Servant Air, Inc. is an American

regional airline A regional airline is a general classification of airline which typically operates scheduled passenger air service, using regional aircraft, between communities lacking sufficient demand or infrastructure to attract mainline flights. In Nort ...

with operations throughout

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and

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...

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. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services. Its main scheduled airline service base is Kodiak Airport (PADQ) with regional operations bases in Boston, Massachusetts, White Plains, New York, and Manassas Virginia.

History

The airline was established as Paklook Air in the spring of 1992 in Fairbanks, Alaska and began service with single engine commuter aircraft. Originally, the airline fleet consisted of a

Cessna 185 The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a six-seat, single-engined, general aviation light aircraft manufactured by Cessna. It first flew as a prototype in July 1960, with the first production model completed in March 1961. The Cessna 185 is a high-winge ...

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and

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, Piper Lance, and

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wheel aircraft. The current fleet consists of King Air 200's and King Air 100's operating scheduled and charter service to multiple villages on

Kodiak Island Kodiak Island (Alutiiq language, Alutiiq: ''Qikertaq''), is a large island on the south coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, separated from the Alaska mainland by the Shelikof Strait. The largest island in the Kodiak Archipelago, Kodiak Island is ...

and the Southcentral and Southeast regions of Alaska. Servant Air also provides scheduled air service between Westchester County Airport (KHPN) and Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS) under th
Beacon Air
brand using King Air 200 aircraft.

Hubs

The Servant Air main hub is located at Kodiak State Airport in

Kodiak, Alaska Kodiak ( Alutiiq: , russian: Кадьяк), formerly Paul's Harbor, is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside ...

. Facilities at the Kodiak hub include a terminal, a heavy maintenance facility, and a hangar. Servant air also has hubs at Anchorage International Airport and

Washington Executive Airport Washington Executive Airport , also known as Washington Executive Airpark or Hyde Field, was a public use general aviation airport located southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Clinton, in Prince George's County, Maryland, Uni ...

. Seasonally, Servant air operates at

Westchester County Airport Westchester County Airport is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York, three miles (6 km) northeast of downtown White Plains, with territory in the towns of North Castle and Harrison, New York, and village of Rye Brook, ...

Boston Logan International Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport , also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially ...

and Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Fleet

The Servant Air fleet includes Cessna 208 Caravan, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan,

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, and King Air 100 aircraft.

Destinations

Servant Air offers scheduled passenger service to the following destinations in

: #

Akhiok Akhiok ( in Alutiiq; russian: Акхиок) is a second-class city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. Akhiok is Kodiak's southernmost village. The population was 63 at the 2020 census. Akhiok, which does not have a post office, i ...

(AKK) -

Akhiok Airport Akhiok Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Akhiok, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Aviation Admini ...

# Kodiak (ADQ) - Kodiak Airport (hub) #

Old Harbor Old Harbor ( Alutiiq: ''Nuniaq''; russian: italic=yes, Старая Гавань) is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 218, down from 237 in 2000. Geography According to the United Sta ...

(OLH) -

Old Harbor Airport Old Harbor Airport is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Old Harbor, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Avia ...

Ouzinkie Ouzinkie (, in Alutiiq, russian: Узинки), is a hamlet on Spruce Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 161, down from 225 in 2000. Geography Ouzinkie is located at (57.923, -152.502 ...

(KOZ) -

Ouzinkie Airport Ouzinkie Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ouzinkie, a city on Spruce Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport received national media attention in 2009 after being slotted to receive $15 mi ...

Port Lions Port Lions ( in Alutiiq) is a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 194, down from 256 in 2000. Port Lions was built to house the inhabitant ...

(ORI) -

Port Lions Airport Port Lions Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located northeast of the central business district of Port Lions, a city located on Kodiak Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Federal Aviation Administr ...

Servant Air also offers unscheduled on-demand passenger service in Alaska to: # Anchorage (ANC) - Anchorage international Airport ot scheduled#Fairbanks (FAI) -

Fairbanks International Airport Fairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the United States state of Alaska. Fairban ...

#Juneau (JNU) -

Juneau International Airport Juneau International Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport and seaplane base located seven nautical miles (8 mi, 13 km) northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska t ...

#Kenai (ENI) - Kenai Airport # Karluk (KYK) - Karluk Airport ot scheduled#Homer (HOM) - Homer Airport ot scheduled#King Salmon (AKN) -

King Salmon Airport King Salmon Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River. A ...

#Unalaska (DUT) -

Dutch Harbor Airport Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in City of Unalaska, on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located near the Bering Sea coast of Unalaska Island, sout ...

Larsen Bay Larsen Bay (Alutiiq: ) is a city in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 87, down from 115 in 2000. Geography Larsen Bay is located at (57.536651, -153.991440). According to the United States Cens ...

(KLN) -

Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Larsen Bay, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,700 passenger boardings (enplanement ...

ot scheduled Servant Air seasonal scheduled passenger service: # White Plains (HPN) -

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

(BOS) -

Logan International Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport , also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially ...

# Weyers Cave (SHD) -

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport is in Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States, northeast of Staunton. It is used for general aviation and is served by one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport is operated by ...

# Dulles (IAD) -

Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport , typically referred to as Dulles International Airport, Dulles Airport, Washington Dulles, or simply Dulles ( ), is an international airport in the Eastern United States, located in Loudoun County and ...

Incidents

*On January 6, 2008, Servant Air Flight 109 crashed just short of Kodiak Airport shortly after takeoff, en route to

Homer, Alaska Homer ( Dena'ina: ''Tuggeght'') is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is southwest of Anchorage. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 5,522, up from 5,003 in 2010. Long known as the " Halibut Fishing ...

. Of the 9 passengers and the pilot aboard the Piper Navajo Chieftain, there were 4 survivors. According to the NTSB, the failure of the nose baggage door latching mechanism resulted in an inadvertent opening of the nose baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident was the lack of information and guidance available to the operator and pilot regarding procedures to follow should a baggage door open in flight and cause an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

References

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* {{Airlines of the United States, state=collapsed 1992 establishments in Alaska Airlines established in 1992 Airlines based in Alaska Companies based in Alaska Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Regional airlines of the United States