Tour Update: Due to planned construction in Denali National Park in 2022, the National Park Service is limiting Park Road access beyond mile 43. This tour will not operate as a result. Please check the Park Road Updates page for some great alternatives and additional park information.
Overview
After enjoying a six-hour bus ride in Denali National Park and many stops to view wildlife, this one-way flight offers passengers an exciting alternative to returning by road. Passengers are picked up from either the Kantishna Roadhouse or the Denali Backcountry Lodge and dropped at the "Kantishna International Airport," a 1,800-foot gravel strip. Here the air taxi service welcomes passengers aboard a six-seat bush plane.
An exciting alternative to returning by road.
To see the landscape by air is an entirely unique experience. What looked like a single ridgeline from the overlook at Eielson Visitor Center turns out to be a network of peaks connected by knife-edge crests. A few caribou paths at Stony Hill are suddenly seen as part of a maze of trails along the valley floor. Even the grand scenery along the Park Road is put into perspective as the plane climbs and reveals hundreds more miles of equally awe-inspiring vistas.
When weather permits, passengers can glimpse the heart of the Alaska Range: the massive Wickersham Wall and the north face of Denali. It's among this jaw-dropping topography that visitors experience firsthand Alaska's grandeur.
After safely landing at the airstrip just inside the park entrance, passengers can make the short walk back to the shuttle pick-up area to catch a return ride to local hotels.
More Details
The Denali Park flight from Kantishna is a one-way flightseeing trip that departs from within Denali National Park and lands at the Denali Park airstrip just inside the main park entrance. It is an optional return trip for the guests on the Kantishna Wilderness Trails and Denali Backcountry Adventure tours. There is also a morning return flight for overnight guests staying at the Kantishna Roadhouse or the Denali Backcountry Lodge. Please ask a reservation agent for additional details.
What to Bring
Dress in warm layers and take a rain jacket. Be sure to bring a camera. The air service does not allow more than 25 pounds of luggage per person, so pack light.
Special Instructions
Accurate passenger weight is required for aircraft weight and balance. The flight operator carefully monitors weather in the mountains and will not fly if conditions are unsafe. If this happens, guests will be issued a full refund and will make the return journey to the park entrance by bus.
Transfers & Meeting Points
The flight operator picks passengers up from the Denali Backcountry Lodge at 2:15 PM and the Kantishna Roadhouse at 2:45 PM. Transfers from the Denali airstrip at the end of your flight are not included.
Rates & Dates
Here are the rates and operating dates for this product. Remember, we have a lowest price guarantee for nearly everything we sell.
There is no child rate for this service.
| Dates |
Adult |
Child |
| 6/5/22 (Su) to 9/13/22 (Tu)6/5/22 (Su) to 9/13/22 (Tu) |
Adult: $355.00 |
Child: $355.00 |
| The rates above are subject to change without notice. |
