Valdez (VDZ) Airport Car Service

VDZ (Valdez Pioneer Field) sits in Valdez on the eastern shore of Prince William Sound in the Chugach Census Area of Alaska, accessible via the Richardson Highway. The airport is owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and operated as a state owned airport. Ravn Alaska provides scheduled commercial service to Anchorage. VDZ serves as the primary commercial gateway for Valdez including the Valdez Marine Terminal (the southern terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System) and Prince William Sound. Our chauffeurs stage at the commercial vehicle lane outside the terminal.

VDZ to downtown Valdez runs about 5 to 10 minutes via the Richardson Highway, and VDZ to the Valdez Ferry Terminal (the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry connection to Whittier and Cordova across Prince William Sound) runs about 5 to 10 minutes. We handle daily transfers to area hotels including the Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn, the Totem Hotel and Suites, and the Mountain Sky Hotel and Suites.

Yes. The Valdez Marine Terminal (the southern terminus of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, the 800 mile pipeline carrying Alaska North Slope crude oil from Prudhoe Bay to the ice free port of Valdez, completed in 1977) sits about 10 to 15 minutes from VDZ via the Dayville Road. We hold standing accounts with Alyeska Pipeline Service Company executive teams, visiting tanker terminal operators, and the broader Trans Alaska Pipeline System contractor base.

Yes. The Valdez Marine Terminal (operated by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the joint venture company that operates the Trans Alaska Pipeline System on behalf of its oil company owners) generates consistent corporate aviation demand through VDZ. We hold standing accounts with Alyeska executive teams plus the broader Prince William Sound oil and gas service company base.

Yes. The Worthington Glacier State Recreation Site (the iconic roadside glacier on the Richardson Highway, one of the most accessible glaciers in Alaska) and Keystone Canyon (the dramatic Lowe River canyon along the Richardson Highway with the legendary Bridal Veil Falls and Horsetail Falls) both sit along the Richardson Highway northbound about 25 to 35 minutes from VDZ. We handle daily Worthington Glacier scenic drive transfers and Keystone Canyon waterfall photography pickup logistics.

Yes. Thompson Pass (the 2,805 foot Chugach Mountains pass along the Richardson Highway, holder of the record for the deepest snowfall in Alaska history with 974.5 inches in the winter of 1952 to 1953) and the broader Richardson Highway corridor all sit along the Richardson Highway northbound from VDZ. We handle daily Richardson Highway scenic drive transfers and the broader Chugach Mountains pass recreation pickup logistics.

Yes. Providence Valdez Medical Center (the primary hospital serving Valdez and the eastern Prince William Sound region, part of the Providence Health and Services Alaska system) runs about 5 to 10 minutes from VDZ. We handle patient transfers, visiting physician transport, and family member airport pickups for extended hospital stays.

Yes. Prince William Sound hosts a deep corporate base anchored by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Valdez Marine Terminal operations, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System contractor base, the broader Valdez oil tanker operations community, and dozens of fishing industry and tourism operators. We hold standing accounts with executive teams running site visits across the broader Prince William Sound business base.

Valdez Gold Rush Days (the annual August festival commemorating Valdez's heritage as the All American Route to the Klondike Gold Rush) and the broader Valdez summer tourism season generate heavy summer demand. We recommend three to four weeks of lead time for peak summer SUV and Sprinter bookings. The annual Valdez Salmon Derby and Halibut Derby weeks also drive seasonal demand.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye Ravn Alaska arrivals, 4 am Valdez Marine Terminal early shift corporate transfers, and late night Prince William Sound ferry connection pickup logistics. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.