Wright Air Service
| Wright Air Service | |
|---|---|
| IATA code : | 8V |
| ICAO code : | WRF |
| Call sign : | WRIGHT FLYER |
| Founding: | 1967 |
| Seat: |
Fairbanks , Alaska , United States
|
| Home airport : | Fairbanks International Airport |
| Management: | Matt Atkinson, Lee Kenaston, Brett Carlson |
| Number of employees: | 96 |
| Fleet size: | 21st |
| Aims: | 19th |
| Website: | Wright Air Service website |
Wright Air Service is an American airline based in Fairbanks , Alaska , USA , was founded by Al Wright and started in 1967. Robert Bursel, who flew for Wright Air since 1967, took over the airlines in 1982. He launched scheduled passenger, cargo and mail flights from Fairbanks to cities in northern Interior Alaska . In 2017 Bursel sold the company to Matt Atkinson, Lee Kenaston, and Brett Carlson. Wright Air Services transport approximately 40,000 passengers annually.
fleet
As of July 2020, the Wright Air Service fleet consists of:
| Aircraft type | number | Seats | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208 Grand Caravan | 11 | 9 | |
| Cessna 206 | 2 | 4th | |
| Piper Navajo Chieftain | 2 | 8th | |
| Piper Navajo | 1 | 6th | |
| Helio Courier | 4th | 3 | |
| Beechcraft Bonanza | 1 | 3 | |
| total | 21st | - | - |
On July 7, 2020, Wright Air bought four Cessna from the Ravn Alaska bankruptcy auction.
Destination airports
Wright Air Service operates scheduled flights for passengers to the following destinations in Alaska (as of 2020):
- Allakaket (AET) - Allakaket Airfield (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
- Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airfield (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
- Arctic Village (ARC) - Arctic Village Airport (to Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Venetie)
- Bettles (BTT) - Bettles Airport (to Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Fairbanks)
- Chalkyitsik (CIK) - Chalkyitsik Airport
- Coldfoot (CXF) - Coldfoot Airport
- 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 (Alaska) (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, Alaska | Venetie (VEE) - Venetie Airport (to Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon)
Wright Air Service also operates charter flights.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Wright Air Service History. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Fleet. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
- ^ Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies. In: alaskapublic.org. July 7, 2020, accessed on July 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Destinations. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
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