Frontier Flying Service

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IATA
2F		 ICAO
FTA		 Callsign
FRONTIER-AIR
Founded 1950
Hubs Fairbanks International Airport
Secondary hubs
Frequent flyer program YES
Fleet size 20
Destinations 46
Headquarters Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Key people
Website: www.frontierflying.com

Frontier Flying Service is an American airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. 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 Canada.

Its main base is in Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport), with hubs in Barrow (Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport), Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport), Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial Airport) and Bethel (Bethel Airport).[citation needed]

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[edit] History

Frontier Flying Service was established in 1950 by retired Air Force Colonel Richard McIntyre, catering to Alaska bush communities as a scheduled mail carrier for Wien Air Alaska, as well as providing charters throughout Alaska. In 1974, Frontier was purchased by John Hajdukovich.[citation needed]

In 2005 the airline merged with Cape Smythe Air Services, taking on their routes and retaining the Frontier Flying Service name.[1]


Bold text== Fleet == The Frontier Flying Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 2007):[2]

Type Number
Raytheon Beech BE-1900-C 12
Piper PA-31-350 11

[edit] Destinations

Frontier Flying Service operates scheduled service to the following destinations in Alaska (as of 2007):[3]

  1. Anchorage (ANC) - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
  2. Aniak (ANI) - Aniak Airport
  3. Anvik (ANV) - Anvik Airport
  4. Atqasuk (ATK) - Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport
  5. Barrow (BRW) - Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport
  6. Barter Island / Kaktovik (BTI) - Barter Island LRRS
  7. Bethel (BET) - Bethel Airport
  8. Brevig Mission (KTS) - Brevig Mission Airport
  9. Buckland (BKC) - Buckland Airport
  10. Deadhorse (SCC) - Deadhorse Airport
  11. Deering (DRG) - Deering Airport
  12. Elim (ELI) - Elim Airport
  13. Fairbanks (FAI) - Fairbanks International Airport
  14. Fort Yukon (FYU) - Fort Yukon Airport
  15. Galena (GAL) - Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
  16. Gambell (GAM) - Gambell Airport
  17. Golovin (GLV) - Golovin Airport
  18. Grayling (KGX) - Grayling Airport
  19. Holy Cross (HCR) - Holy Cross Airport
  20. Huslia (HSL) - Huslia Airport
  21. Kalskag (KLG) - Kalskag Airport
  22. Kaltag (KAL) - Kaltag Airport
  23. Kiana (IAN) - Bob Baker Memorial Airport
  24. Kivalina (KVL) - Kivalina Airport
  25. Kotzebue (OTZ) - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
  26. Koyuk (KKA) - Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport
  27. Koyukuk (KYU) - Koyukuk Airport
  28. Noatak (WTK) - Noatak Airport
  29. Nome (OME) - Nome Airport
  30. Noorvik (ORV) - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport
  31. Nuiqsut (AQT/NUI) - Nuiqsut Airport
  32. Nulato (NUL) - Nulato Airport
  33. Point Hope (PHO) - Point Hope Airport
  34. Point Lay (PIZ) - Point Lay LRRS
  35. Ruby (RBY) - Ruby Airport
  36. Russian Mission (RSH) - Russian Mission Airport
  37. Savoonga (SVA) - Savoonga Airport
  38. Selawik (WLK) - Selawik Airport
  39. Shageluk (SHX) - Shageluk Airport
  40. Shithole (SHL) - Shithole Airport
  41. Shishmaref (SHH) - Shishmaref Airport
  42. St. Mary's (KSM) - St. Mary's Airport
  43. Tanana (TAL) - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
  44. Teller (TLA) - Teller Airport
  45. Wainwright (AIN) - Wainwright Airport
  46. Wales (WAA) - Wales Airport
  47. White Mountain (WMO) - White Mountain Airport

[edit] Confusion with Frontier Airlines

Frontier Flying Service is occasionally confused with Denver-based Frontier Airlines, because of the similarity in name. Passengers at Anchorage International Airport are especially prone to this confusion, because both Frontiers fly out of this airport.

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-alaska/584318-1.html Frontier Flying merges with Cape Smythe As of Monday May 5th 2008, Frontier Flying Service merged with Hageland Aviation and is now known as Frontier Alaska.]. Alaska Business Monthly (October 1, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  2. ^ FAA Airline Certificate Information: FRONTIER FLYING SERVICE INC. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  3. ^ Frontier Flying Service: 2007 Timetable (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.

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