Warbelow's Air Ventures

Warbelow's Air Ventures
IATA ICAO Callsign
4W WAV WARBELOW
Founded 1958
Hubs East Ramp of Fairbanks International Airport
Subsidiaries Northern Alaska Tour Company
Air Arctic, Inc.
Fleet size 17
Destinations 12
Headquarters Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Key people Marvin E. Warbelow (founder)
Art Warbelow (owner)
Website www.warbelows.com

Warbelow's Air Ventures is an American regional airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger, charter, and tour services as well as flight tours, mostly throughout Interior Alaska. Its base is Fairbanks International Airport. It is affiliated with Sukapak, Inc.

History

The company was founded by Marvin E. Warbelow in 1958. It operated as 40-Mile Air (in reference to the Fortymile River) from 1970 to 1989, when it was split into two companies by Marvin's sons Charlie and Art. The base in Fairbanks, Alaska operated by Art Warbelow then assumed the name Warbelow's Air Ventures, Inc.. The base in Tok, Alaska continued to operate under the 40-Mile Air, Ltd. name. It was subsequently sold by Charlie Warbelow and continues to operate, mostly serving destinations along the Alaska portion of the Alaska Highway.

Fleet

The Warbelow's Air Ventures fleet consists of at least 16 planes and includes the following:[1]

Destinations

All destinations are in Alaska. The airline provides Essential Air Service from Fairbanks to Central, Circle, Minto[2][3][4]

  1. Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) - Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
  2. Beaver (WBQ) - Beaver Airport
  3. Bettles (BTT) - Bettles Airport
  4. Central (CEM) - Central Airport
  5. Chalkyitsik (CIK) - Chalkyitsik Airport
  6. Circle (IRC) - Circle City Airport
  7. Fairbanks (FAI) - Fairbanks International Airport (hub)
  8. Fort Yukon (FYU) - Fort Yukon Airport
  9. Manley (MLY) - Manley Airport
  10. Minto (MNT) - Minto Airport
  11. Stevens Village (SVS) - Stevens Village Airport
  12. Tanana (TAL) - Ralph M. Calhoun Memorial Airport

See also

References

  1. "About Us". Warbelow's Air Ventures, Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  2. "2007-10-6". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  3. "2008-7-20 Order Selecting Carrier and Establishing Subsidy Rates". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  4. "2008-9-20 Order Selecting Carrier". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

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