Flying Wild Alaska

After 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto considers a new path; Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope.

Jim makes a nearly impossible landing in Unk; Sarah battles strong headwinds while attempting to deliver fuel to a research station.

Ariel disappears from radio contact, putting emergency services on high alert; Erik battles to touch down on a narrow runway.

Erik is plagued by mechanical issues; Doug and John battle to keep their plane on an icy runway; Ariel receives a surprise visit.

The Iditarod dog sled race begins; Doug Steward lands on a runway that is melting; a search for lost snow-machiners.

A harsh winter wreaks havoc on Era's Fleet; Sarah Fraher's aircraft door opens mid-flight.

The village of Wainwright loses its water supply; solar flares put Ponts and Ben in harm's way; a criminal is on the loose in Unalakleet.

Era tries to survive a brutal winter; Ariel joins in the search to find a missing friend; Sarah Fraher attempts a difficult landing to aid a pilot; Ponts tries an emergency medical drop.

Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat raging wildfires; Ponts has to navigate the deadly Merrill pass.

Sarah Fraher faces her first flight in a 208; Ariel hunts for seagull eggs midair; Erik fights to keep his plane aloft.

Pilots try to fly 1,600 pounds of volatile propane to an isolated fishing lodge; Luke Hickerson battles failing equipment; Ponts challenges Ariel to make a perfect landing.

Building a skate park on Unk's newly paved roads; Ariel's flight in a new plane leads to danger; pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence.

Era Alaska provides aid to a village devastated by heavy flooding; two pilots are lost in heavy fog off the Russian coast.

Jim searches for missing mountain climbers; Luke races to transport a village elder to the hospital.

A group of rock climbers arrive in Unk and Jim must fly them deep into the remote Brooks Range; to feed their hungry community, Luke flies a Barrow whaling crew over the sea ice in search of a site to hunt the Bowhead whale.

A late winter storm threatens to shut down operations; Ben encounters treacherous icing on his way to St. Michael; Erik resorts to a drastic move to get medicine to a village.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race means big business to Era Alaska; a tsunami warning threatens the West Coast.

Villages of western Alaska are in desperate need of supplies; Jim attempts a risky landing on a frozen river; Luke has problems taking off; a pilot flies to the Russian border to deliver vaccines.

The delivery of a specialty drill is hampered by a sea of fog; Erik hurries to deliver critical supplies before a spring storm shuts him down.

Two pilots risk it all to land vaccines on Alaska's most dangerous runway; Ariel Tweto takes to the skies but finds she still has a lot to learn.

John Ponts battles heavy turbulence and angry passengers on a flight through the Nulato Hills; Sarah's flight to rescue a villager lost in a storm turns into a battle for her own survival.

Luke tries to complete a rescue before the sun sets for two months; a bootlegger tries to smuggle in illegal liquor.

Vicious crosswinds wreak havoc on small planes; a power blackout test Ariel's abilities.

Era Alaska has a canine delivery for four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey; Jim and Ferno must cope with the airline's busiest day of the year.

Pilot Yuri Ivanoff trains in Bethel; Jim tries to do a river landing in Unalakleet.

The crew races to finish Era's hangar before the winter snow arrives.

Jim and Brooks look for potential landing strips; an Eskimo feast is prepared for returning pilot John Ponts.

In a dangerous mission, pilot Doug Doherty flies along Russian airspace to transport volatile explosives to the island of St. Lawrence; Ben hits a large bird in midair.

Pilot Luke Hickerson transports dangerous chemicals to Atqasuk; Jim makes arrangements for the transportation of the first casualty of winter.

Twetos family battles conditions of the Arctic to transport supplies to some of the least-accessible areas of Alaska.

The Iditarod dog sled race begins; Doug Steward lands on a runway that is melting; a search for lost snow-machiners.

Era tries to survive a brutal winter; Ariel joins in the search to find a missing friend; Sarah Fraher attempts a difficult landing to aid a pilot; Ponts tries an emergency medical drop.

The village of Wainwright loses its water supply; solar flares put Ponts and Ben in harm's way; a criminal is on the loose in Unalakleet.

A harsh winter wreaks havoc on Era's Fleet; Sarah Fraher's aircraft door opens mid-flight.

After 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto considers a new path; Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope.

Jim makes a nearly impossible landing in Unk; Sarah battles strong headwinds while attempting to deliver fuel to a research station.

Erik is plagued by mechanical issues; Doug and John battle to keep their plane on an icy runway; Ariel receives a surprise visit.

Ariel disappears from radio contact, putting emergency services on high alert; Erik battles to touch down on a narrow runway.

John Ponts battles heavy turbulence and angry passengers on a flight through the Nulato Hills; Sarah's flight to rescue a villager lost in a storm turns into a battle for her own survival.

A late winter storm threatens to shut down operations; Ben encounters treacherous icing on his way to St. Michael; Erik resorts to a drastic move to get medicine to a village.

Villages of western Alaska are in desperate need of supplies; Jim attempts a risky landing on a frozen river; Luke has problems taking off; a pilot flies to the Russian border to deliver vaccines.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race means big business to Era Alaska; a tsunami warning threatens the West Coast.

The delivery of a specialty drill is hampered by a sea of fog; Erik hurries to deliver critical supplies before a spring storm shuts him down.

Two pilots risk it all to land vaccines on Alaska's most dangerous runway; Ariel Tweto takes to the skies but finds she still has a lot to learn.

A group of rock climbers arrive in Unk and Jim must fly them deep into the remote Brooks Range; to feed their hungry community, Luke flies a Barrow whaling crew over the sea ice in search of a site to hunt the Bowhead whale.

Jim searches for missing mountain climbers; Luke races to transport a village elder to the hospital.

Era Alaska provides aid to a village devastated by heavy flooding; two pilots are lost in heavy fog off the Russian coast.

Building a skate park on Unk's newly paved roads; Ariel's flight in a new plane leads to danger; pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence.

Sarah Fraher faces her first flight in a 208; Ariel hunts for seagull eggs midair; Erik fights to keep his plane aloft.

Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat raging wildfires; Ponts has to navigate the deadly Merrill pass.

Pilots try to fly 1,600 pounds of volatile propane to an isolated fishing lodge; Luke Hickerson battles failing equipment; Ponts challenges Ariel to make a perfect landing.

Jim and Brooks look for potential landing strips; an Eskimo feast is prepared for returning pilot John Ponts.

Pilot Luke Hickerson transports dangerous chemicals to Atqasuk; Jim makes arrangements for the transportation of the first casualty of winter.

Twetos family battles conditions of the Arctic to transport supplies to some of the least-accessible areas of Alaska.

The crew races to finish Era's hangar before the winter snow arrives.

In a dangerous mission, pilot Doug Doherty flies along Russian airspace to transport volatile explosives to the island of St. Lawrence; Ben hits a large bird in midair.

Pilot Yuri Ivanoff trains in Bethel; Jim tries to do a river landing in Unalakleet.

Era Alaska has a canine delivery for four-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey; Jim and Ferno must cope with the airline's busiest day of the year.

Luke tries to complete a rescue before the sun sets for two months; a bootlegger tries to smuggle in illegal liquor.

Vicious crosswinds wreak havoc on small planes; a power blackout test Ariel's abilities.