Alpine Air

About Us

To really experience the surreal beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, take to the sky. Alpine Air Alaska offers daily, year-round helicopter flightseeing tours, and glacier dog sledding in the summer.

Their daily dog sledding tours on Punchbowl Glacier can’t be missed! Start with a scenic helicopter flight to the glacier. There you will be greeted by mushers and friendly huskies trained by Mitch Seavey, an Iditarod champion! Meet the dogs, take a ride on the sled, and enjoy the glacier views! This tour is fun for all ages and is sure to be a highlight of your Alaska vacation.

Why Us?

Alpine Air Alaska first took flight in 1991 and we have been offering helicopter tours longer than anyone in Southcentral Alaska. We have a wealth of knowledge flying in this region, and our team of aviation professionals are passionate about providing remote mountain access and a wide variety of flight services to our customers. 

Safety First

We are very proud of our excellent safety record. We are committed to successful and safe operations through our dedication to safety awareness and immaculate maintenance.

 

Activities & Tours

Heli Flightseeing

We offer fantastic Helicopter Flightseeing Tours in Girdwood. There are few things more spectacular than touring Alaska by helicopter. Moments after lift off, you are soaring over snowcapped mountains toward unimaginably beautiful glaciers and remote wildlands few people have ever seen. We have multiple packages available for your flightseeing pleasure:

  • 30-minute Flightseeing Tour

  • Glacier Landing Tour

  • Prince William Sound Tour

  • Glacier Discovery Tour

Glacier Dog Sledding

Experience the pure enthusiasm of Alaskan Huskies while mushing on an alpine snowfield. This is unique Alaska experience you’ll always remember.

The tour begins with a 15-min helicopter ride to PunchBowl Glacier. Here you will meet our mushers and they will introduce you to the friendly Alaskan Huskies. Our dogs have been trained by our partner, Mitch Seavey, three-time Iditarod Champion.

Next, you’re on the sled for an exhilarating 2K-to-3K loop on the snow, surrounded by a gorgeous backdrop of glaciers and mountains.

 

Flight Services

We offer an array of flight services and will happily work with you on a custom tour. We work and partner with many of the adventure tour companies in Girdwood

  • Charters

  • Special Events and weddings

  • Emergency Services

  • Film Support

  • Heli-adventures

Reviews

“Extremely professional. We did the Glacier Dog Sledding and it is a must do! Everything about it was amazing!”

“Excellent service from both ground and flight team. Highly recommend their helicopter glacier tour - incredible!”

“I loved Alpine Alaska Air! The young ladies when you check in were amazing and helpful. The young gentlemen at the dog sledding was very polite and amazingly great with my son. If I ever return to Alaska I would definitely be back here!”

 

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