Miscellaneous photos

Nenana is a quiet airfield about 55 miles south-west of Fairbanks.

Kenai, pronounced Keen-eye, is only a 20 minute flight south-west of Anchorage, but a drive of about three hours, so it has scheduled flights from Ravn Alaska and Grant Aviation. We chartered the Beech 99 more for the flight than the destination, though its modern terminal has a gift shop and very nice cafe.

Chena Hot Springs is a resort with an Ice Museum and its own airstrip about 55 miles north-east of Fairbanks. Our coach broke down here and while we waited for a replacement from Fairbanks many of us had lunch in the hotel's excellent restaurant.

DC-6 N12347 is in the yard of a house on Little Fox Trail, about 14 miles north-east of Fairbanks. The owner has said that it was planned to become a house, and is mounted on piles. That plan appears to have been put on hold.

Operator Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Brooks Air Fuel Douglas C-54G (DC-4) N82FA Nenana Municipal Airport. Ex USAF 45-0507, N87974, N14BA. Made a forced landing here in 2007.
Dena'ina Air Taxi Beech 99 Airliner N39TN Kenai Municipal Airport. We chartered this to bring us here from Ted Stevens.
Everts Air Cargo Douglas DC-6A N6174C Chena Hot Springs Resort. This made its last landing here in 2016. Ex Flying Tiger Line N34959, N402US, N1281, C-GBYN.
Everts Air Fuel Curtiss C-46R N7848B Kenai Municipal Airport. "Dumbo". Ex USAF 43-47201, YV-C-ERF, HP-238.
Everts Air Fuel Douglas DC-6A N12347 A snowy morning at Little Fox Trail. Ex Flying Tiger Line N34955, TI-1079C, N48286, N777SQ.
Grant Aviation Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N269TD Kenai Municipal Airport
Kenai Airport terminal     Kenai Municipal Airport
Nenana Airport sign     Nenana. Despite having three runways (asphalt, grass and water, this doesn't seem to be a major facility.
Private Cessna 172B N7465X Kenai Municipal Airport
Private Cessna 172C N8253X Nenana Municipal Airport
TEMSCO Helicopters Aerospatiale AS350 B2 and B3 Ecureuil N605T and N142AE Denali Heliport (7AK7) on the Nenana River.
USAF Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star 52-9772 Kenai Municipal Airport

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