Servant Air
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Servant Air, Inc. is an American
United States
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 regional airline
Regional airline
Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...

 based in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska 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...

, USA
United States
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. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its base is Kodiak Airport
Kodiak Airport
-Top Destinations:-Charter/Tours:Charters are generally available to the Kodiak archipelago and Katmai coast.* Andrews Airways* Island Air Service* Servant Air- External links :* * * * * **...

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History

The airline was established in the spring of 2003 with a single Cessna 207. Currently, the airline operates a fleet consisting of a Cessna 185
Cessna 185
-Specification for differing configurations:-References:* Jan Churchill, Hit My Smoke: Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia, Sunflower University Press, Manhattan KS, ISBN 0-89745-215-1...

 Floatplane
Floatplane
A floatplane is a type of seaplane, with slender pontoons mounted under the fuselage; only the floats of a floatplane normally come into contact with water, with the fuselage remaining above water...

, and Cessna 206 and Cessna 207, Piper Lance, Britten Norman Islanders operating schedules to multiple villages on Kodiak Island
Kodiak Island
Kodiak Island is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is the second largest island in the United States and the 80th largest island in the world, with an...

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Fleet

The Servant Air fleet includes a Cessna 207, Piper Lance
Piper Saratoga
The Piper PA-32R is a six-seat, high-performance, single engine, all-metal fixed-wing aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft. The design began life as the Piper Lance, a retractable gear version of the Piper Cherokee Six. Later models are known as Saratogas...

, and Islander
Britten-Norman Islander
The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...

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Destinations

All destinations are in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska 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...

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  • Akhiok (AKK) - Akhiok Airport
    Akhiok Airport
    Akhiok Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Akhiok, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...

  • Karluk
    Karluk
    Karluk can refer to many different things:* HMCS Karluk, a ship crushed and sunk by Arctic ice in January 1914* Karluk, Alaska, a town in the USA* Karluk River, a river on Kodiak Island in Alaska...

     (KYK) - Karluk Airport
    Karluk Airport
    Karluk Airport is a public airport located one mile east of the central business district of Karluk, Alaska, USA.-Airlines and destinations:Service by Island Air Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program....

     [not scheduled]
  • Kodiak
    Kodiak, Alaska
    Kodiak is one of 7 communities and the main city on Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, in the U.S. state of Alaska. All commercial transportation between the entire island and the outside world goes through this city either via ferryboat or airline...

     (ADQ) - Kodiak Airport
    Kodiak Airport
    -Top Destinations:-Charter/Tours:Charters are generally available to the Kodiak archipelago and Katmai coast.* Andrews Airways* Island Air Service* Servant Air- External links :* * * * * **...

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  • Larsen Bay (KLN) - Larsen Bay Airport
    Larsen Bay Airport
    Larsen Bay Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Larsen Bay, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....

     [not scheduled]
  • Old Harbor (OLH) - Old Harbor Airport
    Old Harbor Airport
    Old Harbor Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Old Harbor, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough in the U.S...

  • Ouzinkie (KOZ) - Ouzinkie Airport
    Ouzinkie Airport
    Ouzinkie Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located southwest of Ouzinkie, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has come under considerable national media attention after being slotted to receive $15 million in federal stimulus money...

  • Port Lions (ORI) - Port Lions Airport
    Port Lions Airport
    Port Lions Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Port Lions, a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S...


Incidents

  • On January 6, 2008, Servant Air Flight 109 crashed just short of Kodiak Airport shortly after take off, enroute to Homer, Alaska
    Homer, Alaska
    Homer is a city located in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population was 5,364. One of Homer's nicknames is "the cosmic hamlet by the sea"; another is "the end of the road"...

    . Of the 9 passengers and the pilot aboard the Piper Navajo Chieftain
    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...

    , there were 4 survivors.

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