That being said, any day could be cloudy as this part of Alaska has such unpredictable weather, it is just so hard to pick a day where it’s clear at every single stop, but the further into summer you are the more likely it will be clear. The weather could’ve been a lot better, so to anyone that does end up trying the route I recommend doing it in the summer months versus the spring or fall to save a couple of extra bucks. As with any flight the route will cost more or less depending on the time of year when you decide to fly on it, I chose to fly on it during the first week of May. I recommend staying the night in Juneau to try and hit as many stops as you can to make the most out of your trip by doing so, especially if this part of the country is a long way from where you live like it was for me.ĭue to the timing of flight 65’s departure from Washington state, I opted to arrive in Seattle the day before so as I didn’t risk missing the flight that was scheduled to leave at 8:30 A.M. I then stay overnight stay in Alaska’s capital, Juneau, and do the northern sector of Milk Run Flight 61 the next morning.Įven though I stayed overnight to get the most out of my trip, I still didn’t make it to one of the cities along the panhandle. I opted to do the northbound sector of Flight 65 from Seattle to Juneau, with stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell and Petersburg along the way. Due to the timing of all the flight’s on a normal day where all the flights are on time, it is impossible to hit every city along the Milk Run in a single day. There isn’t any variation in the flight schedules from day to day, so it feels more like a city bus schedule than an airline flight, and the locals certainly treat it as such.įour of the cities along the Milk Run are part of the Essential Air Service, or EAS, program Wrangell, Petersburg, Cordova and Yakutat. No matter how many stops the aircraft makes en route, it will carry the same flight number from the start of its trip until it the end. The start and endpoint of every single Milk Run is either Seattle or Anchorage, Alaska. While each route is unique, they all operate a variety of route variations using the same nine cities Anchorage, Cordova, Yakutat, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Seattle.
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