Denali Air is the original flightseeing company in Denali National Park and has been operating for close to 50 years! Our Peak Experience tour gives visitors their best odds of seeing Denali (the mountain); we see more of the mountain more often than any other tour in the area. We operate from a private airstrip located 8 miles south of the road entrance into Denali National Park, and our twin-engine planes offer safety and comfort. As a longstanding small family business, we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and our commitment to safety.
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Denali Peak Experience Flight
Your Best Odds of Seeing Denali. Fly with the original flightseeing company in Denali for a thrilling and inspiring flight around the highest point in North America. Soar amongst the jagged peaks of the Alaska Range on a stunning 200-mile flight through Denali National Park to get within 1/2 mile of Denali. Weather permitting, this flight will circle Denali to see every spectacular corner of this majestic mountain. From takeoff to landing, the breathtaking views will have you on the edge of your seat. The 60-70 minute flight departs from our private airstrip on the eastern edge of Denali National Park, and you’ll enjoy the comfort and views from your window seat on our twin-engine plane. You’ll see braided rivers, wildly colorful ridgelines, and velvety tundra-covered valleys as you climb towards pristine snow-covered peaks and tumbling icefalls en route to the Mountain. As you near Denali, you will thread between snowy alpine peaks, such as Mount Mather, Silverthrone, and Mount Huntington. You’ll be flying at an optimal altitude that will give you the best perspective of the sheer size of the mountains of the Denali Massif. Our company has been operating flightseeing tours to Denali for more than 40 years, and our highly experienced pilots will use their skills and knowledge to guide you to the best views in Denali. Denali Face to Face: While this flight focuses heavily on Denali and its immediate vicinity, you will also be able to experience all the striking signature features of the 6 million acres that comprise Denali National Park, including the vivid Polychrome Mountains, the Toklat river basin, and the color contrasts of Denali’s vast geological displays as you ascend along the spine of the Alaska Range. Prepare to be humbled by this vast, utterly unique, and remote Alaskan landscape that is best seen by air in order to appreciate the sheer magnitude of its beauty. Let our highly experienced and knowledgeable pilots help you discover the highlight of your Alaskan vacation. Highlights of This Once in a Lifetime Tour: - Views of the Wickersham Wall Arguably the tallest vertical relief of any mountain in the world. This 14,000-foot sheer wall of ice and snow is the best opportunity you’ll have to gain a stunning perspective of the towering size of Denali. - Ridge-hopping The spines of Denali, such as the dramatic Carpe and Karstens ridgelines, used by the first climbers to summit Denali - Views of the Great Gorge in the expansive Ruth Amphitheater, with its dramatic 5,000-foot granite walls rising straight from glacial ice almost 4,000 feet thick - Intimate views of the glaciers tumbling down Denali north side, including the Traleika, Brooks, and the long-running Muldrow flowing from between the north and south summits at 17,000 feet - Close views of the south side glaciers including the deepest glacier (the Ruth), the longest glacier in the Alaska Range (the Kahiltna), the meandering Tokositna, and the colorful Eldridge - Views of Mount Foraker Mount Russell, and Mount Hunter, the next 3 tallest mountains in the Alaska Range, rounding out the Denali Family
Denali Express Flight
Explore Denali National Park. Fly on an Alaskan adventure into the heart of Denali National Park. The focus of this tour is to give visitors an optimal bird’s-eye of all the features of the Park with the chance to see Denali when weather conditions permit. You’ll fly along the snow-capped peaks of the Alaska Range on your way to the Muldrow, Brooks, and Traleika Glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that flow from Denali’s east face. Your flight begins from our private airstrip on the eastern border of the Park. The 150-mile flight will cover an astonishing array of terrain, from the marshy and green lowlands, through the colorful mid-levels of the Cantwell Formation and the foothills of the Alaska Range, up to the stunning rock and ice of the alpine peaks as you near the Denali Massif. Your pilot will get you within 5 miles of Denali itself. The unparalleled views on this flight offer you the chance to witness how the various natural forces in the Park came together to shape Denali. Weather permitting, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of the northeast corner of Denali, which was the original access point for the first climbers to stand atop the summits. You may also see portions of the Wickersham Wall, the steepest vertical relief in the world. From this vantage point, you will enjoy views of Denali’s sharp ridgelines contrasting with the tumbling ice of the Muldrow Glacier. Prepare to see the majestic and rugged beauty of Denali from a perspective that is impossible to gain from the Park road. Highlights of This Once in a Lifetime Tour: - Polychrome and Cathedral Mountains Views of the vivid Polychrome and Cathedral Mountains. - Meandering braided rivers Flowing through glacially carved valleys - Intimate views of the north side glaciers With their bright blue crevasses and contrasting gravel overlays - The heart of the original Park Fly over the heart of the original Park boundaries - Spectacularly unique geological formations throughout the park - The Muldrow glacier The longest on the north side of the Alaska Range, which begins at over 17,000 feet
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