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| Founded | 1996 | ||||||
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| AOC # | YADA179J [1] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
| Destinations | 35 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Anchorage, Alaska | ||||||
| Website | www.aceaircargo.com | ||||||
Alaska Central Express is an airline based at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. [2] It is a cargo and small package express service. [3]
The airline was established as Yutana Airlines in 1987 and renamed to Alaska Central Express in 1994 [4] when the certificate was bought from the Part 135 in Fairbanks, Alaska.[ citation needed ]
Much of the original pilots, staff, mechanics, and equipment including three Raytheon Beechcraft 1900Cs, came from MarkAir Express, a subsidiary of the bankrupt MarkAir. In 2007, with the purchase of a Beech 1900C (N115AX) combi passenger/cargo, ACE Air Cargo began charter passenger flights. Alaska Central Express, as of 2020, owns twenty airplanes with plans for future expansion. [5]
Alaska Central Express operates freight services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005):[ citation needed ]
As of August 2025 [update] , Alaska Central Express operates the following aircraft: [6]
| Aircraft | In fleet | Passengers | Notes |
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| Beechcraft 1900C-1(F) | 20 | ||
| Total | 20 | ||
On 7 July 2020, ACE acquired eight Beechcraft planes at Ravn Alaska's bankruptcy auction. [7]
