AWCEO BE9L 20251018 AER001 PFKI PABE 040

[JoaoPaz]

AER001 – Emergency Relief Flight Report
Route: Kipnuk (PFKI) → Bethel (PABE)
Aircraft: Beechcraft King Air C90B
Time: 08:00 – 08:41 AKDT (Alaska Daylight Time UTC – 8)

After a long night of coordination, our first AER25 relief mission finally lifted off from Kipnuk, one of the coastal communities hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

I took off from PFKI at 08:00 carrying medical staff, emergency supplies, and two injured residents needing transfer to the regional hospital in Bethel.
The airstrip at Kipnuk showed clear signs of flooding, the kind of field where every takeoff feels like rolling dice!
Once airborne, the view revealed the storm’s trail: scattered debris, flooded tundra, and faint traces of the shoreline nearly erased by the surge.

Approach into Bethel was calm by comparison, though the tower reported high traffic from multiple rescue and supply flights.
At 08:41 local time, engines shut down, an Alaskan Winds aircraft completing a sortie in the Halong Relief Operations.

Every pound of cargo today meant a few more hours of heat, light, or hope somewhere out there in the Delta.
And this was only the beginning!



















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