wrangell mountain air - day trips

wrangell mountain air - day trips印象

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  iritv

  We took the flight Chitina to Kennicote and back. It was a tiny plane for 6 people. The flight to the glacier was scheduled for 09:05. Few minutes beforehand, the little plane and the pilot arrived. We al got it and flew. The pilot was nice and experienced, he went the extra middle to show us nice sceneries on the was there, the glacier, the rivers, the mountains,....We felt safe and secured. Once landing in Kennicote everything was extremely efficient.The same was our way back.Very recommended!

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  whencanwego

  Thanks for your review of our day trip to McCarthy. We are sorry you thought that the return flight wasn't as good as you thought it should be. I am pretty sure that the people you were flying with had paid, but none the less, it shouldn't matter. We try to cordial and talkative about the scenery or anything else people find interesting, including a visit to D.C. Again, I am sorry we failed to make you feel like you got you money's worth on the flight back. It surely wasn't the way we like our customer to feel. I am happy that you felt like the trip was overall a "good value" and tht you enjoyed the flight in, in better weather. Thanks again for the honest review.

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  jfjjfj

  We flew first with Wrangell Mountain Air to get from Chitina to McCarthy. It was a 30 minute flight and our pilot, Bill, gave us a grand tour. We enjoyed it so much that two days later we booked a 90-minute flightseeing trip and what a wonderful decision that turned out to be! This was absolutely phenomenal! Incredible views of expansive Wrangell-St. Elias National Park - the largest national park in the country that you've probably never heard of. What a spectacular way to see this magnificent, pristine area. We were fortunate to again have Bill as our pilot. He is so knowledgeable and experienced. He really made the trip so memorable for us, as did the incredible weather we were lucky to have. If you have a chance to book a flightseeing trip with Wrangell Mountain Air, just do it. It really was the highlight of our 2-week trip to Alaska!

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  JeremyDClark

  We flew from Chitina to McCarthy, then back a few days later. Both flights were excellent, with amazing views. The pilots were friendly and informative.

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  554ingridd

  We wanted to go for several days to Wrangell St Elias NP. There are 2 ways to get there: or you take the McCarthy Road (unmaintained, gravel, not authorized by rental company) or you fly in.We chose to fly in (and out) from Chitina. You can park your car at the airstrip.Plane was scheduled to depart at 9.05. At about 8.55 the plane landed, taxied and parked right in front of us. We helped the pilot load the luggage (since we were staying in McCarthy for several days we were allowed to take some extra weight with us - confirmed by e-mail in advance)The plane was well maintained and the pilot informed us a lot during the flight.The flight takes 30 minutes, could be less but they treat you with flying over the glaciers.Once at the McCarthy airstrip, the have someone with a shuttle bus waiting to drive you to the little town. Same procedure for the return flight.Very well organised.

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  tiger1705

  Thank you for the greats flights from Chitina to McCarthy and back. Great views over the glaciers ! The crew was very nice !

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  mayasl

  We flew from Chitina to Wrangell St Elias park and back on their small planes. Both Bill (our pilot going out) and Austin (coming back) went out of their way to make us comfortable and safe, and to point out the scenery and wildlife along the way. In case you're worried about motion sickness, both my friend and I are very prone to it, but we were fine on both flights.

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  karen23039

  Let me get out my thesauraus. I do not have enough superlative words in my vocabulary to describe the flight from Chitina to McCarthy. The pilot... a young man whose name we can't recall... seemed as enthusiastic to be showing us the sights as we were to be seeing them. He was knowledgeable and informative, and took us on a much longer route than the advertised 20-25 minutes in the little 4-seater plane. We flew through the Fourth of July Pass, over the Kennicott glacier, and much, much more. This flight was absolutely the highlight of our Alaskan vacation and no doubt we will remember it the rest of our lives. The trip back was in a six-seater plane and I was in the backseat where I could not see as much as in the smaller plane. My husband was in the co-pilot's seat and his visibility was hampered by the high dashboard. The weather had deteriorated, so we had to fly under the clouds... a totally different view, but very pretty. I am glad we got to experience flights at both lower and higher elevations as they were completely different.We had booked our excursion through Princess Cruises, which included lunch at the Kennicott Glacier Lodge and the mine tour, so I am not sure how much the flights actually cost. But, regardless, we would do it again in a heartbeat. My only advice would be to try to ask for the four-seater plane.

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  Hans_10

  We had two flights to McCarthy from Chitina. It was beuatiful weather and we had great views.The pilot told us a lot and we could make great pictures. The plane is very secure.

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  WilliamW0

  The other one was a hiking tour of the Matansuka Glacier.We booked a day flight trip from Chitina to McCarthy which included time to walk around McCarthy (not too much to see but quaint), then a shuttle to Kennecott, lunch at the Kennecott lodge (which was quite nice) and then an extensive tour of the Kennecott Copper Mines. It was absolutely a delightful and educational full day experience which we would recommend to everyone.It's about a half hour flight each way and we had different pilots for each. Both were friendly, made us feel comfortable during the flight and pointed out various points of interest while flying over the Wrangell St. Elias mountain ranges.It appears to be a very well run and safe operation. They provide shuttle bus service between McCarthy and Kennecott for more than just people like us who use their flight service. Yet, they always made sure that we were given priority on the limited van space to keep to our tour schedule and flight home.We highly recommend the day trip!