Flight recordLanded

Palmer, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK

N117BH moved from Palmer, AK to Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK on Aug 5, 2026.

Aug 5, 2026N117BH
Flight
  1. Palmer, AKFairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AKPAAQ → PAFBAug 5, 20269:43 PM10:57 PMEDT1h 14m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N117BH flying from Palmer, AK to Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK on Aug 5, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
PAAQ → PAFB
Departure
Aug 5, 2026, 9:43 PM ET
Arrival
Aug 5, 2026, 10:57 PM ET
Airborne
1h 14m
Paired legs
outboundFairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Palmer, AKJun 21, 2026, 9:38 PM
Sources & methodology

Observed movement comes from public ADS-B flight records.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N117BH
FAA type
C212 · CASA C-212 Aviocar family
Group
U.S. Forest Service
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to USFS smokejumper CASA C-212 · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
Bighorn Airways IncValid
FAA Registry N117BH ↗current registry · not dated to this flight
Operator
Bighorn Airways, Inc.part 135
certificate BIGA · observed 2026-08-04 and 2026-08-17, not on this date
More from N117BH
2026-08-29Juneau, AK → Bellingham, WA4h 14m · 715 nm2026-08-15Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Anchorage, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK9h 49m · 452 nm2026-08-14Fairbanks, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK2h 20m · 6 nm2026-08-08Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK1h 30m · 0 nm · JPR172026-08-07Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK → Fairbanks/Ft Wainwright, AK29m · 1 nm · JPR17
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ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.