:Bering Air

In early 1975, Jim Rowe and three college friends embarked on a journey from northern Michigan, and traveled across America in a Cessna 195, landing in Mexico's Baja California peninsula, and eventually settling on the beaches of Nome, Alaska. A few years later, in September 1979, Bering Air was established. It commenced operations on October 3, 1979, with a single De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter. Later, in 1983, with instigation of the increasingly popular bypass mail system, the airline added other small aircraft, including the Piper Navajo, Beech 18, and Piper Seneca. Bering Air, in favor of modern, turbine powered aircraft, later phased out aircraft equipped with radial engines. Thus, the Beechcraft King Air 200, Beechcraft 1900D, Cessna Caravan, and CASA C-212 were introduced. Furthermore, off airport duties were transferred to helicopters, instead of older piston powered aircraft. In 2015, the airline upgraded its fleet with eight Cessna 208EX Grand Caravan aircraft replacing its older Cessna 208B aircraft.{{cite journal|title=Bering Air Updates Fleet|journal=Airliner World|date=October 2015|page=15}} Today, the airline is wholly owned by Jim Rowe (President) and Christine Rowe.

In July 2020 Bering Air bought at Ravn Alaska's bankruptcy auction the facilities in Aniak, Kotzebue, Nome and Unalakleet.{{cite web |title=Southern California company will take over some RavnAir service after bankruptcy auction |url=https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2020/07/09/southern-california-company-will-take-over-some-ravn-air-service-after-bankruptcy-auction/ |website=adn.com |access-date=10 July 2020 |date=2020-07-09}}

As of February 2025, the Bering Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:{{cite web|url=http://www.beringair.com/charters/ |title=Plane Charters for Western Alaska |publisher=Bering Air |access-date=2017-08-08}}

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File:Bering Air Cessna (Quintin Soloviev - QFS Aviation).jpg

Bering Air has previously operated the following aircraft:

Bering Air, along with Grant Aviation, Frontier Flying Service, Northern Air Cargo, PenAir, and Ryan Air Services, participates in the Flying Can service, which allows rural Alaskan communities to recycle aluminum cans and now number 1 PET bottles in cooperation with Alaskans for Litter Prevention and Recycling.{{cite news |url= http://thearcticsounder.com/article/1024rural_recycling_finds_a_pet_project |title= Rural recycling finds a PET project |last= Tuttle |first= Logan |date= June 16, 2010 |work= The Arctic Sounder |publisher= Alaska Newspapers, Inc. |access-date= October 16, 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716221256/http://thearcticsounder.com/article/1024rural_recycling_finds_a_pet_project |archive-date= July 16, 2011 |df= mdy-all }}

Bering Air provides free delivery on scheduled flights for Airport Pizza, a pizzeria at Nome Airport that takes orders from remote locations served by Bering Air.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/alaska/kodiak-nome-and-the-bush/review-471134.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627173048/http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/alaska/kodiak-nome-and-the-bush/review-471134.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2013|title=Airport Pizza Review | Kodiak, Nome, and the Bush | Fodor's Restaurant Reviews|date=June 27, 2013|access-date=October 19, 2019}}

Passenger and cargo charter services are flown from Kotzebue and Nome to destinations throughout the United States, and Russia.

Bering Air offers scheduled passenger service to 29 cities in Western Alaska from hubs in Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet.{{cite web |url= http://www.beringair.com/ |title= Reservations |publisher= Bering Air |access-date= June 11, 2014}}{{cite web |url= http://beringair.com/pdf/ome.pdf |title= Nome Flight Schedule |publisher= Bering Air |date= October 7, 2013 |access-date= June 11, 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927063904/http://beringair.com/pdf/ome.pdf |archive-date= September 27, 2007 |df= mdy-all }}{{cite web |url= http://beringair.com/pdf/otz.pdf |title= Kotzebue Flight Schedule] |publisher= Bering Air |date= October 7, 2013 |access-date= June 11, 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140906155310/http://beringair.com/pdf/otz.pdf |archive-date= September 6, 2014 |df= mdy-all }}{{cite web |url= http://beringair.com/pdf/unk.pdf |title= Unalakleet Flight Schedule |publisher= Bering Air |date= October 7, 2013 |access-date= June 11, 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722190516/http://www.beringair.com/pdf/unk.pdf |archive-date= July 22, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}

1. Ambler (ABL) – Ambler Airport
2. Brevig Mission (KTS) – Brevig Mission Airport
3. Buckland (BKC) – Buckland Airport
4. Cape Lisburne (LUR) – Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport
5. Deering (DRG) – Deering Airport
6. Elim (ELI) – Elim Airport
7. Gambell (GAM) – Gambell Airport
8. Golovin (GLV) – Golovin Airport
9. Kiana (IAN) – Bob Baker Memorial Airport
10. Kivalina (KVL) – Kivalina Airport
11. Kobuk (OBU) – Kobuk Airport
12. Kotzebue (OTZ) – Ralph Wien Memorial Airport
13. Koyuk (KKA) – Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport
14. Noatak (WTK) – Noatak Airport
15. Nome (OME) – Nome Airport
16. Noorvik (ORV) – Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport
17. Point Hope (PHO) – Point Hope Airport
18. St. Michael (SMK) – St. Michael Airport
19. Savoonga (SVA) – Savoonga Airport
20. Selawik (WLK) – Selawik Airport
21. Shaktoolik (SKK) – Shaktoolik Airport
22. Shishmaref (SHH) – Shishmaref Airport
23. Shungnak (SHG) – Shungnak Airport
24. Stebbins (WBB) – Stebbins Airport
25. Teller (TLA) – Teller Airport
26. Tin City (TNC) – Tin City LRRS Airport
27. Unalakleet (UNK) – Unalakleet Airport
28. Wales (WAA) – Wales Airport
29. White Mountain (WMO) – White Mountain Airport

1. Council (CIL) – Council Airport
2. Diomede (DIO) – Diomede Island Airport (ice runway, winter only)
3. Port Clarence (KPC) – Port Clarence Coast Guard Station

Bering Air offered charter service from Nome and Anchorage to Anadyr and Provideniya in the Russian Far East.{{cite web |url= http://www.beringair.com/content.php?action=russia |title= Russian Travel |publisher= Bering Air |access-date= June 11, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140428115841/http://www.beringair.com/content.php?action=russia |archive-date= April 28, 2014 |url-status= dead }} This service is currently suspended.{{cite web |title=Russian Travel |url=https://www.beringair.com/russian-travel/ |website=Bering Air |access-date=26 November 2024}}

• December 10, 1987 – N9979M, an air taxi cargo flight Cessna 207 Skywagon, crashed into mountains due to bad weather conditions, killing the pilot.{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Cessna 207A Skywagon near Ambler: 1 killed |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-207a-skywagon-near-ambler-1-killed |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |language=en}}
• January 5, 1993 – N900YH, a Mitsubishi MU-2, crashed into the Bering Sea due to fuel starvation, injuring the pilot.{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 Marquise near Nome |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-mitsubishi-mu-2b-35-marquise-near-nome |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |language=en}}
• December 18, 1995 – N340K, a Beechcraft G18S, crashed into the ground due to an in-flight fire shortly after takeoff from Nome Airport, injuring the pilot.{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Beechcraft G18S in Nome |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-beechcraft-g18s-nome |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |language=en}}
• September 8, 1997 – N1123R, a Cessna 208 Caravan, collided with a Cessna 402 while preparing to depart from Buckland Airport. All 17 people on board both planes were evacuated uninjured.{{Cite web |title=N1123R accident description |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324136 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=N2649Z accident description |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/182117 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}
• March 2, 2003 – N205BA, a Cessna 208 Caravan, crashed into snow-covered sea ice due to a whiteout condition. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was repaired.{{Cite web |title=N205BA accident description |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322877 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}
• October 24, 2005 – N1263Y, a Cessna 208 Caravan, crashed into the ground due to pilot error. The two pilots were injured and the aircraft was repaired.{{Cite web |title=N1263Y accident description |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/322308 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}
• September 18, 2009 – N349TA, a CASA C-212 Aviocar, overran runway 05 at Savoonga Airport. The two pilots were evacuated uninjured and the aircraft was repaired.{{Cite web |title=N349TA accident description |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321443 |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |language=en}}
• October 21, 2017 – N363JH, an air ambulance Beechcraft B200, made a belly landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. All four people on board were evacuated uninjured and the aircraft was repaired.{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2020 |title=Fatigue Featured in Anchorage Alaska Air Ambulance Accident |url=https://aerossurance.com/safety-management/fatigue-alaska-air-ambulance/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |publisher=Aerossurance |language=en}}
• February 6, 2025 – Bering Air Flight 445, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, crashed onto ice around Norton Sound with 10 people on board. The pilot and the nine passengers perished.{{Cite news |last=Downing |first=Suzanne |title=Breaking: Bering Air flight into Nome overdue with 10 aboard; search is on |url=https://mustreadalaska.com/breaking-bering-air-flight-into-nome-crashes-with-10-aboard-search-is-on/ |date=February 6, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025}}{{Cite news |last=Klecka |first=Joey |title=Report: Plane with 10 onboard missing near Nome |url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/02/07/report-possible-plane-with-10-onboard-down-near-nome/ |website=Alaska's News Source |date=February 6, 2025 |access-date=February 6, 2025}}{{Cite news |last=Helsel |first=Phil |title=Report: Missing plane with 10 aboard found crashed in Alaska, no survivors expected |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crashed-plane-alaska-rcna191297 |website=NBC News |date=February 7, 2025 |access-date=February 7, 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Alaska search team finds no survivors in wreckage of Bering Air Cessna Caravan |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/alaska-search-team-finds-no-survivors-in-wreckage-of-bering-air-cessna-caravan/161717.article |website=FlightGlobal |publisher=DVV Media International |access-date=8 February 2025 |date=8 February 2025}}

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