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Flightseeing in Alaska

With so few roads and so much country, taking to the air is a favorite way of residents and visitors alike to see some of the state's most spectacular scenery.

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With so few roads and so much country, taking to the air is a favorite way of residents and visitors alike to see some of the state's most spectacular scenery.

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Flightseeing

With so few roads and so much country, taking to the air is a favorite way of residents and visitors alike to see some of the state's most spectacular scenery.

Flightseeing offers extraordinary views of breathtaking landscapes. Find out how to book your flightseeing tour.

Flightseeing at Denali

The lure of seeing a really big mountain -- at 20,320 feet, Denali is the tallest on the continent -- up close draws tourists to flightseeing businesses in the Denali National Park area.

Flightseeing over Alaska's bush

The engine roars, the bush plane shudders; it's take-off time. The world outside begins to crawl by, then it goes faster, faster, before dissolving into a blur of hurtling colors. Then you're up, up, leaving the ground in a dizzying pitch and, within moments, you're sailing toward a range of distant mountains.

Planes and helicopters go up where the view is grand

Alaska.com

Alaska flightseeing -- or sightseeing from the air -- gives visitors an extraordinary view of one of the world's most breathtaking landscapes.

Flight seeing operators
Click on a link to receive a directory of flight seeing operators in various locations around the state.

Small planes and helicopters take passengers through gorges and passes to fly over Alaska's mountains, lakes and glaciers. Sometimes the flights even land on the glaciers.

Flightseeing is most popular around these destinations:

• Denali National Park
• The northern Inside Passage, especially Juneau, Haines and Skagway
• Prince William Sound and its many glaciers
• The Kenai Peninsula and the bear-inhabited western side of Cook Inlet

Although these aircraft go where there are no roads, the airports are reached easily by Alaska's visitors who travel by cruise ship, train or rental car.