North-Wright Airways is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 based in Norman Wells

Norman Wells, Northwest Territories

Norman Wells is the regional centre for the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...

, Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. It operates commuter services to several communities in the Northwest Territories, as well as charter services. Its main base is Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...

..

History

The airline was established in 1986 and was formerly known as Nahanni Air Services and North Wright Air..

Destinations

As of May 2009 North-Wright Airways operates services to the following domestic scheduled destinations:

• Aklavik
  Aklavik, Northwest Territories
  Aklavik is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, the community served as the regional administrative centre for the territorial government...
  
   (Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport)
• Colville Lake
  Colville Lake, Northwest Territories
  Colville Lake is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 50 km north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells.Population is 126 according to the 2006 Census, of which the majority...
  
   (Colville Lake Airport
  Colville Lake Airport
  Colville Lake Airport is located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
  
  )
• Deline
  Deline, Northwest Territories
  The Charter Community of Délįne is located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada on the western shore of Great Bear Lake and is northwest of Yellowknife. Délįne means "where the waters flow", a reference to the headwaters of the Great Bear River, Sahtúdé.The population as of the...
  
   (Déline Airport
  Deline Airport
  Déline Airport is located northwest of Deliné, Northwest Territories, Canada. Caribou may be found on the runway.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
  
  )
• Fort Good Hope
  Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories
  Fort Good Hope is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Jackfish Creek and the east bank of the Mackenzie River, about 145 km northwest of Norman Wells. The two principal languages are North Slavey and English...
  
   (Fort Good Hope Airport
  Fort Good Hope Airport
  Fort Good Hope Airport is located southwest of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada....
  
  )
• Inuvik
  Inuvik, Northwest Territories
  Inuvik is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region.The population as of the 2006 Census was 3,484, but the two previous census counts show wide fluctuations due to economic conditions: 2,894 in 2001 and 3,296 in 1996...
  
   (Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport
  Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport
  Inuvik Airport is located east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...
  
  )
• Norman Wells
  Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
  Norman Wells is the regional centre for the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada...
  
   (Norman Wells Airport
  Norman Wells Airport
  Norman Wells Airport is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...
  
  )
• Tulita
  Tulita, Northwest Territories
  Tulita, which in Dene language means "where the rivers or waters meet," is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996...
  
   (Tulita Airport
  Tulita Airport
  Tulita Airport is located adjacent to Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada. The hours of operation is Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm local time. The airport does operate outside of its operational hours when responding to MEDIVAC call out....
  
  )
• Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport
  Yellowknife Airport
  Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service, and is also used as a forward operating base for...
  
  )

They also offer numerous daily charters to lakes and communities around the Sahtu

Sahtu Region

The Sahtu Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The region consists of five communities with the regional office situated in Norman Wells. With the exception of Norman Wells the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The Sahtu Region...

, Inuvik and North Slave Region

North Slave Region

The North Slave Region is one of five administrative regions in the Northwest Territories. The region consists of eight communities with the regional offices situated in Behchoko and Yellowknife. With the exception of Yellowknife the communities are predominately First Nations.-Communities:The...

s of the Northwest Territories.

Fleet

As of May 2009 North-Wright Airways has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada

Transport Canada

Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...

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North-Wright Airways

Aircraft	No. of Aircraft	Variants	Notes
Beech 99 Beechcraft Model 99 |-See also:-External links:*...	2	99, 99A
Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft Super King Air The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series...	1	200
Britten-Norman Islander Britten-Norman Islander The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...	1	BN-2A-26
Cessna 172 Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is a four-seat, single-engine, high-wing fixed-wing aircraft. First flown in 1955 and still in production, more Cessna 172s have been built than any other aircraft.-Design and development:...	3	1–172M, 2–172N
Cessna 185 Cessna 185 -Specification for differing configurations:-References:* Jan Churchill, Hit My Smoke: Forward Air Controllers in Southeast Asia, Sunflower University Press, Manhattan KS, ISBN 0-89745-215-1...	2	185F
Cessna 206	3	C (Super Skywagon), F and G (Stationair)
Cessna 207	4	2–207 (Skywagon), 2–207A (Stationair 8)
Cessna 208 Cessna 208 The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop engine, fixed-gear short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the United States by Cessna. The airplane typically seats nine passengers, with a single person crew, although with a FAR Part 23 waiver, it can seat up to fourteen passengers...	2	208B
Cessna Skymaster Cessna Skymaster The Cessna Skymaster is a United States twin-engine civil utility aircraft built in a push-pull configuration. Its engines are mounted in the nose and rear of its pod-style fuselage. Twin booms extend aft of the wings to the vertical stabilizers, with the rear engine between them. The horizontal...	1	337C Super Skymaster
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...	2	1–Series 100, 1–Series 300
Helio Courier Helio Courier The Helio Courier is a light C/STOL utility aircraft designed in 1949.Around 500 of these aircraft were manufactured in Pittsburg, Kansas from 1954 until 1974 by the Helio Aircraft Company. During the early 1980s, new owners made an attempt to build new aircraft with direct-drive Lycoming engines,...	1	H-295
Pilatus PC-6 Pilatus PC-6 |-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–1994. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1.* Taylor, John W. R. Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965....	2	PC-6/B-H2, PC-6/B1-H2

External links

• North-Wright Airways