Flightseeing Tours in AK by: Coleen, the RVing editor
No, it really is supposed to be "flight" seeing. Maybe it is just an Alaskan thing. Instead of a bus tour to go sight-seeing, you take tours by airplane. Some are very small planes, with only the pilot and one or two passengers. Other planes may hold a dozen or so passengers.
They're pretty common over glaciers, sometimes landing on the glacier so you can get out and walk around on it. Others fly over Denali National Park. They are a great way to see wildlife, volcanoes, and such. Bob and I did one that was a combined trip, where we and eight other passengers took a tour by van up the Hall road from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, and then a flight seeing tour on the way back. Seeing from above puts things in a whole different perspective, not to mention the time savings.
Flight seeing operations provide much seasonal work in Alaska.
I don't know if they are hiring right now or not, but here are some of the companies that offer flightseeing tours in Alaska.
Rust's Flying Service ? Alaska Flightseeing Tours & Alaska Day Tours P.O. Box 190867 Anchorage, AK 99519 800-544-2299 info@flyrusts.com www.flyrusts.com
Natron Air ? Flightseeing and Air Taxi 619 Funny River Rd. Soldotna, AK 99669 877-520-8440 or 907-262-8440 natronair@alaska.com www.natronair.com
Talkeetna Aero Services, Inc. ? McKinley Flight Tours Box 433 Talkeetna State Airport Talkeetna, AK 99676 888-733-2899 talkaero@alaska.net www.TalkeetnaAero.com
Denali Air, Inc. ? Flight Seeing Excursions P.O. Box 82 Denali National Park, AK 99755 (Mile 229.5 Parks Highway) 907-683-2261 flightseeing@denaliair.com www.denaliair.com
Alpine Air Alaska ? Glacier Tours PO Box 519 Girdwood, AK 99587 907-783-2360 info@alpineairalaska.com www.alpineairalaska.com
Wrangell Mountain Air ? Flightseeing Tours and Wilderness Trips #25 PO Box MXY McCarthy, Alaska 99588 907-554-4411 info@wrangellmountainair.com www.wrangellmountainair.com
Bald Mountain Air Service ? Bear Viewing Expiditions P.O. Box 3134 Homer, Alaska 99603 800-478-7969 baldmt@ptialaska.net www.baldmountainair.com
