The BEST episodes of Flying Wild Alaska season 2

Every episode of Flying Wild Alaska season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Flying Wild Alaska season 2!

Meet the unconventional Tweto family that rules Alaska's most dangerous skies. Operating their family-run airline, Era Alaska, they battle unforgiving Alaskan weather and terrain to transport life's necessities to one of the most remote and extreme regions of America. With no freeway system for hundreds of miles, Era Alaska is the lifeline for the isolated rural inhabitants of the Bering Sea coastline. From champion snow dogs bound for the Iditarod to medicine for sick children to groceries for miners working on an operation on the North Slope, the goods that the intrepid pilots ship on any given day are crucial to everyday life.

Last Updated: 12/4/2024Network: Status: Ended
One Flying Family
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8.87
102 votes

#1 - One Flying Family

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2012

Era Alaska ferries fire crews to combat wildfires across the state; Ariel flies solo for the first time; Ponts navigates a deadly pass on his first training flight.

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New Wings Over Alaska
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8.83
102 votes

#2 - New Wings Over Alaska

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2012

Ariel looks for seagull eggs; Erik has a rough flight over a notorious runaway; Sarah takes her first flight in a 208.

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Breakup
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8.66
100 votes

#3 - Breakup

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/23/2011

Era Alaska provides aid to a village devastated by heavy flooding. Two pilots get lost in a sea of fog off the Russian coast while trying to deliver desperately needed ammunition. In Anchorage, Jim's prized Cessna 180 goes up in smoke.

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Cakes on a Plane
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8.59
102 votes

#4 - Cakes on a Plane

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/30/2011

Ponts' old skate crew arrives to build a skate park for local kids on Unk's newly paved roads. Ariel takes to the skies in a new plane with dangerous results and lead Pilot Erik Snuggerud battles heavy turbulence with a very special delivery.

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Prop, Drop & Ball
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8.52
109 votes

#5 - Prop, Drop & Ball

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2012

Two pilots carry propane to a secluded fishing lodge; Luke wrestles with failing equipment over the tundra; Ponts challenges Ariel to execute a perfect landing.

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Every Dog Has Its Day
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8.06
104 votes

#6 - Every Dog Has Its Day

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2011

The Iditarod dog sled race brings big business to Era Alaska. Ferno, Ayla and Ariel Tweto run with the reindeer in Anchorage. A pilot battles malfunctioning trim control over the frozen Norton Sound and a tsunami warning threatens the entire West coast.

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Top of the World
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8.06
71 votes

#7 - Top of the World

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2011

Jim searches for a group of missing mountain climbers lost somewhere in Alaska's Brooks Range.

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Blizzard BBQ
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7.92
76 votes

#8 - Blizzard BBQ

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2011

A late winter storm threatens to shut down Era Alaska's operations. Ben encounters dangerous icing conditions on his way to St. Michael. Lead pilot, Erik, resorts to drastic measures to get desperately needed medicine to a snowed in village.

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Money in the Sky
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7.84
113 votes

#9 - Money in the Sky

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2011

Two pilots attempt to deliver a specialty drill through a sea of fog. Luke brings the first ever ATM to Wainwright, along with a planeload of cash. Erik races to deliver passengers and critical supplies before a spring storm shuts him down.

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Tomorrow Island
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7.71
115 votes

#10 - Tomorrow Island

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2011

Two pilots push their limits to land vital vaccines two miles from Russia on Alaska's most treacherous runway. In Unalakleet, Ariel Tweto takes to the skies once again and proves that she still has a lot to learn.

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Era Alaska Rises Again
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7.69
108 votes

#11 - Era Alaska Rises Again

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2011

After two months of darkness, the villages of Western Alaska are desperate for fresh supplies. Jim attempts a risky landing on a frozen river and Luke has problems getting his plane in the air. A pilot flies to the Russian border to deliver vaccines.

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Guts and Glory
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7.21
75 votes

#12 - Guts and Glory

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/2011

A group of world-renowned rock climbers arrive in Unalakleet and Jim must fly them deep into the remote Brooks Range.

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Arctic Winds
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7.16
140 votes

#13 - Arctic Winds

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2011

John Ponts fights heavy turbulence and angry passengers on a flight through the Nulato Hills. Jim and Ferno's leave the terminal in the hands of the pilots and Sarah's flight to rescue a villager lost in a storm turns into a battle for her own survival.

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