Peninsula Airways, usually called PenAir, (IATA: KS, ICAO: PEN, and Callsign: Peninsula) is an airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Founded in 1955 by pilot Orin Seybert of Pilot Point, it is Alaska's largest commuter airline, operating both passenger and cargo service, primarily in the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands. IATA airline designators are two-letter codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ... Flag Nickname: The City of Lights and Flowers Location Location in the state of Alaska Coordinates , Government Borough Municipality of Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,961. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Pilot Point is a city located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska on the Alaska Peninsula. ... Volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about 800 km (500 miles) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. ... Looking down the Aleutians from an airplane. ...

Services

PenAir's main hub is at Anchorage, with smaller hubs in Cold Bay, Dillingham, Dutch Harbor, and King Salmon. Cold Bay is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... Dillingham is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Unalaska is a town on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. ... King Salmon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States. ...

Also served as of 2006 are Akutan, Aleknagik, Aniak, Atka, Cape Newenham, Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Clark's Point, Egegik, Ekuk, Ekwok, False Pass, Igiugig, Alaska, Ivanof Bay, King Cove, Koliganek, Levelock, Manokotak, McGrath, Nelson Lagoon, New Stuyahok, Nikolski, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, Port Moller, Portage Creek, St. George, St. Paul, Sand Point, South Naknek, Togiak, Twin Hills, Ugashik, Alaska, Unalakleet 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Akutan is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... Aleknagik is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Aniak is a city located in Bethel Census Area, Alaska. ... Atka is a city located in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. ... Chignik is a city located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Chignik Lagoon is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Chignik Lake is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Clarks Point is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Egegik is a city located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 116. ... Ekwok is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... False Pass is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... Igiugig is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Ivanof Bay is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... King Cove is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... Koliganek is a census-designated place located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Levelock is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Manokotak is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... McGrath is a city located in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. ... Nelson Lagoon is a census-designated place located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... New Stuyahok is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Nikolski is a census-designated place located in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. ... Perryville is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Pilot Point is a city located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska on the Alaska Peninsula. ... Port Heiden is a city located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Portage Creek is a census-designated place located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... St. ... Saint Paul is a city located in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. ... Sand Point is a city located in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska. ... South Naknek is a census-designated place located in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska. ... Togiak is a city located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Twin Hills is a census-designated place located in Dillingham Census Area, Alaska. ... Ugashik is a census-designated place located in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska. ... Unalakleet is a city located in Nome Census Area, Alaska. ...

Fleet

The PenAir fleet currently consists of around 40 aircraft, of the following models:

• Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
• Fairchild Metroliner III
• Grumman G-21A Goose
• Piper Navajo Chieftain
• Piper Saratoga
• Piper T-1040
• 2 Saab 340

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan factory demonstrator, with under-belly baggage locker, bearing the Cessna Caravan motto Sure Thing at the Canadian Aviation Expo, Oshawa, Ontario June 2004 2004 model Cessna 208B Grand Caravan at the Canadian Aviation Expo, Oshawa, Ontario June 2004 The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop... A Metro 23 of Australian regional airline Rex The Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner or the Fairchild Aerospace Metro is a 19-seat, pressurised, twin turboporop airliner first produced by Swearingen and later by Fairchild. ... The Grumman G-21 Goose amphibious flying boat was designed as a 6-7 seat commuter plane for businessmen in the Long Island area. ... The PA-31 Navajo was designed by Piper Aircraft to fill a gap in their product line; a large twin aircraft using Lycoming engines for the general aviation market was sorely needed in the mid-1960s, and founder W.T. Piper requested the type be developed. ... A 1966 model Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six at Smiths Falls Ontario Airport June 2005 Piper PA-32R Turbo Saratoga, manufactured in 2000 The Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six is a series of six or seven seat, high-performance aircraft, manufactured in the United States by Piper Aircraft. ... The PA-31 Navajo was designed by Piper Aircraft to fill a gap in their product line; a large twin aircraft using Lycoming engines for the general aviation market was sorely needed in the mid-1960s, and founder W.T. Piper requested the type be developed. ... Saab 340A of Aurigny Air Services. ...

External links

• Peninsula Airways, Inc.