Yute Commuter Service
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| Founded | 2017 | ||||||
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| AOC # | T72A272I[3] | ||||||
| Hubs | Bethel Airport | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bethel, Alaska, US | ||||||
| Website | YuteBethel.com | ||||||
Yute Commuter Service is an American airline operating in Alaska under FAA Part 135,[4] with their hub located at Bethel Airport. The airline, established in 2017,[1] is the corporate successor to Flight Alaska that did business under the name Yute Air. The airline flies passengers and freight to throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta.[5]
History
[edit]In November 2024 former assistant manager Nathan McCabe plead guilty to felony theft for stealing funds from the company. Yute Commuter Service also sued McCabe for more than $200,000 in damages, accusing him of running a scheme to defraud the company.[6]
In October 2025 they helped deliver passengers and aid to Western Alaska during Typhoon Halong.[7]
Destinations
[edit]From Yute Commuter Services regularly serves the following destinations as well as more than 40 others.[8]
- Bethel Airport
- Aniak Airport
- Saint Mary's Airport
- Russian Mission Airport
- Pilot Station Airport
- Kalskag Airport
- Mountain Village Airport
Fleet
[edit]Yute Commuter Service operates a fleet of aircraft including:[9]
Incidents
[edit]On 6 February 2020, a Yute Commuter Service Piper PA-32R, flying under instrument meteorological conditions, crashed about 12 miles out of Tuntutuliak, taking the lives of the pilot and four passengers.[10]
In November 2021, a Yute Cessna 207 caught fire on a runway at Bethel Airport.[11]
On 15 September 2024 a Yute Commuter Service flight crashed near the city of St. Mary's, leading to the death of the pilot and three passengers.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Yute Commuter Services airline profile". airhex.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode". FAA. Archived from the original on 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
- ↑ "Air Operator 14 CFR Search". Federal Aviation Administration. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
- ↑ "U.S. Certificated Air Carriers" (PDF). Transportation.gov (published 2022). March 11, 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "About". Yute Commuter Service. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Erickson, Evan (2024-11-27). "Former Yute Commuter Service business manager convicted of felony theft". KYUK. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ O'Hara, Ashlyn (2025-10-15). "From Soldotna, one airline connects flights and aid to storm-ravaged Western Alaska". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "Routes". Yute Commuter Service. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "Yute Commuter Service - PILOT CAREER CENTER". pilotcareercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Mondor, Colleen. "Why we need to talk about the Yute Air crash near Tuntutuliak". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ Kim, Greg (2021-12-09). "NTSB publishes preliminary report on the Yute Commuter Service plane fire". KYUK. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ Hollander, Zaz. "Pilot and 3 passengers killed in crash of Yute Commuter Service plane near St. Mary's". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
