List of airlines of Alaska

The following is a list of airlines that are based within the U.S. State of Alaska:

Passenger carriers

Cargo service

  • Alaska Central Express (IATA: KO, ICAO: AER, Call sign: Ace Air) is an airline based in Anchorage. It is an Alaskan-owned cargo and small package express service. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
  • Empire Airlines Scheduled FedEx Cargo Feeder
  • Everts Air Cargo scheduled and charter freight with hubs at Anchorage and Fairbanks.
  • Lynden Air Cargo
  • Northern Air Cargo is based in Anchorage. It operates services within Alaska and to Canada and the continental United States. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with a hub at Fairbanks International Airport.
  • Ryan Air Services; from about 1996 to 2010 it was known as Arctic Transportation Services
  • Trans/Northern, mostly a charter operation with some scheduled freight for UPS and FedEx.

Defunct airlines

Skagway Air Service closed operations in 2007 after being in business since 1964 ([2])

  • Star Air Service was founded in Anchorage in 1932. Through a long series of acquisitions and mergers became Star Air Lines in 1937, then Alaska Star Airlines in 1942, and finally Alaska Airlines in 1944.
  • 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.

See also

References

  1. "Web Page Under Construction". Evergreenairlines.com. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. Retherfordjuneau, Brittany (2007-06-21). "Skagway Air to shut down after 43 years | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
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