Family Air Tours

Family Air Tours is a floatplane company in Ketchikan, Alaska, operating alongside The Hook Up Fly Shop. It says it has been running for more than 24 years and flies classic bush planes on floats, including a Cessna 185 Skywagon, across the Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the United States.

Fly fishing is at the heart of the business. The company flies guests by seaplane to remote rivers, alpine lakes and salmon streams, targeting salmon, steelhead, wild coastal cutthroat and other trout, and its fly shop also runs guided fishing trips reached by road. It offers casting lessons and equipment rental, and the fly shop operates under USDA Forest Service permits.

The company also flies flightseeing tours over Misty Fjords National Monument, with its granite cliffs, waterfalls and snowcapped peaks, and bear viewing trips to Anan Creek, one of the few places where black and brown bears feed on salmon side by side. It says it has received permits for Anan bear viewing in 2027.

For independent travellers, it flies guests to remote Forest Service cabins, including Patching Lake, and helps them plan the trip. It also flies charters to remote communities and lodges and wilderness drop offs. The company describes itself as a small, locally focused operation.