About/Company History

For over 30 years Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc. has been serving Alaska’s unique air transportation needs. From the smallest remote airfield to the largest metropolitan airport, Arctic Circle Air has the aircraft and experience to meet your transportation requirements.

Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc. is a FAA part 135 approved carrier that conducts scheduled and charter operations.

Aircraft are based at the following hubs: Anchorage, Bethel, Dillingham, and Fairbanks.

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		Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc. started by pilot Douglas Butler as a charter air service between Fairbanks and Fort Yukon. The company began with a C206 and a C170 by catering to trappers and local residents.

		The addition of a Piper Navajo Chieftan came along with a scheduled route between Fairbanks and Fort Yukon. Restructuring and expansion of the company led to more pilots, one of which is still with the company today!

		Two Embraer Bandeirante aircraft were added to service 27 communities as a subcontractor for a mainline carrier in the Yukon Flats area. One of the aircraft was used for a BLM smokejumper contract.

		After some changes and restructuring in the 80's, an Anchorage group took over the operation and has since expanded the company's market. The expansion later led to a second base in the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta city of Bethel which serves 27 communities.

		Continuing expansion of the Southwestern Alaska market led to the opening of a base in Dillingham which now serves the freight and passenger needs of eight communities.

		Market conditions from Prince William Sound to Bristol Bay allowed Arctic Circle to open an Anchorage base that has grown to serve an expanding list of nine communities.

		The fleet expands with the addition of a Sherpa and two King Airs for growth into the mail and freight markets.