Editing Kiana, Alaska (section)

==Transportation==
There are several types and uses of transportation in and around Kiana which include travel over land and water.<ref name="Nana Corporation">{{Cite web |title=Home Page |url=https://www.nana.com/ |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Alaska Native Corporation |language=en-US}}</ref> Types of land transportation used by the people in Kiana are [[all terrain vehicle]]s, cars, trucks, and snow machines.<ref name="Nana Corporation" />  They are used for getting around the village and just riding around.<ref name="Maniilaq">{{Cite web |title=Maniilaq Association {{!}} Northwest Alaska |url=https://www.maniilaq.org/ |access-date=March 30, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Some vehicles are used to travel between villages.<ref name="Nana Corporation" /> In the winter, an [[ice road]] is usually plowed or formed on the [[Kobuk River]] from Kiana to [[Noorvik]]; it extends all the way to [[Kotzebue]].<ref name="Maniilaq" />  In the summer, the people of Kiana use the same routes on motor boats to get to other villages.

In all seasons, people use [[bush airplane]]s to get to all other villages in the region. [[Bob Baker Memorial Airport]] is located one mile from the city. [[Bering Air]] and [[Ravn Air]] provide service to Kotzebue and other locations. The barge system which services Kiana is Crowley Marine Services. CMS goes to Kiana every summer, bringing gas, fuel, and other products. Store owners use large boats to ship goods upriver.

The costs for transportation are very significant. For example, buying tickets on a bush plane and fuel costs are high. Bering Air charges $324 for round trip fare to Kotzebue, and $180 round trip to Noorvik. Ravn Air tickets are $240 round trip to Kotzebue and $160 round both ways to Noorvik.<ref name="Nana Corporation" /> Gas prices vary. At the Kiana City Office, it costs $7.21 including tax for a gallon of gas. At Lee's Sea Air (the store in Kiana), it's $12 for a gallon.<ref>Oral Interview with Kiana City Office. February 18, 2014</ref>