Bering Air
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Bering Air is an American
regional airline
headquartered in Nome
, Alaska
, USA
. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance
and helicopter
services. Its main base is Nome Airport
, with hubs at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
(Kotzebue
) and Unalakleet Airport
, Frontier Flying Service
, Northern Air Cargo
, PenAir
, and Ryan Air Services, participates in the Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and now number 1 PET
bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling.
Bering Air provides free delivery on scheduled flights for Airport Pizza, a pizzeria at Nome Airport that takes orders from remote locations served by Bering Air.
and Russia
.
to Anadyr
and Provideniya
in the Russian Far East
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
regional airline
Regional airline
Regional airlines are airlines that operate regional aircraft to provide passenger air service to communities without sufficient demand to attract mainline service...
headquartered in Nome
Nome, Alaska
Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
and helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
services. Its main base is Nome Airport
Nome Airport
Nome Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S...
, with hubs at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
Ralph Wien Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city on the Baldwin Peninsula in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
(Kotzebue
Kotzebue, Alaska
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
) and Unalakleet Airport
Unalakleet Airport
Unalakleet Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Unalakleet, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
History
The airline was established in September 1979 and started operations on 3 October 1979. It was founded, and is wholly owned, by James Rowe (President) and Christine Rowe. It has 95 employees.Fleet
As of April 2009, the Bering Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:- 2 Beechcraft 1900DBeechcraft 1900The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner...
- 1 Beechcraft 200 Super King AirBeechcraft Super King AirThe Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
- 1 Beechcraft B200 King AirBeechcraft Super King AirThe Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...
- 2 CASA C-212 Aviocar
- 2 Cessna 207A
- 4 Cessna 208B Grand CaravanCessna 208The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers...
- 2 Piper ChieftainPiper PA-31 NavajoThe Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and...
- 4 Piper T1020Piper PA-31 NavajoThe Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and...
- 3 Robinson R44Robinson R44|-See also:-External links:* * * * * *...
(N4237W, N7768H, and N4138M)- Bering Air also operates two R44s (N7008N and N7114R) for the affiliated company Twin Peak Adventures)
Community services
Bering Air, along with Grant AviationGrant Aviation
Grant Aviation is a regional airline that serves the state of Alaska. The airline was formed in 1971 as Delta Air Services based out of Emmonak...
, Frontier Flying Service
Frontier Flying Service
Frontier Flying Service is an American airline headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services to Alaska bush communities, primarily north of Fairbanks, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and...
, Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo
Northern Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates services within Alaska and to Canada and mainland USA. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with a hub at Fairbanks International Airport....
, PenAir
PenAir
Peninsula Airways, doing business as PenAir, is an American airline headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. It is Alaska's second largest commuter airline operating an extensive scheduled passenger and cargo service, as well as charter and medevac services...
, and Ryan Air Services, participates in the Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and now number 1 PET
Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate , commonly abbreviated PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P, is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination...
bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling.
Bering Air provides free delivery on scheduled flights for Airport Pizza, a pizzeria at Nome Airport that takes orders from remote locations served by Bering Air.
Destinations
Passenger and cargo charter services are flown from Kotzebue and Nome to USA destinations, CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Domestic
Bering Air serves 32 cities in Western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet.- AmblerAmbler, AlaskaAmbler is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 309. The city is located in the large Inupiaq language speaking region of Alaska, and the local dialect is known as the Ambler dialect...
(ABL) - Ambler AirportAmbler AirportAmbler Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Ambler, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - Brevig MissionBrevig Mission, AlaskaBrevig Mission is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brevig Mission is located at ....
(KTS) - Brevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission AirportBrevig Mission Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Brevig Mission, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - BucklandBuckland, AlaskaBuckland is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 406.-Geography:Buckland is located at ....
(BKC) - Buckland AirportBuckland AirportBuckland Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Buckland, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is situated on the Buckland River.Although most U.S... - Cape Lisburne (LUR) - Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport
- CouncilCouncil, AlaskaCouncil is an abandoned townsite in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Geography :Council is located at about , about 57 miles east by northeast of Nome. It is located on the banks of the Niukluk River on the central Seward Peninsula....
(CIL) - Council AirportCouncil AirportCouncil Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Council, in the Nome Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - DeeringDeering, AlaskaDeering is a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on a sandy spit on the Seward Peninsula where the Inmachuk River flows into Kotzebue Sound, southwest of Kotzebue....
(DRG) - Deering AirportDeering AirportDeering Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Deering, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - ElimElim, AlaskaElim is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 313.-Geography:Elim is located at ....
(ELI) - Elim AirportElim AirportElim Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Elim, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - GambellGambell, AlaskaGambell is a village on St. Lawrence Island in Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 649.-Geography:Gambell is located on the northwest cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, southwest of Nome...
(GAM) - Gambell AirportGambell AirportGambell Airport is a public airport located in Gambell, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.-Facilities:... - GolovinGolovin, AlaskaGolovin is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 144.-Geography:Golovin is located at ....
(GLV) - Golovin AirportGolovin AirportGolovin Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Golovin, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,753 passenger boardings in calendar year 2010, an increase of 8.4% from the 1,617 enplanements in 2009... - KianaKiana, AlaskaKiana is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 388.-Geography:Kiana is located at ....
(IAN) - Bob Baker Memorial AirportBob Baker Memorial AirportBob Baker Memorial Airport is a public airport located one mile north of the central business district of Kiana, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.- Facilities :... - KivalinaKivalina, AlaskaKivalina is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 377.-History:...
(KVL) - Kivalina AirportKivalina AirportKivalina Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kivalina, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :Kivalina Airport has one runway with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 x 60 ft... - KobukKobuk, AlaskaKobuk is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 109.-Geography:Kobuk is located at ....
(OBU) - Kobuk AirportKobuk AirportKobuk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kobuk, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - KotzebueKotzebue, AlaskaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,082 people, 889 households, and 656 families residing in the city. The population density was 114.1 people per square mile . There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 37.3 per square mile...
(OTZ) - Ralph Wien Memorial AirportRalph Wien Memorial AirportRalph Wien Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Kotzebue, a city on the Baldwin Peninsula in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.... - KoyukKoyuk, AlaskaKoyuk is a city in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Koyuk is located at...
(KKA) - Koyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk Alfred Adams Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Koyuk, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - Little DiomedeDiomede, AlaskaDiomede is a city in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on Little Diomede Island...
(DIO) - Diomede Island Airport (ice runway, winter only) - NoatakNoatak, AlaskaNoatak is an a census-designated place in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 428 at the 2000 census. It is served by Noatak Airport.- History :...
(WTK) - Noatak AirportNoatak AirportNoatak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southwest of the central business district of Noatak, in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S... - NomeNome, AlaskaNome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the...
(OME) - Nome AirportNome AirportNome Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Nome, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - NoorvikNoorvik, AlaskaNoorvik is a primarily Inupiat city in the Northwest Arctic Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 634. Located in the NANA Region Corp, Noorvik has close ties with the largest city in the region, Kotzebue. Residents speak a dialect of Inupiaq...
(ORV) - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportRobert Curtis Memorial Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Noorvik, a village in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S... - Point HopePoint Hope, AlaskaPoint Hope is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 757.-Geography:...
(PHO) - Point Hope AirportPoint Hope AirportPoint Hope Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two miles southwest of the central business district of Point Hope, a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Point Hope is located in the Lisburne Peninsula, on the Chukchi Sea coast... - Port ClarencePort Clarence, AlaskaPort Clarence is a census-designated place in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 21 at the 2000 census. It is located on the spit separating the bay of Port Clarence from the Bering Strait.-History:...
(KPC) - Port Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence Coast Guard StationPort Clarence Coast Guard Station is a private-use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Port Clarence in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the U.S... - St. MichaelSt. Michael, AlaskaSt. Michael is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 368.-Geography:St. Michael is located at on the east side of St...
(SMK) - St. Michael AirportSt. Michael AirportSt. Michael Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of St. Michael, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - SavoongaSavoonga, AlaskaSavoonga is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, one of two on St Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. As of the 2000 census, Savoonga's population was 643.Savoonga was incorporated in 1969, and in 1971 became the joint owner with Gambell of the entire island....
(SVA) - Savoonga AirportSavoonga AirportSavoonga Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Savoonga, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Savoonga is located on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.- Facilities :Savoonga Airport covers an... - SelawikSelawik, AlaskaSelawik is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 772.Selawik comes from "siilvik" which means "place of sheefish" in Inupiaq.-Geography:Selawik is located at ....
(WLK) - Selawik AirportSelawik AirportSelawik Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Selawik, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - ShaktoolikShaktoolik, AlaskaShaktoolik is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230. Shaktoolik is one of a number of Alaskan communities threatened by erosion and related global warming effects. The community has been relocated twice.-History:According to the Alaska Dept...
(SKK) - Shaktoolik AirportShaktoolik AirportShaktoolik Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Shaktoolik, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - ShishmarefShishmaref, AlaskaShishmaref is a village in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, located on Sarichef Island in the Chukchi Sea, just north of the Bering Strait and five miles from the mainland. It lies within the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve...
(SHH) - Shishmaref AirportShishmaref AirportShishmaref Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Shishmaref, a village in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 5/23 and measuring 5,000 x 70 ft.... - ShungnakShungnak, AlaskaShungnak is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 256.-History:...
(SHG) - Shungnak AirportShungnak AirportShungnak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Shungnak, a city in the Northwest Arctic of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :Shungnak Airport has one runway designated 9/27 with a 4,000 x 60 ft gravel surface.... - StebbinsStebbins, AlaskaStebbins is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 547.-Geography:Stebbins is located at , on the north side of St...
(WBB) - Stebbins AirportStebbins AirportStebbins Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Stebbins, in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.- Facilities :Stebbins Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 14 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with a 3,000 x 60 ft gravel surface.-... - TellerTeller, AlaskaTeller is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 268. According to a 2009 estimate, the population had increased by exactly one person....
(TLA) - Teller AirportTeller AirportTeller Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Teller, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S... - Tin CityTin City, AlaskaTin City is not a populated place except for a nearby minimally manned radar station, located at in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated at mouth of Cape Creek, on the Bering Sea coast, southeast of Cape Prince of Wales on the Seward Peninsula.-History:Tin ore was...
(TNC) - Tin City LRRS Airport - UnalakleetUnalakleet, AlaskaUnalakleet is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States, in the western part of the state. At the 2000 census the population was 747. Unalakleet is known in the region and around Alaska for its salmon and king crab harvests; the residents rely heavily on caribou, ptarmigan, oogruk , and...
(UNK) - Unalakleet AirportUnalakleet AirportUnalakleet Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of Unalakleet, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... - WalesWales, AlaskaWales is a town in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 152. It is the westernmost town on the American mainland.-Geography:...
(WAA) - Wales AirportWales Airport (Alaska)Wales Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile northwest of the central business district of Wales, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities :... - White MountainWhite Mountain, AlaskaWhite Mountain is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population is between 220 and 250. The city is an Iġaluiђmuit Iñupiat village, with historical influences from and relationships with Kawerak and Yupiaq Eskimos. 86.2% of the population is Alaska Native or...
(WMO) - White Mountain AirportWhite Mountain AirportWhite Mountain Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of White Mountain, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S...
International
Bering Air offers charter service from Nome and AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
to Anadyr
Anadyr (town)
Anadyr is a port town and the administrative centre of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the extreme north-eastern region of Russia. It is at the mouth of the Anadyr River, on the tip of the southern promontory that sticks out into Anadyrskiy Liman...
and Provideniya
Provideniya
Provideniya , is an urban-type settlement situated on Komsomolskaya Bay, part of Provideniya Bay in the northeastern part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and is very close to the International Date Line. The town is served by Provideniya...
in the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
.
External links
- Bering Air (official site)