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Alaska Air Taxi Services
Flights to Adventures

An Alaska air taxi or air charter service is a perfect means of transportation for your backwoods Alaska vacation. Whether you want to explore dormant volcanoes or go camping in vast wilderness areas, air taxis are valuable.

Maybe you want to go hunting, fishing, mountaineering, backpacking, hiking, rafting or kayaking in Alaska's remote areas, then airplanes are usually the best means to get there.

Merrill Tower-Anchorage's Small Aircraft Airfield
Photo of Merrill Field Tower and Parked Cessnas

And you'll find that these "bush pilots", as they are called, know the right places to take you and the best way to get there.

Whatever your adventure will be, you can arrange for a pilot to drop you off and pick you up at a designated spot. But always remember that weather sometimes makes a pickup impossible at a certain time. So you need enough supplies to last at least several days longer than you planned.

Now if you don't want a rugged vacation, just try a "flightseeing" tour. You won't be disappointed!

Count on seeing some of the most magnificent wild scenery ever with an Alaska air taxi service. From Alaska's abundant wildlife and sealife, to endless glaciers, volcanic mountains, vast wilderness areas with endless lakes and rivers. Be sure you have a camera and binoculars with you.

You will find them listed by the National or State Parks they usually operate in. However, that doesn't mean they are limited to that area. It just gives you a better idea of what areas these companies generally work in.

Alaska Air Taxi and Alaska Air Charter Services in Wrangell-St Elias National Park - Try a "flightseeing" tour with one of these authorized air service companies. You will be able to see the immensity of this park when you get up in the air.

It has some of the tallest mountains in Alaska, most of which are dormant volcanoes, and endless glaciers to explore. Have an air taxi operator drop you off at one of the cabins in the park and camp out for a week or so. For those who want a real Alaska adventure, this is the place to do it.

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Name/OperatorContact InfoAddress Info
Alaskan Airventures, Inc.907-822-3905HCI 2510 Glennallen, AK 99588
Alsek Air Service, Inc.907-784-3231 OR alsekair@ptialaska.netPO Box 489 Yakutat AK 99689
McCarthy Air907-554-4440 OR mccarthyair@hotmail.comBox MXY #16 McCarthy AK 99588
Copper Valley Air Service907-822-4200 OR cvas@coppervalleyak.netBox 234 Glennallen AK 99588
Yakutat Coastal Airlines907-784-3831 OR flyyca@gmail.comPO Box 326 Yakutat Alaska 99689
Wrangell Mountain Air907-554-4411 OR 1-800-478-1160 OR info@wrangellmountainair.comBox MXY #25, Glennallen, AK 99588
Ultima Thule Outfitters907-688-1200 OR donnaclaus@mac.comIn Wrangell-St Elias Nat'l Pk
K – Air Service907-822-5312HC 63 Box 1415 Gakona AK 99586
Lee’s Air Service907-822-5030 OR info@leesairtaxi.comPO Box 148 Glennallen AK 99588

Alaska Air Taxi and Alaska Air Charters In West Prince William Sound. There are about five State Marine Parks that can be reached from this side of the Sound. There are also US Forest Service cabin rentals in many places along the fjords and islands in this western part of the Sound.

Name/OperatorContact InfoAddress Info
Alpine Air, Inc.907-783-2360 OR info@alpineairalaska.comPO Box 519 Girdwood AK 99587
Alaska Fly Fishing Adventures Guide & Lodge907-262-2200 OR 907-362-1341 OR alaskaflyfishingadventures@msn.comPO Box 1912 Soldotna AK 99669

Alaska Air Taxi and Alaska Air Charter Services in Kachemak Bay - This is on the western side of the Kenai Peninsula. You can reach the Bay by driving the Sterling Highway to Homer. Since the road ends just past Homer, you can reach outlying areas of the Kachemak Bay State Park by one of these air taxis.

Name/OperatorContact InfoAddress Info
Emerald Air Service, Inc907-235-6993 OR emeraldairservice@gmail.comPO Box 635 Homer AK 99603
Maritime Helicopters907-235-7771 OR info@maritimehelicopters.com3520 FAA Road Homer AK 99603
Northwind Aviation Inc907-235-7482 OR northwindak@gmail.com1170 Lakeshore Dr PO Box 646 Homer AK 99603-0646
Pathfinder Aviation907-299-2800 OR 907-226-2800PO Box 375 Homer AK 99603

Alaska Air Taxi and Alaska Air Charter Services for Denali National Park - Most of these flight services are based in Talkeetna. This town is considered the "base camp" for mountain climbers going to Mt. McKinley. So these pilots are very well experienced with trips around the tallest mountain in Alaska!

Name/OperatorContact InfoAddress Info
Fly Denali / McKinley Flight Tours907-683-2899 OR 866-733-7768 OR info@flydenali.comPO Box 134 Denali National Pk AK 99755
K-2 Aviation907-733-2291 OR 800-764-2291 OR info@flyk2.comPO Box 545 Talkeetna AK 99676
Sheldon Air Service907-733-2321 OR 800-478-2321 OR sheldonair@mtaonline.netPO Box 648 Talkeetna AK 99676
Talkeetna Aero Services907-733-2899 OR 888-733-2899 OR info@talkeetnaaero.comPO Box 433 Talkeetna AK 99676
Talkeetna Air Taxi907-733-2218 OR 800-533-2219 OR info@talkeetnaair.comPO Box 73 (14212 E 2nd St) Talkeetna AK 99676

Alaska Air Taxi Services for Kenai Fjords National Park - These will take you over some fantastic glaciers and into some remote camping areas.

Name/OperatorContact InfoAddress Info
Alaska Air Taxi LLC907-243-3944 OR info@alaskaairtaxi.com4501 Aircraft Dr Anchorage AK 99502
Alaska West Air, Inc.907-776-5147 OR akwest@alaska.netPO Box 8553 Nikiski AK 99635
Bald Mountain Air Service, Inc.907-235-7969 OR 800-478-7969 OR bears@baldmountainair.comPO Box 3134 Homer AK 99603
Emerald Air Service Inc907-235-6993 OR emeraldairservice@gmail.comPO Box 635 Homer AK 99603
High Adventure Air Charter Inc907-262-5237 OR haac@alaska.netPO Box 486 Soldotna AK 99669
Maritime Helicopters907-235-7771 OR info@maritimehelicopters.com3520 FAA Road Homer AK 99603
Northwind Aviation907-235-7482 OR northwindak@gmail.com1170 Lakeshore Dr PO Box 646 Homer AK 99603
Pathfinder Aviation907-299-2800PO Box 375 Homer AK 99603
Sky Trekking Alaska LLC907-315-6098 OR info@skytrekkingalaska.comPO Box 871370 Wasilla AK 99687
Talon Air Service, Inc907-262-8899 OR talonair@alaska.netPO Box 1109 Soldotna AK 99669
Trail Ridge Air Inc907-248-0838 OR jim@trailridgeair.comPO Box 111377 Anchorage AK 99511

An Alaska air taxi is probably the fastest and easiest way to get someplace. But if you are partial to water, you might want to try an Alaska Tour Guide for Water Taxis or Boat Charters...

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