alaska Airlines announced Frontier Flying Service (d.b.a Frontier Alaska) as a new code share partner beginning in the fall of 2008.
On February 27, 2009 Frontier Flying Service's holding company, Frontier Alaska, acquired rival Era Aviation
of Anchorage, Alaska.
, Grant Aviation
, Northern Air Cargo
, PenAir
, and Ryan Air, participates in the Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and now number 1 PET
bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling.
Frontier Alaska
Frontier Alaska is the name under which HoTH, Inc., markets the services of its multiple airline holdings: Frontier Flying Service, Hageland Aviation Services, and Era Aviation.-History:...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
to Alaska bush communities
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
, primarily north of Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Its main base is in Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
(Fairbanks International Airport
Fairbanks International Airport
Fairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
), with hubs in Barrow
Barrow, Alaska
Barrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the...
(Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport), Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
(Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Inter-terminal:...
), Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
(Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city on the Baldwin Peninsula in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
) and Bethel
Bethel, Alaska
Bethel is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.Bethel is the largest...
(Bethel Airport
Bethel Airport
Bethel Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
).
History
Frontier Flying Service was established in 1950 by retired Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
Colonel Richard McIntyre, catering to Alaska bush communities as a scheduled mail carrier for Wien Air Alaska
Wien Air Alaska
Wien Air Alaska was formed from Northern Consolidated Airlines and Wien Alaska Airways. The company was famous for being the first airline in Alaska, and one of the first in the United States.-History:...
, as well as providing charters throughout Alaska. In 1974, Frontier was purchased by John Hajdukovich.
In 2005 the airline merged with Cape Smythe Air Services, taking on their routes and retaining the Frontier Flying Service name.
During the spring of 2008 Frontier Flying Service began the process of merging with Hageland Aviation Services
Hageland Aviation Services
Hageland Aviation Services was a regional airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It serves nine destinations in Alaska and operates state wide charter services...
, the companies continue to operate separate certificates with Frontier Flying Service providing service between major hubs and focus communities with the Beech 1900C aircraft while Hagleand Air Service provides point to point service out of the hubs and focus communities to smaller villages, both companies do business under the name "Frontier Alaska" and have begun merging resources and operations at all their shared airports. This merger makes Frontier Alaska the largest commuter passenger carrier in the state of Alaska (by fleet size and number of routes).
On July 8, 2008 Seattle based Alaska Airlines announced Frontier Flying Service (d.b.a Frontier Alaska) as a new code share partner beginning in the fall of 2008.
On February 27, 2009 Frontier Flying Service's holding company, Frontier Alaska, acquired rival Era Aviation
Era Aviation
Era Alaska is an airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It operates a network of services from Anchorage as part of an Alaska Airlines Partnership. Its primary hub is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.- History :...
of Anchorage, Alaska.
Fleet
The Frontier Flying Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 2011):| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Piper PA-31-350 Piper PA-31 Navajo The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and... |
2 |
| Raytheon Beech BE-1900-C Beechcraft 1900 The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner... |
2 |
| Shorts SD3-30 Shorts 330 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes C.H. and James Derek N. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of Civil Aircraft. London: Aurum, 1999. ISBN 1-85410-642-2.... |
1 |
Destinations
Frontier Flying Service operates scheduled service to the following destinations in Alaska (as of 2007):- AnchorageAnchorage, AlaskaAnchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
(ANC) - Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Inter-terminal:... - AniakAniak, AlaskaAniak is a city in the Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 572.-Geography: ....
(ANI) - Aniak AirportAniak AirportAniak Airport is a public-use airport located on the Kuskokwim River in Aniak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.- Facilities :... - AnvikAnvik, AlaskaAnvik is a city, home to the Deg Hit'an people, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The name Anvik, which became the common usage despite multiple names at the time, may have come from early Russian explorers. The native name in the Deg Xinag language is Deloy Ges...
(ANV) - Anvik AirportAnvik Airport- External links :*... - AtqasukAtqasuk, AlaskaAtqasuk is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 228.-Geography:Atqasuk is located at ....
(ATK) - Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial AirportAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial AirportAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport is a uncontrolled public airport located one mile south of the central business district of Atqasuk, a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The airport is owned by North Slope Borough.- Facilities and aircraft :Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr... - BarrowBarrow, AlaskaBarrow is the largest city of the North Slope Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is one of the northernmost cities in the world and is the northernmost city in the United States of America, with nearby Point Barrow being the nation's northernmost point. Barrow's population was 4,212 at the...
(BRW) - Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport - Barter IslandBarter IslandBarter Island is an island located on the Arctic coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, east of Arey Island in the Beaufort Sea. It is about four miles long and about two miles wide at its widest point....
/ KaktovikKaktovik, AlaskaKaktovik is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 293.-Geography:Kaktovik is located at ....
(BTI) - Barter Island LRRS Airport - BethelBethel, AlaskaBethel is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.Bethel is the largest...
(BET) - Bethel AirportBethel AirportBethel Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - Brevig MissionBrevig Mission, AlaskaBrevig Mission is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brevig Mission is located at ....
(KTS) - Brevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Brevig Mission, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - BucklandBuckland, AlaskaBuckland is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 406.-Geography:Buckland is located at ....
(BKC) - Buckland AirportBuckland AirportBuckland Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Buckland, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is situated on the Buckland River.Although most U.S... - DeadhorseDeadhorse, AlaskaDeadhorse is an unincorporated community in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States, along the North Slope near the Arctic Ocean. The town consists mainly of facilities for the workers and companies that operate at the nearby Prudhoe Bay oil fields. Deadhorse is accessible via the Dalton Highway...
(SCC) - Deadhorse AirportDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse Airport is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.... - DeeringDeering, AlaskaDeering is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, southwest of Kotzebue....
(DRG) - Deering AirportDeering AirportDeering Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Deering, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - ElimElim, AlaskaElim is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 313.-Geography:Elim is located at ....
(ELI) - Elim AirportElim AirportElim Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Elim, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - FairbanksFairbanks, AlaskaFairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...
(FAI) - Fairbanks International AirportFairbanks International AirportFairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - Fort YukonFort Yukon, AlaskaAs of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 225 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 85.0 people per square mile . There were 317 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile...
(FYU) - Fort Yukon AirportFort Yukon AirportFort Yukon Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the city of Fort Yukon in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - GalenaGalena, AlaskaGalena is the largest city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 675.-History:...
(GAL) - Edward G. Pitka Sr. AirportEdward G. Pitka Sr. AirportEdward G. Pitka Sr. Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Galena, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.-Facilities:Edward G. Pitka Sr... - GambellGambell, AlaskaGambell is a village on St. Lawrence Island in Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 649.-Geography:Gambell is located on the northwest cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, southwest of Nome...
(GAM) - Gambell AirportGambell AirportGambell Airport is a public airport located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.-Facilities:... - GolovinGolovin, AlaskaGolovin is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 144.-Geography:Golovin is located at ....
(GLV) - Golovin AirportGolovin AirportGolovin Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Golovin, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,753 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, an increase of 8.4% from the 1,617 enplanements in 2009... - GraylingGrayling, AlaskaGrayling is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 194. Since 1977, the Athabaskan village has seen a surge of interest on odd-numbered years, when it is the site of a checkpoint during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race...
(KGX) - Grayling AirportGrayling AirportGrayling Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one mile south of the central business district of Grayling, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - Holy CrossHoly Cross, AlaskaHoly Cross is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...
(HCR) - Holy Cross AirportHoly Cross AirportHoly Cross Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one mile south of the central business district of Holy Cross, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.Although most U.S... - HusliaHuslia, AlaskaHuslia is a village of Koyukuk-hotana Athabascans in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. Rarely known as Hussliakatna...
(HSL) - Huslia AirportHuslia AirportHuslia Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Huslia, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.Although most U.S... - KalskagKalskag, AlaskaKalskag, Alaska may refer to:*Lower Kalskag, Alaska*Upper Kalskag, Alaska...
(KLG) - Kalskag AirportKalskag AirportKalskag Airport is a public airport located one mile west of the central business district of Upper Kalskag, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state... - KaltagKaltag, AlaskaKaltag is a village in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230.-Geography:Kaltag is located at ....
(KAL) - Kaltag AirportKaltag AirportKaltag Airport is a public airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Kaltag, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska... - KianaKiana, AlaskaKiana is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 388.-Geography:Kiana is located at ....
(IAN) - Bob Baker Memorial AirportBob Baker Memorial AirportBob Baker Memorial Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Kiana, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.- Facilities :... - KivalinaKivalina, AlaskaKivalina is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 377.-History:...
(KVL) - Kivalina AirportKivalina AirportKivalina Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kivalina, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :Kivalina Airport has one runway with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 x 60 ft... - KotzebueKotzebue, AlaskaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
(OTZ) - Ralph Wien Memorial AirportRalph Wien Memorial AirportRalph Wien Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city on the Baldwin Peninsula in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - KoyukKoyuk, AlaskaKoyuk is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koyuk is located at...
(KKA) - Koyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk Alfred Adams Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Koyuk, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - KoyukukKoyukuk, AlaskaKoyukuk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States At the 2000 census the population was 101., Koyukuk is one of a number of Alaskan communities threated by erosion.-History:...
(KYU) - Koyukuk AirportKoyukuk AirportKoyukuk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Koyukuk, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,018 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, a decrease of 22% from the 1,305... - NoatakNoatak, AlaskaNoatak is an a census-designated place in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 428 at the 2000 census. It is served by Noatak Airport.- History :...
(WTK) - Noatak AirportNoatak AirportNoatak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Noatak, in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S... - NomeNome, AlaskaNome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
(OME) - Nome AirportNome AirportNome Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - NoorvikNoorvik, AlaskaNoorvik is a primarily Inupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 634. Located in the NANA Region Corp, Noorvik has close ties with the largest city in the region, Kotzebue. Residents speak a dialect of Inupiaq...
(ORV) - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportRobert Curtis Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Noorvik, a village in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S... - NuiqsutNuiqsut, AlaskaNuiqsut is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 433.-Geography:Nuiqsut is located at ....
(AQT/NUI) - Nuiqsut AirportNuiqsut AirportNuiqsut Airport is a public use airport located in Nuiqsut, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by North Slope Borough.... - NulatoNulato, AlaskaNulato is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 336.-Geography:Nulato is located at ....
(NUL) - Nulato AirportNulato AirportNulato Airport is a public airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Nulato, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S... - Point HopePoint Hope, AlaskaPoint Hope is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 757.-Geography:...
(PHO) - Point Hope AirportPoint Hope AirportPoint Hope Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Point Hope, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Point Hope is located in the Lisburne Peninsula, on the Chukchi Sea coast... - Point LayPoint Lay, AlaskaPoint Lay is a census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 247.-Geography:Point Lay is located at on the shores of the Chukchi Sea....
(PIZ) - Point Lay LRRS AirportPoint Lay LRRS AirportPoint Lay LRRS Airport is a public and military use airport owned by the United States Government and located in Point Lay, in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Point Lay Airport... - RubyRuby, AlaskaRuby is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 188.-Geography:Ruby is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ....
(RBY) - Ruby AirportRuby AirportRuby Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Ruby, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - Russian MissionRussian Mission, AlaskaRussian Mission is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 296.-Geography:Russian Mission is located at ....
(RSH) - Russian Mission AirportRussian Mission AirportRussian Mission Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Russian Mission, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - SavoongaSavoonga, AlaskaSavoonga is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, one of two on St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. As of the 2000 census, Savoonga's population was 643.Savoonga was incorporated in 1969, and in 1971 became the joint owner with Gambell of the entire island....
(SVA) - Savoonga AirportSavoonga AirportSavoonga Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Savoonga, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Savoonga is located on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.- Facilities :Savoonga Airport covers an... - SelawikSelawik, AlaskaSelawik is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 772.Selawik comes from "siilvik" which means "place of sheefish" in Inupiaq.-Geography:Selawik is located at ....
(WLK) - Selawik AirportSelawik AirportSelawik Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Selawik, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - ShagelukShageluk, AlaskaShageluk is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 129.-Geography:Shageluk is located at ....
(SHX) - Shageluk AirportShageluk AirportShageluk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Shageluk, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - ShishmarefShishmaref, AlaskaShishmaref is a village in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. It lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve...
(SHH) - Shishmaref AirportShishmaref AirportShishmaref Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Shishmaref, a village in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 and measuring 5,000 x 70 ft.... - St. Mary'sSt. Mary's, AlaskaSt. Mary's is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 500.-Geography:St...
(KSM) - St. Mary's AirportSt. Mary's Airport (Alaska)St. Mary's Airport is a public airport located four miles west of the central business district of St. Mary's, in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities - Northern... - TananaTanana, AlaskaTanana is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 308. It is formerly known as Clachotin...
(TAL) - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial AirportRalph M. Calhoun Memorial AirportRalph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Tanana, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - TellerTeller, AlaskaTeller is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 268. According to a 2009 estimate, the population had increased by exactly one person....
(TLA) - Teller AirportTeller AirportTeller Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Teller, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - WainwrightWainwright, AlaskaWainwright or Ulguniq or Kuuk is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 546, making it the third largest city in the North Slope Borough. The community was named after Wainwright Lagoon, which in turn was named an officer under Capt. F.W....
(AIN) - Wainwright AirportWainwright Airport (Alaska)Wainwright Airport is a public use airport located in Wainwright, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the North Slope Borough.... - WalesWales, AlaskaWales is a town in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152. It is the westernmost town on the American mainland.-Geography:...
(WAA) - Wales AirportWales Airport (Alaska)Wales Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Wales, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - White MountainWhite Mountain, AlaskaWhite Mountain is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population is between 220 and 250. The city is an Iġaluiђmuit Iñupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Kawerak and Yupiaq Eskimos. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or...
(WMO) - White Mountain AirportWhite Mountain AirportWhite Mountain Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of White Mountain, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S...
Community awareness
Frontier Flying Service, along with Bering AirBering Air
Bering Air is an American regional airline headquartered in Nome, Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance and helicopter services...
, Grant Aviation
Grant Aviation
Grant Aviation is a regional airline that serves the state of Alaska. The airline was formed in 1971 as Delta Air Services based out of Emmonak...
, Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates services within Alaska and to Canada and mainland USA. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with a hub at Fairbanks International Airport....
, PenAir
PenAir
Peninsula Airways, doing business as PenAir, is an American airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It is Alaska's second largest commuter airline operating an extensive scheduled passenger and cargo service, as well as charter and medevac services...
, and Ryan Air, participates in the Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and now number 1 PET
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate , commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination...
bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling.
Accidents and incidents
- On 30 October 1979, Douglas C-47B N99663 was written off in a landing accident at Bettles AirportBettles AirportBettles Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Bettles, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. The aircraft struck three parked aircraft. It was on a cargo flight from Fairbanks International AirportFairbanks International AirportFairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
, Alaska, to Ambler AirportAmbler AirportAmbler Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Ambler, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
, Alaska via Bettles. All four aircraft were substantially damaged.
External links
- Frontier Flying Service (official site)