Getting there

On the day prior to your scheduled arrival date at Talaheim Lodge, you should plan on traveling to Anchorage and overnighting.

We suggest staying at one of the hotels within close proximity of Lake Hood as this is where your flight will depart from the following morning. Hotels that are very close to Lake Hood include The Millennium Hotel, Puffin Inn and the Courtyard Marriott.

Once you arrive into Anchorage and are checked into your hotel, call Mark Miller of Talaheim Lodge at (907) 733 2815, or locally, check in with Maitlin at Great Northern Air at (907) 248 1968. Let them know you are in town and confirm where you are staying in Anchorage. You will already have your meeting details in place - they will confirm you on these flight arrangements to the lodge for the following morning.

Most flights to Talaheim Lodge leave Anchorage at 7:00 am on Sundays, and depart the Lodge on Saturday evenings at 5: 00 pm. This schedule allows for fishing both on your day of arrival, and departure, making for a 6 night/7 fishing day itinerary. The lodge may vary flight times from time to time to better suit your needs. By mid-August on through September, flights leave Anchorage for the lodge at 8:00 am., to accommodate the gradually shortening days. Flights will be based out of the TransNorthern building at 4101 Float Plane Drive, just 100 yards down from Lake Shore Drive, next to the main airport. Your hotel shuttle or cab should know where this building is located - in some cases, Mark Miller will pick you up at your hotel. This will be confirmed to you when you call the day prior to your scheduled arrival day.

Great Northern Air
4101 Float Plane Drive
Anchorage, AK 99502
Phone: 907-248-1968
Fax: 907-243-1984
e-mail: info@gnair.com

On your day of arrival, Talaheim Lodge will have made your flight arrangements with a certified and fully-insured air taxi operator, Great Northern Air (or in some cases, Mark Miller will fly you out personally). The flight will take approximately forty-five minutes and flies over some marvelous country. It is not uncommon to spot moose and bear from the bush plane while flying into the lodge. You will land on a gravel strip at the lodge.

Return flights to Anchorage leave the lodge at approximately 5:00 p.m. on the day of departure. You can then either overnight in Anchorage this night or catch a red-eye flight back home. There are usually many flights leaving Anchorage from 12:00 am to 2:00 pm each evening.