Making regular flights to most villages and towns within the state commercially viable is difficult, so they are heavily subsidized by the federal government through the Essential Air Service program.
mˌeɪkɪŋ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ flˈaɪts tə mˈoʊst vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ænd tˈaʊnz wɪðˌɪn ðə stˈeɪt kəmˈɜːʃəli vˈaɪəbəl ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt, sˌoʊ ðeɪ ɑːɹ hˈɛvili sˈʌbsɪdˌaɪzd baɪ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt θɹuː ðɪ ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ˈɛɹ sˈɜːvɪs pɹˈoʊɡɹæm.