Alaska — Summer 2027

Gates of the Arctic Charter Planner

Join the trip, log your weight, and help figure out the flight math. Changes are shared in real time — everyone sees the same manifest.

●Tentative Itinerary

Friday, July 9 departure (8 days)

If the group votes for the Saturday, July 10 departure instead, every date below shifts forward by one day.

Fri 7/9
Depart MSP → Anchorage → Kotzebue. Arrive afternoon.
Sat 7/10
Depart Kotzebue on Golden Eagle Outfitters charter, morning. Land in Kobuk Valley NP sand dunes (~1 hr), then on to Gates of the Arctic NP. Camp in Gates of the Arctic.
Sun 7/11
Gates of the Arctic — base camp and hiking.
Mon 7/12
Pickup from Gates of the Arctic. Stay in Kotzebue.
Tue 7/13
Depart for Anchorage. Stay in Anchorage.
Wed 7/14
Crow Pass Trail - Chugach State Park or Weather Impact Day — buffer in case weather pushes anything from earlier in the trip.
Thu 7/15
Day trip — Katmai NP or Wrangell–St. Elias NP+$1,300/guy
Fri 7/16
Seward, The Exit Glacier and Harding Ice Field or TBD
Sat 7/17
Seward and return to Anchorage.
Sun 7/18
Return to MSP.

●Join the Trip

Fully dressed — boots, jacket, the works. Usually ~10 lbs over your bathroom-scale weight.

●Flight Cost Summary

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Charter Cost (incl. Kobuk stop)
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Per Person (flight)
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Departure date
Fri 7/90
Sat 7/100
Thursday day trip
Katmai0
Wrangell–St. Elias0
No day trip0
Likelihood
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Thinking about it0

●Passenger Manifest — drag the handle to reorder

●Estimated Budget

Per-person cost estimates. The charter line updates live as passengers join — everything else is a planning estimate that will sharpen as we confirm details.

Airfare — MSP → ANC → OTZ, round trip Alaska Airlines
$1,000
est.
Lodging — Nullaġvik Hotel, Kotzebue 2 nights: night of arrival + night returning from Gates
$400
$200/night
Lodging — Anchorage 4–5 nights, hotel TBD
$600–$750
$150/night est.
Rental car — Anchorage $800 total, split across the group
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Charter flight + Kobuk Valley NP stop Golden Eagle Outfitters — computed from manifest
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Meals — all days Kotzebue dining, backcountry food, Anchorage dining
~$600
est.
Day trip — Katmai NP or Wrangell–St. Elias optional, Thursday July 15
+$1,300
if taking the day trip
Without day trip
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With day trip
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Charter pricing & payload assumptions (edit if Golden Eagle gives you updated numbers)