Flightseeing

It's time to make your dreams of Alaska come true. Flying is a way of life in Alaska and a trip to Alaska would not be complete without a flightseeing excursion. The pilots at Alpine Air are friendly, informative and encourage questions during each tour. Alpine Air offers several flightseeing experiences and arctic adventures to North America's most heavily glaciated mountain ranges in the Chugach Mountains. Our summer and winter flightseeing tours depart six times daily with a variety of times and prices to accommodate your schedule and budget. Our fall (October 15 thru December 15) flightseeing schedules vary upon availability. Alpine Air also provides a free pick up service from the Prince Alyeska Resort and other accommodations located in Girdwood Alaska.

The Helicopter Glacier Tour
Soar over the panoramic Alaskan scenery spotting wildlife as you glide by picturesque mountain peaks into the 20-Mile river valley to the heart of glacier country.

Tour time is approx. 30 minutes at $199 per person with a two-person minimum.

 

The Helicopter Glacier Landing Tour
Extend your flightseeing adventure by taking our most popular tour that explores the Lake George Glacier, Lake George Valley, Whiteout Glacier and Colony Glacier. As you fly through the Chugach backcountry the panorama opens to glacial-formed valleys and magnificent fields of ancient translucent blue glaciers. Highlight your trip with a glacier landing on Colony Glacier or atop a high ridge with a 360-degree panorama of mountains and glaciers and become surrounded by the surreal landscape.

Tour time is approx. 1 hour at $299 per person with a two-person minimum.

 

The Glacier/Prince William Sound Tour
Experience everything as with the glacier landing tour but add a return trip through the pristine waters of Prince Williams Sound. The clear waters and rocky fjords of Prince William Sound offer breathtaking landscapes and excellent wildlife spotting opportunities.

Tour time is approx. 90 minutes at $399 per person with a two-person minimum.

 

The Columbia Glacier Tour
If you truly want to go all the way the Columbia Glacier Tour is our most comprehensive and far-reaching tour. This tour offers a glacier landing and an extended Prince William Sound tour and best of all a tour of the Columbia Glacier. The Columbia Glacier is the largest tidewater glacier in the Prince William Sound. This glacier is a truly majestic place encompassing over fifteen thousand square miles of deep blue water, rustic mountain peaks, and endless ice fields. The Columbia Glacier tour is the ultimate flightseeing excursion and a truly unforgettable experience.

Tour time is approx. 3 hours $599 per person with a three-person minimum.

 

Alpine Air Alaska, established in 1991 out of Girdwood, Alaska, provides quality air transportation, statewide charter flights, spectacular flightseeing,
glacier tours, unique weddings, helicopter flight school, and summer glacier dog sledding in the Chugach mountain range of Alaska.

Alpine Air Alaska is a limited liability corporation and operates under special use permits with the U.S.F.S.

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