Wright Air Service
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Wright Air Service is an American
airline
based in Fairbanks
, Alaska
, United States
. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967
. It is based at the Fairbanks International Airport
. The president of the company is Robert Bursiel.
Wright Air also provides charter service.
United States
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airline
Airline
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based 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...
, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967
1967 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1967:- Events :* The Canadian Golden Centennaires aerobatic team is formed and performs all year to celebrate the Canadian centennial year....
. It is based at the 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....
. The president of the company is Robert Bursiel.
Fleet
The Wright Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft:- 8 Cessna 208B Grand CaravanCessna 208The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers...
- 2 Piper PA-31-350 ChieftainPiper PA-31 NavajoThe 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...
- 1 Piper PA-31 NavajoPiper PA-31 NavajoThe 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...
- 1 Cessna 206
- 1 Beechcraft A36 BonanzaBeechcraft BonanzaThe Beechcraft Bonanza is an American general aviation aircraft introduced in 1947 by The Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. , it is still being produced by Hawker Beechcraft, and has been in continuous production longer than any other airplane in history...
- 1 Helio CourierHelio CourierThe Helio Courier is a light C/STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949.Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. During the early 1980s, new owners made an attempt to build new aircraft with direct-drive Lycoming engines,...
Destinations
Wright Air Service operates scheduled passenger flights to the following locations in Alaska (as of June 2009):- AllakaketAllakaket, AlaskaAllakaket is a 2nd Class City in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 97 at the 2000 census.-Geography and climate:...
(AET) - Allakaket AirportAllakaket AirportAllakaket Airport , is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles north-northwest of the central business district of Allakaket, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S... - Anaktuvuk PassAnaktuvuk Pass, AlaskaAnaktuvuk Pass is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 249 at the 2007 Census Bureau estimate.-Geography:...
(AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass Airport-Top Destinations:- External links :*... - Arctic VillageArctic Village, AlaskaArctic Village is an unincorporated Native American village and a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the CDP was 152. The village is located in the large Gwitch'in speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect...
(ARC) - Arctic Village AirportArctic Village AirportArctic Village Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Arctic Village, a Native American village in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska... - Bettles (BTT) - 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 :...
- Birch CreekBirch Creek, AlaskaBirch Creek is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
(KBC) - Birch Creek AirportBirch Creek AirportBirch Creek Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile north-northwest of the central business district of Birch Creek, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - ColdfootColdfoot, AlaskaColdfoot is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 13 at the 2000 census....
(CXF) - Coldfoot AirportColdfoot AirportColdfoot Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located in Coldfoot, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - 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 :... - HughesHughes, AlaskaHughes is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
(HUS) - Hughes AirportHughes Airport (Alaska)Hughes Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Hughes, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the 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... - 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 :... - VenetieVenetie, AlaskaVenetie , pronounced VEEN-ih-tye, is a census-designated place in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States...
(VEE) - Venetie AirportVenetie AirportVenetie Airport is a public use airport located in Venetie, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is privately owned by the Venetie Tribal Government.- Facilities and aircraft :...
Wright Air also provides charter service.
External links
- Wright Air Service, Inc.
- Photo of Wright Air Service timetable
- Photo of Wright Air Service terminal in Fairbanks
- Wright Air Service photos