page_title: Wright Air Service
section_title: Destinations
hierarchical_section_title: Wright Air Service / Destinations
caption_attribution_description: Start of raft trip on the headwaters of the Kongakut before Drain Creek
context_page_description: Wright Air Service is an American commuter airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967. It is located off the east ramp near the Fairbanks International Airport. The president of the company was Robert Bursiel, but the company was recently bought out by a new owner in 2017.
context_section_description: Wright Air Service operates scheduled passenger flights to the following locations in Alaska (as of July 2020):
  Allakaket (AET) - Allakaket Airport (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
  Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (to Bettles, Fairbanks)
  Arctic Village (ARC) - Arctic Village Airport (to Fairbanks, Fort Yukon, Venetie)
  Bettles (BTT) - Bettles Airport (to Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Fairbanks)
  Coldfoot (CXF) - Coldfoot Airport
  Chalkyitsik (CIK) - Chalkyitsik 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 (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 (VEE) - Venetie Airport (to Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon)
  Wright Air Service also provides charter service.
caption: Wright Air Helio Courier unloading a rafting party.
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