Private jet empty legs
Seattle → Ketchikan
Seattle to Ketchikan is Alaska's southern gateway corridor — 2.5 hours by mid-size jet directly to Ketchikan International Airport (KTN), the seaplane capital of North America. Charter clients are typically fishing-lodge groups, cruise passengers connecting to Inside Passage ports, or private aviation clients accessing remote southeast Alaska lodges via seaplane connections at Ketchikan. Charter pricing runs $14,000-22,000 one-way for mid-size (Citation Sovereign, Challenger 350); empty legs typically $12,000-18,000. Peak season May through September, with July-August the highest-demand window for salmon fishing lodges. Empty leg supply concentrates on Sunday-Monday returns as weekend fishing parties fly home.
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Why this route has empty legs
Weekend salmon fishing trips generate Fri-Sat outbound Seattle → Ketchikan; matching Sun-Mon returns as parties fly home. Aircraft repositioning between Ketchikan and Anchorage / Juneau creates additional empty capacity throughout summer season.
Seasonality
Peak season: May through September (salmon fishing + Alaska cruise season). Peak demand: July-August. Empty legs: highest Sunday-Monday returns throughout summer. Winter (Oct-Apr) has minimal supply — southeast Alaska tourism nearly shuts down.
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Frequently asked questions
KTN airport handling — private jets?+
KTN has full FBO service via Ketchikan International Airport handling. Runway 11/29 is 7,500 ft, sea-level, water on both approaches. Mid-size jets (Sovereign, Challenger, Falcon 2000) are the typical fleet. G280 + Praetor 600 also common. All-weather instrument approach available.
How do I get from KTN to my fishing lodge?+
Ketchikan is served by 3+ major seaplane operators (Taquan Air, Southeast Aviation, Island Wings) — flights to remote lodges take 25-45 min. Your lodge coordinates the seaplane transfer with the jet arrival; total door-to-cabin is 3-3.5 hours from Seattle including seaplane leg. See our /seaplanes/ketchikan-alaska guide for operator detail.
Anchorage or Juneau as alternative Alaska gateways?+
Yes — Anchorage (ANC) is 3.5 hr by jet from Seattle for interior Alaska + Denali destinations. Juneau (JNU) is 2h 15min from Seattle for southeast Alaska capital + Glacier Bay. Ketchikan (KTN) is Alaska's southern gateway + the connection point for Inside Passage seaplane transfers to Metlakatla, Prince of Wales, Craig, and Misty Fjords.
Weather delays — Alaska aviation?+
Southeast Alaska has 15-25% weather-delay rate May-September (fog, low ceilings, wind). Jet operations are less weather-vulnerable than seaplane operations — your Seattle-KTN jet leg almost always operates on schedule; the seaplane onward transfer is the weather-vulnerable leg. Build 24-48h buffer at both ends if fishing or lodge timing is critical.