Wright Air Service
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Founded | 1967 | ||||||
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Operating bases | Fairbanks International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 14 | ||||||
Destinations | 11 | ||||||
Headquarters | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | ||||||
Key people |
Al Wright, Founder Robert Bursiel, President | ||||||
Website | WrightAirService.com |
Wright Air Service is an American airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967. It is based at the Fairbanks International Airport.[1] The president of the company is Robert Bursiel.[2]
Fleet
The Wright Air Service fleet includes the following aircraft:[3][4]
- 10 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- 2 Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain
- 1 Piper PA-31 Navajo
- 2 Cessna 206
- 1 Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
- 2 Helio Courier
Destinations
Wright Air Service operates scheduled passenger flights to the following locations in Alaska (as of June 2012):[1]
- Allakaket (AET) - Allakaket Airport (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
- Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
- Arctic Village (ARC) - Arctic Village Airport (to Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Venetie)
- Bettles (BTT) - Bettles Airport (to Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Fairbanks)
- Birch Creek (KBC) - Birch Creek Airport (to Fairbanks, Venetie)
- Fairbanks (FAI) - Fairbanks International Airport (hub)
- Fort Yukon (FYU) - Fort Yukon Airport (to Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Venetie)
- Galena (GAL) - Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (to Kaltag)
- Hughes (HUS) - Hughes Airport (to Fairbanks, Tanana)
- Huslia (HSL) - Huslia Airport (to Fairbanks, Hughes, Tanana, Ruby)
- Kaltag (KAL) - Kaltag Airport (to Nulato)
- Koyukuk (KYU) - Koyukuk Airport (to Huslia)
- Lake Minchumina (LMA) - Minchumina Airport (to Fairbanks)
- Nulato (NUL) - Nulato Airport (to Koyukuk)
- Ruby (RBY) - Ruby Airport (to Fairbanks)
- Tanana (TAL) - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport (to Fairbanks, Hughes, Huslia)
- Venetie (VEE) - Venetie Airport (to Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon)
Former destinations:
- Coldfoot (CXF) - Coldfoot Airport
Wright Air Service also provides charter service.
References
- 1 2 "Wright Air Service". Retrieved June 15, 2012.
- ↑ Company Profile: Wright Air Service, Inc. Manta.com. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ↑ Aircraft available. Wright Air Service. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ↑ Wright Air Service fleet. AirCharterGuide.com. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
External links
- Wright Air Service, Inc.
- Photo of Wright Air Service timetable
- Photo of Wright Air Service terminal in Fairbanks
- Wright Air Service photos
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