Flying in bush planes is nothing like flying on regular commercial flights. You don't have to go through metal detectors and you can keep your shoes on the whole time. You can take as much luggage as you want, but anything over 40lbs. you pay for by the pound. Is is 85 cents per pound when flying to Arctic Village.
When I arrive at the airport I load my luggage on a cart, which is weighed, then I walk up to the ticket counter, shown below, where I am weighed with any small carry-on items that I am taking on the plane.
Leaving Fairbanks yesterday, the city was covered in fog and I couldn't see any of the city.
Our first stop was Fort Yukon where one person and a bunch of freight was unloaded. Fort Yukon is where the district headquarters for Sam's school district, Yukon Flats, is located. It is much bigger than Arctic Village. In Fort Yukon there are roads everywhere and many people have trucks and cars, not just four wheelers.
Pictured below is the terminal at the Fort Yukon airport. It has a bathroom with flushing toilets, a telephone and vending machines.
Between Fort Yukon and Arctic Village the views are amazing. As we flew farther North there was more and more snow covering the mountains and rivers.
Stay tuned for more...
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