An Alaska Seaplanes aircraft makes its way to Juneau in June 2107. (Abbey Collins)
The Juneau Empire reports that Alaska Seaplanes will soon add a new flight from Juneau to Whitehorse.
Alaska Seaplanes General Manager Carl Ramseth announced the flight to Canada’s Yukon Territory during the Juneau Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Wharf Ballroom Thursday.
The flight, aboard a Pilatus PC-12 purchased in 2017, should take approximately 45 minutes to travel the 169-miles to Whitehorse.
Besides being fully-pressurized, Ramseth told the Empire that the Pilatus PC-12 can travel 300 mph, climb 2,000 feet-per-minute and flies at altitude. It holds nine passengers and can hold approximately 2,700 to 2,800 pounds.
The current schedule will have trips to and from Whitehorse three days out of the week. Ramseth told the Juneau Empire the flights should start in May.
A price has not yet been determined for the flight, but Ramseth said it should hover around Seaplanes’ other price points— a one-way flight from Juneau to Haines is priced at $125 a person per flight, according to the Alaska Seaplanes Website.
