PenAir

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Peninsula Airways, usually called PenAir, (IATA: KS, ICAO: PEN, and Callsign: PENINSULA) ^[1] is an airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It is a commuter airline operating extensive scheduled passenger and cargo services, as well as charter and medevac services ^[2]. It is Alaska's largest commuter airline, operating both passenger and cargo service, primarily in the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Destinations 2.1 Hubs 2.2 Also served as of 2006 3 Fleet 4 External links 5 References

[edit] History

The airline was founded in 1955 by pilot Orin Seybert of Pilot Point.^{[citation needed]} It started operations in 1956 concentrating on charter services, until scheduled services were started in 1973 between King Salmon and the Pribilof Islands communities. In 1985 it acquired all the assets of Air Transport Services at Kodiak. In November 1991 PenAir became a codeshare partner of Alaska Airlines and is operated by the carrier on some of its destinations.^[2].

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Hubs

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• Anchorage (ANC) – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
• Cold Bay (CDB) – Cold Bay Airport
• Dillingham (DLG) – Dillingham Airport
• Dutch Harbor (DUT) – Unalaska Airport
• King Salmon (AKN) – King Salmon Airport

[edit] Also served as of 2006

^{[citation needed]}

• Akutan (KQA) – Akutan Seaplane Base
• Aleknagik (WKK) – Aleknagik Airport
• Aniak (ANI) – Aniak Airport
• Atka (AKB) – Atka Airport
• Bartletts/Egegik (BSZ) – Bartletts Airport (FAA: AK96)
• Big Creek (BIC)
• Cape Newenham (EHM)
• Chignik Bay (KCG)
• Chignik Lagoon (KCL) – Chignik Lagoon Airport
• Chignik Lake (KCQ)
• Cinder River (RCP)
• Clark's Point (CLP) – Clarks Point Airport
• Coffee Point (CFA)
• Egegik (EGX) – Egegik Airport
• Ekwok (KEK) – Ekwok Airport
• False Pass (KFP) – False Pass Airport
• Igiugig, Alaska (IGG) – Igiugig Airport
• Iliamna (ILI) – Iliamna Airport
• King Cove (KVC) – King Cove Airport
• Koliganek (KGK) – Koliganek Airport
• Levelock (KLL) – Levelock Airport
• Manokotak (KMO) – Manokotak Airport
• McGrath (MCG) – McGrath Airport
• Nelson Lagoon (NLG) – Nelson Lagoon Airport
• New Stuyahok (KNW) – New Stuyahok Airport
• Nikolski (IKO)
• Painter Creek (PCE)
• Perryville (KPV) – Perryville Airport
• Pilot Point (PIP) – Pilot Point Airport
• Port Heiden (PTH) – Port Heiden Airport
• Port Moller (PML)
• Portage Creek (PCA) – Portage Creek Airport
• St. George (STG) – St. George Airport
• St. Paul (SNP) – St. Paul Island Airport
• Sand Point (SDP) – Sand Point Municipal Airport
• Sandy River (KSR)
• South Naknek (WSN) – South Naknek 2 Airport
• Togiak (TOG) – Togiak Airport
• Twin Hills (TWA) – Twin Hills Airport
• Ugashik (UGB) – Ugashik Bay Airport
• Unalakleet (UNK) – Unalakleet Airport
• Wildman Lake (EWD)

[edit] Fleet

As of August 2006 the PenAir fleet includes ^[3] :

• 1 Fairchild Metroliner 23
• 4 Fairchild Metroliner III
• 6 Saab 340B

Other aircraft:

• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• Grumman G-21A Goose
• Piper Navajo Chieftain
• Piper Saratoga
• Piper T-1040

[edit] External links

• Peninsula Airways/PenAir

[edit] References

1. ^ Airline Codes November 2006
2. ^ ^{a b} Flight International 12-18 April 2005
3. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006