Alaska Airlines is based in
Seattle and owned by the
Alaska Air Group out of
Washington state, and is the primary operator serving Alaskan communities and connecting Alaska with the rest of the U.S. mainland. It operates scheduled commuter, domestic and international services from its
airline hub in Anchorage.
Alaska Seaplanes[1] operates out of
Juneau and
Sitka, Alaska, serving island and other isolated communities and villages in Alaska's southeastern region with scheduled commuter and chartered flights.
Aleutian Airways is a joint venture between Sterling Airways and Alaska Seaplanes which offers scheduled flights between Anchorage and Southwest Alaska
Evergreen Helicopters, a part of
Evergreen International Airlines, a cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, USA., operates out of
Anchorage[2] where it offers a diversified fleet of heavy lift, medium lift, light helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to provide extensive helicopter services throughout Alaska.
Grant Aviation - a regional airline that serves the town of Kenai, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Bristol Bay, and the Aleutian Chain in Alaska, United States.
Servant Air, currently dormant airline with revoked carrier certification as of May 2021.[3]
Warbelow's Air Ventures operates domestic scheduled passenger, charter, and air ambulance services as well as flight tours. Its base is Fairbanks International Airport.
Wright Air Service is based in Fairbanks, serving small communities in northern Alaska.
Yute Commuter Services, passenger carrier part of
Flight Alaska that has resumed operations in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta, based in
Bethel, Alaska.[4]
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.
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, also operates scheduled passenger service out of Aniak.
Defunct airlines
Alaska Coastal Airlines was formed in 1939 as a result of a merger between Alaska Air Transport and Marine Airways. Having absorbed Ellis Air Lines in 1962, Alaska Coastal Airlines was itself taken over by
Alaska Airlines in 1968.
L.A.B. Flying Service was based in
Haines, . It operated scheduled, charter and sightseeing flights in Southeast Alaska. Its main base was
Haines Airport, with a hub at
Juneau International Airport. As of July 2008, L.A.B.'s carrier permit has been subject to an emergency revocation by the
FAA.
MarkAir was a regional airline. It had its headquarters in Anchorage. It ceased operations and liquidated in 1995.
McGee Airways was founded in
Anchorage in 1932. It operated as a bush air service and grew to a fleet of seven black and silver
Stinson airplanes. The company was acquired by
Star Air Service in late 1934.
Pacific Alaska Airways was a subsidiary of
Pan American World Airways that flew routes around
Alaska. The airline was eventually completely absorbed into Pan Am in 1941. The airline restarted service under its own name in the 1970s but ceased operations in 1986.
Pacific Northern Airlines ("The Alaska Flag Line") was founded in January 1945 as Woodley Airlines, renamed Pacific Northern Airways on August 27, 1945 and Pacific Northern Airlines on August 23, 1947; merged into
Western Airlines on October 31, 1967.
PenAir was based in Anchorage. Assets were acquired by
Ravn Alaska, but then sold during Ravn's 2020 bankruptcy.
Reeve Aleutian Airways was founded in 1946 and flew in parts of
Canada and
Russia as well as Alaska. They ceased operations in December, 2000.
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.