Talkeetna Air Taxi Explained

Airline:	Talkeetna Air Taxi
Headquarters:	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
Key People:	Donald Sheldon, Founder^[1]

Talkeetna Air Taxi, established in 1947 as Talkeetna Air Service,^[2] is a Talkeetna, Alaska-based flight company.^[1] It operates wheel-ski equipped bush planes, and is one of less than a half-dozen air services with a permit to land in Denali National Park. Historically, business included supply runs to remote homesteads and prospecting claims—though in the past decade traffic has been primarily tourist and climber related.

Fleet

• 1 – Cessna 185
• 1 – De Havilland Beaver
• 6 – De Havilland Otter
• 1 – Robinson R44

See also

• Air taxi

Further reading

• Into the wilds: Alaska's towering Denali is worth a peek - New York Daily News
• Economy worries tourism-fed Talkeetna: Tourism Industry | Alaska news at adn.com
• newsminer.com • Fairbanks, Alaska
• Web site: Anchorage Daily News article . July 17, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Phinizy, Coles (February 14, 1972). "Off Into The Wild White Yonder." Sports Illustrated. Accessed July 2012.
2. Web site: Talkeetna Air Service . Airline History . 6 April 2020.