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Wherever you want to go in the Last Frontier, we can take you there. We offer convenience and capability with our Cessna 206 and luxury and utility with our Beechcraft Super King Air 200 and our Tecnam Traveller P2012. That’s up to 9 passengers or 2300 pounds of cargo. If you are going to go, why not go in affordable luxury?

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Kenai Aviation brings the thrill of flight within your grasp. As an FAA certified flight school (Part 141), you will experience an efficient and affordable journey to your first solo flight and beyond. Whether you’re seeking a new flight certification, advanced rating, or the quintessential Alaskan mountain flying course, we will get you there. Contact us and book your discovery flight or sign up now for ground school.

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I drove up to the Anchorage terminal this morning and I saw something that made me stop and take a moment. The sky was a beautiful array of pinks and reds as the sun rose. A Kenai Aviation King Air, completely full, on its way to Unalakleet. I boarded our Tecnam, a full flight to Kenai, surrounded by my neighbors and friends. 7 years ago this was my vision. Very few founders get to see their visions come to life. Where some see passengers, I see connecting Alaskans. I see people I care about. I see a vibrant airline, full flights, growth, and the best crew of mechanics, ground staff, and pilots that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. By all operational metrics, Kenai Aviation is successful. 

But yet, we are financially insolvent. 

At the end of 2017, I was sitting at my kitchen table in Kenai when I received the call that Jim Bielefeld was just about to finalize shutting down Kenai Aviation, but if I wanted to act quickly, we could step in and keep this historic airline alive. It was only a few years later that I watched our first scheduled flight take off. 

Then the COVID happened. The pandemic response affected all of us, but for most people it's just a painful memory. For me, and for Kenai Aviation, the COVID gave us a debt load that we haven't been able to get back on top of. Carrying that burden increased the effects of every obstacle that we’ve had to navigate. When our plane was grounded for maintenance and not being able to serve Unalakleet this summer not only hurt a community that I love, it hurt us financially too. The King Air is back up and running, our flights to Anchorage are full– But today, the bank is calling that debt. We have to cease all operations immediately. I am devastated. 

Our operations may stop, but this vision continues. 

As I am sitting here writing this, a notification just popped onto my screen– "Flight 114 just boarded." That one notification, a daily occurrence, brought tears to my eyes. I believe we provide something of value to Alaska. Something that matters. Something that is worth saving. 

I refuse to give up. I don't know how. I can't make promises. But I believe that Flight 114 will board again. We need capital, we need partners, we need a lifeline. That investor is out there, we just need to find them. One promise that you can hold me to, is that, if at all possible, I will find that life line. 

I refuse to give up. 

If you are a praying person, I need your prayers. If you aren't, I need your hope. This can't be the end of the story, a tough chapter yes, but the book isn't through. 

While today all flights cease operations, who knows what tomorrow will hold. It's hard to ground a vision. 

Joel Caldwell

Owner of Kenai Aviation