Frontier Flying Service

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IATA 2F	ICAO FTA	Callsign FRONTIER-AIR
Founded		1950
Hubs		Fairbanks International Airport
Secondary hubs		Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Ralph Wien Memorial Airport Bethel Airport
Frequent flyer program		YES
Fleet size		20
Destinations		46
Headquarters		Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
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Website: www.frontierflying.com

Frontier Flying Service (d.b.a Frontier Alaska) 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]}

Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Destinations 4 Confusion with Frontier Airlines 5 References 6 External links

[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]

During the spring of 2008 Frontier Flying Service began the process of merging with Hageland Air Service, the companies continue to operate separate certificates with Frontier Flying Service providing service between major hubs and focus communities with the Beech 1900C aircraft while Hagleand Air Service provides point to point service out of the hubs and focus communities to smaller villages, both companies do business under the name "Frontier Alaska" and have begun merging resources and operations at all their shared airports. This merger makes Frontier Alaska the largest commuter passenger carrier in the state of Alaska (by fleet size and number of routes).

On July 8th, 2008 Seattle based Alaska Airlines announced Frontier Flying Service (d.b.a Frontier Alaska) as a new code share partner beginning in the fall or 2008.

[edit] 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. Shishmaref (SHH) - Shishmaref Airport
41. St. Mary's (KSM) - St. Mary's Airport
42. Tanana (TAL) - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport
43. Teller (TLA) - Teller Airport
44. Wainwright (AIN) - Wainwright Airport
45. Wales (WAA) - Wales Airport
46. 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 (2005-10-01). 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.

[edit] External links

• Frontier Flying Service (official site)

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