Bering Air

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Bering Air
IATA 8E	ICAO BRG	Callsign BERING AIR
Founded		1979
Hubs		Nome Airport Ralph Wien Memorial Airport Unalakleet Airport
Fleet size		21
Destinations		32
Headquarters		Nome, Alaska, USA
Key people		James Rowe, President
Website: www.beringair.com

Bering Air is an American regional airline headquartered in Nome, Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance and helicopter services. Its main base is Nome Airport, with hubs at Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (Kotzebue) and Unalakleet Airport^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Destinations 3.1 Domestic 3.2 International 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established in September 1979 and started operations on 3 October 1979. It was founded, and is wholly owned, by James Rowe (President) and Christine Rowe. It has 95 employees^[1].

[edit] Fleet

The Bering Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of March 2007)^[1] :

• 1 CASA C-212-200 Aviocar
• 2 Raytheon Beech 1900D Airliner
• 1 Raytheon Beech King Air 200
• 1 Raytheon Beech King Air B200
• 6 Cessna Caravan 675

[edit] Destinations

Passenger and cargo charter services are flown from Kotzebue and Nome to USA destinations, Canada and Russia^[1].

[edit] Domestic

Bering Air serves 32 cities in Western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

1. Ambler (ABL) - Ambler Airport
2. Brevig Mission (KTS) - Brevig Mission Airport
3. Buckland (BKC) - Buckland Airport
4. Cape Lisburne (LUR) - Cape Lisburne LRRS
5. Council (CIL) - Council Airport
6. Deering (DRG) - Deering Airport
7. Elim (ELI) - Elim Airport
8. Gambell (GAM) - Gambell Airport
9. Golovin (GLV) - Golovin Airport
10. Kiana (IAN) - Bob Baker Memorial Airport
11. Kivalina (KVL) - Kivalina Airport
12. Kobuk (OBU) - Kobuk Airport
13. Kotzebue (OTZ) - Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
14. Koyuk (KKA) - Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport
15. Little Diomede (DIO) - Diomede Island Airport (ice runway, winter only)
16. Noatak (WTK) - Noatak Airport
17. Nome (OME) - Nome Airport
18. Noorvik (ORV) - Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport
19. Point Hope (PHO) - Point Hope Airport
20. Port Clarence (KPC) - Port Clarence Coast Guard Station
21. St. Michael (SMK) - St. Michael Airport
22. Savoonga (SVA) - Savoonga Airport
23. Selawik (WLK) - Selawik Airport
24. Shaktoolik (SKK) - Shaktoolik Airport
25. Shishmaref (SHH) - Shishmaref Airport
26. Shungnak (SHG) - Shungnak Airport
27. Stebbins (WBB) - Stebbins Airport
28. Teller (TLA) - Teller Airport
29. Tin City (TNC) - Tin City LRRS
30. Unalakleet (UNK) - Unalakleet Airport
31. Wales (WAA) - Wales Airport
32. White Mountain (WMO) - White Mountain Airport

[edit] International

Bering Air offers charter service from Nome and Anchorage to Anadyr and Provideniya in the Russian Far East.^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 85. 
2. ^ Bering Air: Destinations. Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
3. ^ Bering Air: Nome Flight Schedule (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
4. ^ Bering Air: Kotzebue Flight Schedule (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
5. ^ Bering Air: Unalakleet Flight Schedule (PDF). Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.
6. ^ Bering Air: Russian Destinations. Retrieved 29-Aug-2007.

[edit] External links

• Bering Air (official site)

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