My experience with Wright Air was good. Everything went according to plan. I was happy now reflecting back on my roundtrip flight from the local airport in Fairbanks and flying to Bettles, Alaska. I can't tell you the exact price of my airfare as it was an all-inclusive package that I received with the Bettles Lodge (who were the ones that booked me). If I had to guess roughly how much it cost...I'd say in the range of $500 - $600. That's actually how much I'm paying for the same type of flight and service next week when I depart Anchorage and head to the small town of Port Alsworth, Alaska. For my 9am flight, I was told to arrive at 7:30am. When I checked-in, I had a mini suitcase with me along with a backpack. Both items were weighed and passed inspection so I never had to pay extra fees. Then they actually asked me to step onto the scale and have myself weighed. That was something I had never done...and I have taken plenty of propeller planes along my travels. But, better to be safe than sorry when weighing and balancing out the aircraft properly. Speaking of propeller planes, yes, that's what you'll find here at Wright Air. They run Alaskan Bush Planes and services to all remote parts of Alaska. And, of course, it's quite fitting to have a local airline like Wright Air because Alaska is a huge state and there's plenty of off the beaten path destinations to explore. For parking...you leave your car in the lot across the street. I initially saw signs that it's $4 a day to park...but just starting this month of July they raised prices to $5 a day. For payments...just like you do with camping...there's a white envelope to fill out and you can either leave cash, write out a check or put down your credit card numbers. Then you drop the envelope into a deposit box. Almost forgot...with my small suitcase and even my backpack...at the ticket counter, they took both my items to load onto the plane themselves. And that's understandable as there was very tiny space once inside the aircraft. But upon realizing they were handling my backpack, I took my passport that was located in a zippered side-pouch and held onto it myself. If anything happened to my passport, I'd never be able to get access back through Canada for my return trip to the Lower 48. I was told to come back to the waiting room at 8:30am for the 9am departure. 9am finally came and a gentleman called out my name and a few others and we headed over to our plane. Before stepping onto the aircraft I asked this gentleman to take a photo of myself and the plane which he kindly did. Next thing I knew this guy hopped into the pilots seat. Wow, cool. This guy did it all! The plane had 3 rows with 1 seat on the left-hand side and a double seat for 2 people on the right hand side. It accommodated 9 passengers in total. I had 6 people on the flight so I had a double seat all to myself to spread out on. Nice. It was a little over a 1-hour flight from Fairbanks to Bettles. Everything went smoothly even with all the horrible smoke in the air from the wildfires happening around Alaska for this summer of 2022. After exiting the aircraft in Bettles, my bags were right beside the plane waiting for me and before I knew it this pilot did the quickest turnaround and was already on the runway heading back to Fairbanks. For the return trip...it was another good experience. My flight was on time and the pilot was friendly and trustworthy. Lastly, almost forgot...when I checked into the Wright Air Aviation House, I was not screened nor did I have to pass through a security sensor. But...this is normal when flying little prop aircraft. In the end, Wright Air Service did their job. They got me to and from Bettles, Alaska safely and without an incident. For that I am grateful. Thank you Wright Air! read more

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Wright Air was extraordinarily helpful and responsive when we ran into unexpected difficulties during our travels. They did everything possible to get us where we needed to go. An excellent choice for Alaska rural travel. Particular thanks to the operators in the Deadhorse office, the Fairbanks office, and our pilot Brendan. read more

I've flown on exactly one charter flight, including this one. If they are all anything at all like Wright, I would gladly go again! I had to visit a bunch of bush villages for work and my pilot got me in and out of all of them quickly and safely! When we chatted about how I was into mountaineering he even flew me over some local ranges, handed me a topo map, and pointed out the peaks to me! Their prices are also very reasonable...I mean, as "reasonable" as flying charter can cost, am I right? I just a lot of exclamation points in this review, so I'm ending on a period. read more

Wright Air Service - living the charter life! - Private Jet Charter Near Me - Fairbanks, Alaska

Before I can write my next review, I have to write this one as Wright Air Service was my transportation to my next experience (Bettles Lodge in Bettles, Alaska). As such, my transportation on Wright Air Service was arranged by Eric Fox of Bettles Lodge as my Dad and I departed Fairbanks on a mission to visit Kobuk Valley National Park and Gates of the Arctic National Park. Lucky for us, Bettles Lodge offers a "National Park Collectors" package. Wright Air Service was perfect - the small plane airport was near the bigger Fairbanks airport but on the other side. We were able to take an Uber from the Alaska Heritage House directly to Wright Air Service. Of course we were early but it wasn't a problem, the people at the counter weighed our bags and we helped ourselves to some coffee that was in the waiting area. We actually met another person on our flight who was also going up to Bettles Lodge. He would become a great friend (Uncle Jeffy) and one of my favorite memories from our trip. Anyway, the flight to and from Bettles with Wright Air Service was perfect. Smooth and delightful. I'd recommend. read more

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Pilots have to be taught to fly around thunderheads!!! Aircraft appear to be in poor condition. My last flight was so packed I could only get one cheek on the seat!!! They are going to have a major incident and kill people. read more

Wright Air has been so reliable these many years! Thank you for your help getting us to and from Lake Minchumina. I recommend!

Have had many good flights here but yesterday I was appalled at the customer service. When I paid for my ticket I was told a different time then the actual departure time. There was more then a foot of snow in town, baby in towe and was barely if not less than 15 min past the check in which was the time told to us by an apparently, uneducated employee and we were on a half full plane! We had to pay a 50 dollar fee per person to get on, were told "we shouldn't even be put on", and "we dont have to fly with Wright", we were talked to like we were stupid and talked down to! We also had to pay to ship luggage that should have been included but we didnt have time to check it, and was hassled about the plane leaving us when we loaded and were on the runway 15 minutes early and oddly enough for being late we arrived at our destination a half hour early hmm....and In future reservations I will be using other vendors sadly from here on with business and personal flights and will be sharing with everyone I know this is not the first time I have seen the times get rushed and the paying customer gets short end. Overall, wrights should really talk to their employees about customer service and if your an unhappy employee at wrights do yourself and the company a favorand leave to find a job you like because clearly this employee does not like his job in customer service! read more

Typical small airport, but it's a decent little place. Three check in stands, free coffee, and free wifi. It doesn't get much better than that! read more

Wrights is more professional and communicative than many other bush airlines. I always felt safe with their pilots and their office staff always have reliable and accurate information about ETAs and ETDs. They even post online! read more