Yute Commuter Service

Yute Commuter Service
IATA ICAO Call sign
K2 TUD TUNDRA
Founded2017
AOC #T72A272I
HubsBethel Airport
HeadquartersBethel, Alaska, US
WebsiteYuteBethel.com

Yute Commuter Service is an American airline operating in Alaska under FAA Part 135, with their hub located at Bethel Airport. The airline, established in 2017, is the corporate successor to Flight Alaska that did business under the name Yute Air. The airline flies passengers and freight to throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta.

History

In November 2024 former assistant manager Nathan McCabe plead guilty to felony theft for stealing funds from the company. Yute Commuter Service also sued McCabe for more than $200,000 in damages, accusing him of running a scheme to defraud the company.

In October 2025 they helped deliver passengers and aid to Western Alaska during Typhoon Halong.

Destinations

From Yute Commuter Services regularly serves the following destinations as well as more than 40 others.

Fleet

Yute Commuter Service operates a fleet of aircraft including:

Incidents

On 6 February 2020, a Yute Commuter Service Piper PA-32R, flying under instrument meteorological conditions, crashed about 12 miles out of Tuntutuliak, taking the lives of the pilot and four passengers.

In November 2021, a Yute Cessna 207 caught fire on a runway at Bethel Airport.

On 15 September 2024 a Yute Commuter Service flight crashed near the city of St. Mary's, leading to the death of the pilot and three passengers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Yute Commuter Services airline profile". airhex.com. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode". FAA. Archived from the original on 2026-03-04. Retrieved 2026-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Air Operator 14 CFR Search". Federal Aviation Administration. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Certificated Air Carriers" (PDF). Transportation.gov (published 2022). March 11, 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "About". Yute Commuter Service. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  6. ↑ Erickson, Evan (2024-11-27). "Former Yute Commuter Service business manager convicted of felony theft". KYUK. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  7. ↑ O'Hara, Ashlyn (2025-10-15). "From Soldotna, one airline connects flights and aid to storm-ravaged Western Alaska". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  8. ↑ "Routes". Yute Commuter Service. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  9. ↑ "Yute Commuter Service - PILOT CAREER CENTER". pilotcareercenter.com. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  10. ↑ Mondor, Colleen. "Why we need to talk about the Yute Air crash near Tuntutuliak". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  11. ↑ Kim, Greg (2021-12-09). "NTSB publishes preliminary report on the Yute Commuter Service plane fire". KYUK. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  12. ↑ Hollander, Zaz. "Pilot and 3 passengers killed in crash of Yute Commuter Service plane near St. Mary's". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2026-06-19.