Neacola Mountain Air

Neacola Mountain Air is a woman owned air service based at Wolf Lake Airport in Wasilla, Alaska, in the Mat Su Valley north of Anchorage. It says it has nearly three decades of flying experience in Alaska, and it is a member of the Whirly Girls, the international association of women helicopter pilots, and Women in Aviation. It flies Robinson R44 and R22 helicopters, and a Piper Super Cub is listed on its FAA certificate.

Its helicopter flightseeing tour lasts about an hour over the mountains and glaciers near the valley in an R44, with up to three passengers and an optional glacier landing, and runs year round. A fly your own helicopter flight of about 90 minutes lets a guest take the controls of an R22 or R44, also with an optional glacier landing.

The company flies helicopter charters to remote cabins and other remote destinations in the R44, where a helicopter can land without an airstrip.

Flight training is a major part of the business, under both Part 141 and Part 61. It offers private and commercial helicopter certificates and add ons, flight instructor training and refresher courses, and students say its training in mountain and glacier terrain prepares them well for Alaska flying conditions.