NaN/100 votes#1 - Running Out of Time
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2012
Era digs deep to survive a brutal winter. Ariel joins in on a desperate search for her missing friend. Sarah Fraher attempts a difficult landing to aid a pilot stranded mid-runway. Ponts attempts an emergency medical drop over the isolated Kavik camp.
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- 6.0/107 votes
#2 - Solar Flare Danger
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2012
Villagers in Wainright lose their water supply due to the Arctic cold. Solar flares leave Ponts and Ben in harm's way. In Unalakleet, a criminal is on the loose and the Tweto's are on edge.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Zero Cabin Pressure
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/2012
Alaska's harshest winter in years wreaks havoc on Era's fleet. Sarah Fraher's aircraft door opens mid-flight. Doug's brakes freeze on an icy runway while carrying explosive chemicals. Jim attempts a risky landing atop the frozen Anvik River.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Return to Diomede
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2012
The epic Iditarod dog sled race begins in Anchorage. Pilot Doug Stewart tests his limits while landing on a runway that is melting into the ocean. Pilot John Kapsner races to locate two snow-machiners that are lost overnight deep in the Alaskan Bush.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Money Pit
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/6/2012
In Bethel, pilot Erik Snuggerud is plagued by mechanical issues. On Alaska's North Slope, pilots Doug Stewart and John Rende battle to keep their plane from careening off an icy runway. In Unalakleet, Ariel receives a surprise visitor.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Radio Silence
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2012
In the skies above western Alaska, Ariel disappears from radio contact, putting emergency services on high alert. Over the remote village of Hooper Bay, pilot Erik Snuggerud battles to touch down on a dangerously narrow runway.
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Into the Wind
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2012
Jim makes an impossible landing in Unk. Pilot Sarah Fraher battles strong headwinds while attempting to deliver 2,000 pounds of fuel to the research station. Pilot Ben Pederson braves 50 mph winds to retrieve an elusive priest for Easter service.
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- 8.2/107 votes
#8 - End of an Era
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2012
In the series finale, after 30 years of running Era Alaska, Jim Tweto sets his eye on a new path. Doug loses all avionics while flying over the North Slope. Ariel comes face to face with the FAA in the last step of getting her pilot's license.
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The Best Episodes of Flying Wild Alaska Season 3
Every episode of Flying Wild Alaska Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Flying Wild Alaska Season 3!
Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that aired on Discovery Channel in 2011 and 2012.
The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska...
Genres:DocumentaryDramaFamilyReality
Network:Discovery
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Running Out of Time" is the best rated episode of "Flying Wild Alaska" season 3. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/8/2012. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Solar Flare Danger".