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Whether looking for backcountry adventure,
the most affordable flight seeing in the state,
a charter or scheduled flight, 40-Mile Air will
make your Alaska adventure a safe and unforget-
table one. For nearly 60 years, they have been
serving the needs of communities and outdoor
enthusiasts. Owned and operated by second-
generation bush pilots and lifelong Alaskans, 40-
Mile Air’s highly respected reputation for safety,
reliability, knowledge and experience ensures ex-
ceptional flight service in and out of the remote
areas of Alaska.
Based in Tok, 40-Mile Air offers scheduled ser-
vice within the Eastern Interior and statewide
charters throughout the year, including within
the Wrangell St.-Elias Preserve, Yukon-Charley
Preserve, Alaska Range, Tetlin Wildlife Refuge
and the Fortymile Country. From aerial sur-
veys, airdrops and remote strips, to airport-to-
airport destinations, they have the experience photos by:
to safely fulfill your transportation needs. Not 40-Mile Air
only are their pilots exceptionally skilled and fa-
miliar with the Alaska territory, but their well-
maintained fleet of aircraft means they have the
proper equipment to access the rugged Alaska
Wilderness. The Alaska Department of Natural
Resources calls on 40-Mile Air seasonally to
run detection flights for potential forest fires
in their region, which in heavy fire danger years
can result in nearly daily flights for a month at
a time.
One of their most popular trips is a 1-hour long
flight west of Tok to look for moose, then into
the glacier-filled Alaska Range for sheep. Or
hop on the mail plane for a 2-hour long ride to
Chisana for just a little over $100. The trip of
your dreams can be customized to fit your ex-
pectations.
Experience the true wilds of Alaska on an un-
guided caribou viewing adventure, hiking with the
herd under the midnight sun. Numbering more
than 70,000, the Fortymile caribou herd is the
largest in Interior Alaska, and 40-Mile Air can
drop you right in the middle of the migration.
With the possibility of also seeing bears, moose
and wolves, this is a true wildlife adventure.
Soak up the remote beauty of Alaska with 40-
Mile Air on a self-guided backcountry excursion.
Their knowledgeable pilots can provide access to
nearly any drainage, from the Canadian border
to Delta Junction, the Wrangell Mountains and
Alaska Range. 40-Mile Air also provides trans-
port and support for climbers in the Wrangell
St. Elias and Eastern Alaska Range.
Enjoy the beauty of Alaska on a self-guided float
trip on the historic Fortymile River or through
the Yukon-Charley Preserve on the Charley River.
With fantastic grayling fishing, wildlife viewing
and a little bit of whitewater, this trip will be one
you won’t soon forget. If you don’t feel the need
to go rafting, enjoy a relaxing fishing trip at one
of two lakes with public use cabins.
If you’re planning a hunting trip, the experts at
40-Mile Air have decades of experience flying
hunters in and out of Interior Alaska’s most rug-
ged game-filled regions. If it’s moose, caribou or
sheep you’re after, their hunters have put sev-
eral of these trophy animals in the record book
in past years. They also offer complete service
in the permit-only Tok and Delta Trophy Sheep
Management areas. Routinely landing on ridge
tops and in streambeds to place clients in the
best position to spot game, 40-Mile Air hunt-
ers regularly report little or no competition from
other sportsmen.
Contact the experts at 40-Mile Air by call-
ing (907) 883-5191 or visit 40mileair.com to
start on your dream plans today!

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