15 Facts About Taquan Air

Taquan Air is the operating name for Venture Travel, LLC, an American regional airline headquartered in Ketchikan, a city in the southeastern portion of the US state of Alaska.

Taquan Air's heyday was in 1997 when they were the largest floatplane company in the world and the second largest air commuter service in Alaska, carrying 243,000 passengers that year.

Name "Taquan Air" is from the Tlingit language for "village by the sea", and is associated with the alternate name for Annette Island, Taak'w Aan.

Airline was established as Taquan Air Service Incorporated in August 1977, and started out flying an air taxi service between Ketchikan International Airport and Metlakatla on Annette Island.

Loss of Taquan Air flights comes at a bad time for Prince of Wales Island, said Tom Briggs, city administrator for Craig.

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Taquan Air now created a company Venture Travel, LLC Venture Travel, LLC acquired assets from Taquan in April 2000, including five planes, the name, and the lease in Ketchikan.

Taquan Air gained business with US Postal Service contracts for mail routes serving Hyder, Hydaburg, and Behm Canal.

In October 2007, Taquan moved into a new terminal and hangar building, close to the east terminus of the ferry to the Ketchikan International Airport.

Taquan Air first moved into the spotlight in 1990, when the company's growth and development led to the owner's selection as Alaska Small Business Person of the Year, a selection made by the Alaska office of the US Small Business Administration.

Taquan Air participated in a voluntary industry effort in Alaska to improve airline safety called the Medallion Foundation awards.

At the time of this accident, Taquan Air had commitments regarding sightseeing with each of the cruise lines serving Ketchikan.

Taquan Air is one of several local services to provide air tours of the nearby Misty Fjords National Monument.

In May 2019, two Taquan Air flights were involved in fatality accidents one week apart.

Amid increased oversight by the FAA, Taquan Air resumed limited cargo service on May 23, scheduled passenger flights on May 31, and on-demand sightseeing tours on June 3,2019.

Taquan Air operates scheduled service to the following destinations in Alaska :.