The least expensive means by air to travel from the lower 48 to anywhere in Southeast Alaska
is to catch an Alaska Airlines Jet out of Seattle to any of the following
Southeast Alaska towns:
Ketchikan
Wrangell
Petersburg
Sitka
Juneau
Gustavus/Glacier Bay
Yakutat
From these primary Southeast Alaska towns, Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka, smaller airplanes, float planes for the
most part, fly scheduled runs to and from many smaller communities.
Almost all air taxi operations in Southeast as well as the rest of Alaska, offer seat fares for scenic flights departing
and returning to the same place.
Other southeast towns are Petersburg, Wrangell, Metlakatla, Haines, Hoonah,
Angoon, Kake, Craig, Klawock, Yakutat and Gustavus.
There are also many tiny (under 100 people) towns and villages, such as Pelican, Tenakee,
Port Protection, Port Frederick, Port Alexander, Baranof Warm Springs, Elfin Cove, Excursion Inlet, Hyder, Meyers Chuck,
Hidden Falls, Hollis, Thorne Bay, Kasaan and Saltery Cove. All of the towns and villages listed here and several others,
not listed, are serviced by scheduled runs in small planes. Some communities are serviced with scheduled runs only once a week by
six-passenger single-engine planes, so plan accordingly.
From Juneau, Alaska Seaplanes Offers cheduled flights between Juneau, Pelican, Angoon,
Elfin Cove and Tenakee.
From Juneau, Wings of Alaska offers scheduled flights
between Juneau, Gustavus, Haines, Skagway and Hoonah.
From Ketchikan, Pacific Airways offers flights between Ketchikan,
Craig/Klawock, Thorne Bay and Hollis.
From Ketchikan, Promech Air offers scheduled flights between Ketchikan, Craig/Klawock,
Kasaan, Metlakatla, Meyers Chuck, Thorne Bay and Saltery Cove.
From Ketchikan, Taquan Air offers scheduled air service to: Bell Island/Behm,
Coco Harbor/Long Island, Coffman Cove, Craig/Klawock, Deep Bay/Behm, Dora/Cholmondeley, Edna Bay, Hyder, Hydaburg,
Metlakatla, Naukati, Neets Bay/ Behm, Point Baker, Port Protection, Thorne Bay, Whale Pass, Yes Bay/Behm.
From Sitka, Air Sitka, (Website not yet available) owned and operated by Ken Bellows, a 40,000 hour Alaska floatplane pilot,
offers scheduled service to Pelican, Angoon, Hidden Falls, Tenakee, and Port Alexander.
Seat fares are available. Phone 1-907-747-7920 for specific information from Air Sitka.
From Yakutat, Alsek Air Service flies scheduled runs with seat fares to Icy Bay and Yakataga. Contact them for detailed information.
Scheduled service to and from any of the above Southeast Alaska communities varies through the seasons and is usually significantly reduced
during the winter months due to weather and less demand. Check the air taxi websites or call for reservations and the latest information
before jetting into any of the three major towns expecting to quickly hop on a small plane to a more remote destination.
|
