| Airline: | Alaska Central Express |
| Iata: | KO |
| Icao: | AER |
| Callsign: | ACE AIR |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| Aoc: | YADA179J[1] |
| Bases: | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
| Fleet Size: | 15 |
| Destinations: | 35 |
| Headquarters: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Website: | www.aceaircargo.com |
Alaska Central Express is an airline based at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States.[2] It is a cargo and small package express service.[3]
The airline was established as Yutana Airlines in 1987 and renamed to Alaska Central Express in 1994[4] when the certificate was bought from the Part 135 in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Much of the original pilots, staff, mechanics, and equipment including three Raytheon Beechcraft 1900Cs, came from MarkAir Express, a subsidiary of the bankrupt MarkAir. In 2007, with the purchase of a Beech 1900C (N115AX) combi passenger/cargo, ACE Air Cargo began charter passenger flights. Alaska Central Express, as of 2020, owns twenty airplanes with plans for future expansion.[5]
Alaska Central Express operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Anchorage, Aniak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Cold Bay, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, Eek, Hooper Bay, Juneau, Ketchikan, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Kodiak, Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Marshall, Newtok, Nightmute, Petersburg, Port Heiden, Quinhagak, Sand Point, Scammon Bay, Sitka, St George Island, St Paul Island, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tuntutuliak, Tununak, Wrangell and Yakutat.
The Alaska Central Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2014):[3]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | 12 | 9 | ||
| Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | 1 | 6 | or cargo | |
| Raytheon Beech 1900C Airliner | 2 | − | cargo | |
| Total | 15 | |||
On 7 July 2020, ACE acquired eight Beechcraft planes at Ravn Alaska's bankruptcy auction.[6]