DHC-2 Beaver
Charter operator · United States
Seawind Aviation
Family-owned Ketchikan, Alaska seaplane operator founded in 2003, flying DHC-2 Beavers and DHC-3 Otters on flightseeing, bear viewing, charters, scheduled Ketchikan to Hyder flights and weekly mail and freight runs to air-only settlements.
Unclaimed profile · Claim itFAA Part 135 certificate K5WA · Active
- Registered fleet
- 5 aircraft
- Aircraft
- Turboprops and Piston aircraft
- Base
- Ketchikan
- Founded
- 2003
Fleet
The Seawind Aviation fleet
5 aircraft listed on its FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (K5WA). Open any registration for its details and specifications.
- 2turbopropsDHC-3 Otter
- 3piston aircraftDHC-2 Beaver
de Havilland Canada
PassengersModel
DHC-2 Beaver × 3 · Piston aircraft
DHC-2 Beaver specifications →DHC-2 Beaver
DHC-2 Beaver
DHC-3 Otter × 2 · Turboprops
DHC-3 Otter specifications →DHC-3 Otter
DHC-3 Otter
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Aircraft types
2 aircraft types
Piston aircraftModel photo3 aircraftDHC-2 Beaver
de Havilland Canada
TurbopropsModel photo2 aircraftDHC-3 Otter
de Havilland Canada
Efficient on short hops and able to use short or unpaved runways that jets cannot.
- Range
- 1,000 to 1,800 nm
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Safety and licences
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K5WA
FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (K5WA).
Legal name: Seawind Aviation, Inc.
- ✓LicenceFAA Part 135 certificate K5WA · Active
- –Flies abroad underNo foreign operator authorisation on the EASA or UK lists.
- –Safety auditsNo third-party audit listed.
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Company
About Seawind Aviation
Seawind Aviation is a family owned seaplane tour and charter company in Ketchikan, Alaska, sharing its love of Alaska since 2003 from a dock near the downtown cruise ship pier. It flies de Havilland Beavers and Otters under a special permit from the US Forest Service.
Its flightseeing tours cover Misty Fjords National Monument, including a version with a crab feast, and bear viewing at Traitor's Cove, Anan Creek and Prince of Wales Island, where brown and black bears feed on salmon. Charters reach lakes, remote streams and Forest Service cabins in the Tongass for fishing and hunting, and Prince Rupert in British Columbia. It flies scheduled service to Hyder twice a week and is adding Metlakatla, and delivers mail, food and packages to remote settlements.
Guests get pickup from the airport, cruise pier or hotels, which makes it easy for cruise visitors with a few hours ashore.
Services
- ✓Flightseeing
- ✓Bear viewing
- ✓Fishing and hunting charters
- ✓Scheduled flights
- ✓Mail and freight delivery
Booking
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- 1Send your trip
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- 2We check availability
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- 3Choose your aircraft
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- 4Fly
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Altivo Jets is an independent air charter broker. It does not own or operate aircraft and has no agreement with Seawind Aviation. Every flight is operated by a properly licensed air carrier, which keeps operational control of the aircraft and is named on your quote.
FAQ
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Ask a specialistHow many aircraft does Seawind Aviation have?+
5: 3 DHC-2 Beaver and 2 DHC-3 Otter.
Is Seawind Aviation licensed to fly charter?+
Yes. Seawind Aviation holds an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (K5WA).
Where is Seawind Aviation based?+
Ketchikan, Alaska.
Is Altivo Jets part of Seawind Aviation?+
No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Seawind Aviation. Seawind Aviation operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.
Does Altivo Jets work with Seawind Aviation?+
No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Seawind Aviation, and Seawind Aviation has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.
Sources
Where this comes from
Licence and registrations from the Federal Aviation Administration register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.
Company sources
- Seawind Aviation website seawindaviation.com
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