Woodley Airways was a carrier based in

Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...

, United States. The airline was founded in 1932 by Art Woodley (died 30 May 1990, aged 84). Woodley Airways operated a flight from Anchorage to Nome. It was a one plane one pilot operation. It quickly caught on as an alternative to a dogsled trip. Woodley charged customers 150 dollars; the sled trip took 750 dollars. In 1943 Woodley Airways tried to change their name to Alaska Airlines as that name went to Star Air Service. In 1945 Woodley Airways changed its name to

Pacific Northern Airlines Western Airlines was a major airline based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and ...

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Airlines based in Alaska 1932 establishments in Alaska Airlines established in 1932 Defunct airlines of the United States Airlines disestablished in 1945 1945 disestablishments in Alaska {{US-airline-stub

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