▁as ▁to ▁major ▁S out heast ▁and ▁Al aska ▁Pen ins ula ▁communities . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁remaining ▁commercial ▁flight ▁offer ings ▁come ▁from ▁small ▁regional ▁comm uter ▁air lines ▁like : ▁Rav n ▁Al aska , ▁Pen A ir , ▁and ▁Front ier ▁F lying ▁Service . ▁The ▁smallest ▁towns ▁and ▁villages ▁must ▁rely ▁on ▁scheduled ▁or ▁char tered ▁bush ▁flying ▁services ▁using ▁general ▁av iation ▁aircraft ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁C ess na ▁Car avan , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁aircraft ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁service ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Al aska ▁by pass ▁mail ▁program ▁which ▁subs id izes ▁bulk ▁mail ▁delivery ▁to ▁Al ask an ▁rural ▁communities . ▁The ▁program ▁requires ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁that ▁subs id y ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁carri ers ▁who ▁offer ▁passenger ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁communities . ▁But ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁qu int ess entially ▁Al ask an ▁plane ▁is ▁the ▁bush ▁se ap lane . ▁The ▁world ' s ▁bus iest ▁se ap lane ▁base ▁is ▁Lake ▁H ood , ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁Ted ▁Stevens ▁An ch orage ▁International ▁Airport , ▁where ▁fl ights ▁bound ▁for ▁remote ▁villages ▁without ▁an ▁a irst rip ▁carry ▁passengers , ▁cargo , ▁and ▁an ▁abund ance ▁of ▁items ▁from ▁stores ▁and ▁w are house ▁clubs . ▁Al aska ▁has ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁pil ots ▁per ▁cap ita ▁of ▁any ▁U . S . ▁state : ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁estimated ▁ 6 6 3 , 6 6 1 ▁residents , ▁ 8