Northwestern Air
| Northwestern Air | |
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| IATA code : | J3 |
| ICAO code : | PLR |
| Call sign : | POLARIS |
| Founding: | 1965 |
| Seat: |
Fort Smith , Northwest Territories , Canada
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| Turnstile : |
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| Fleet size: | 15th |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | nwal.ca |
Northwestern Air (officially Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. ) is a Canadian regional airline based in Fort Smith , which serves destinations in the Northwest Territories, Alberta and British Columbia.
history
The airline was founded in 1965 as a leasing company and began flight operations in 1968 after being transformed into an airline.
The company has been owned by the founding family without interruption since it was founded.
Destinations
The company's large aircraft types (BAe Jetstream 31 / BAe Jetstream 32) are mainly used for scheduled services. The charter operation is mainly operated with the other, smaller aircraft of the company.
The company serves the following routes in regular service:
| from | to | from | to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | Fort Chipewyan Fort McMurry Fort Smith Hay River Red Deer Yellowknife |
Hay River | Edmonton Fort Smith |
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| Fort Smith | Edmonton Fort Chipewyan Fort McMurray Hay River Red Deer Yellowknife |
Kelowna | Red deer | |
| Fort Chipewyan | Edmonton Fort McMurray Fort Smith |
Red deer | Fort McMurray Kelowna |
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| Fort McMurray | Edmonton Fort Chipewyan Fort Smith Red Deer |
Yellowknife | Edmonton Fort Chipewyan Fort McMurray Fort Smith |
fleet
As of March 2016, Northwestern Air's fleet consists of 15 aircraft:
| Aircraft type | number | variant | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAe Jetstream 31 | 4th | 19 passengers | |
| BAe Jetstream 32 | 5 | 19 passengers | |
| Beech 99 | 1 | 9 passengers | |
| Cessna 185 | 1 | 3 passengers, seaplane | |
| Cessna 206 | 2 | 4 passengers | |
| Cessna 210 | 1 | 5 passengers | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-3 | 1 | Turbo Otter | 8 passengers, seaplane |
See also
Web links
- Website Northwestern Air (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flights. (No longer available online.) Northwestern Air, archived from the original on July 17, 2012 ; accessed on November 21, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Transport Canada - Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result , accessed March 4, 2016
