Welcome to Kantishna Air Taxi and Skyline Lodge
Alaska’s premier choice for scenic flights in and around
Denali National Park
We invite you to unsurpassed views of North America’s tallest peak – Denali, the Great One – aboard one of our exclusive flight tours inside Denali National Park. Enhance your Denali air adventure with a comfortable stay at the most intimate and small-scale accommodations inside the park at our Skyline Lodge, the perfect basecamp for independent spirited travelers seeking the best in self-guided hiking, mountain biking and relaxing in the heart of Alaska’s pristine wilderness.
Whether your Denali dream vacation involves a multi-night visit at our Lodge, a comprehensive fly-drive experience including a Denali wildlife drive or an unforgettable flightseeing adventure circumnavigating the impressive peaks and massive glaciers of the Alaska Range, we have flexible tour excursions to fit any length vacation and budget. Let us show you our world!
Summer travel in the Denali area will look a bit different in 2022. The park road will be closed at mile 43 for the duration of the season, making access to the west end of the park a bit more challenging.
The good news: We’ll be operating both Kat Air and Skyline Lodge next season (with adjusted offerings and a few changes, of course)! We’ll now be a fly-in, fly-out only lodge, offering both day trips to Kantishna as well as fly-in, fly-out overnight stays at Skyline Lodge. These unique opportunities will provide a very rare chance to experience Kantishna and the heart of the park in a way that most folks won’t!
Of note: Just as the road is under construction, so is our website… so keep an eye out for some big changes coming soon! In the meantime, please contact us if you’d like to learn more about our unique fly-in, fly-out day trips to Kantishna, or if you’d like to stay at Skyline in 2022.
Piloting your way into the heart of Denali National Park
Exceptionally located at the end of the restricted-access Denali Park Road – and just 20 miles north of Denali’s stunning north face – Kantishna Air Taxi and Skyline Lodge offers premium access to the park and a unique and personalized way to experience Alaska, whether you have one hour, one day or one week to explore our favorite destination in North America. As an exclusive concessionaire of National Park Service, we are the only air operator based inside Denali National Park and Preserve. We’re proud our unique, small-scale lodge, which boasts the best value for intrepid travelers seeking a more personalized and immersive Denali encounter. Supported by solar power, thoughtful amenities and the opportunity to mingle with seasoned Alaskan pilots, a stay at Skyline Lodge offers authentic connection to Denali’s land and people…and memories you won’t soon forget!
Denali and Beyond
Distances in Alaska are vast. Maximize your vacation in Alaska – and cut travel time and unnecessary costs – by arranging customizable flight services with Kantishna Air Taxi.
We offer air taxi service throughout the state of Alaska, with a specialty serving visitors of Denali National Park through our safe and spectacular flightseeing tours. Many of our clients choose accommodations with us or at one of the four backcountry lodges located in Kantishna. Regardless of your lodging choice, you can add on on an awe-inspiring flight with us. We recommend advanced reservations and are here to help.
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Weather was uncooperative but finally cleared for us to take the sightseeing flight from park entrance out to Denali and back. From the beginning, the whole crew were super. Matt,... read more 
September 7, 2021Fuzi7 Weather was uncooperative but finally cleared for us to take the sightseeing flight from park entrance out to Denali and back. From the beginning, the whole crew were super. Matt,... read more
September 6, 2021Fuzi7 Weather was uncooperative but finally cleared for us to take the sightseeing flight from park entrance out to Denali and back. From the beginning, the whole crew were super. Matt,... read more
September 1, 2021