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North Flying A/S is a Danish airline based at Ålborg
Aalborg Airport
Aalborg Airport is a dual-use airport located in Nørresundby, Denmark, which is northwest of Aalborg. Aalborg Airport is the third largest airport in Denmark with approximately 1.4 million travellers per year.-Duty Free Shopping:...

 and Copenhagen
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is the main international airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the Oresund Region. It is located on the island of Amager, south of Copenhagen city centre, and west of Malmö city centre on the other side of the Oresund Bridge. The airport lies mainly in the municipality...

 airports. North Flying main business is within charter operations, such as air taxi, air ambulance, and freight, and also training-, photo-, and banner flights. All scheduled flights between Oslo
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the principal airport serving Oslo, Norway. It acts as the main domestic hub and international airport for Norway, and the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Widerøe, it is...

, Ørland
Ørland Main Air Station
Ørland Main Air Station is situated at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Ørland, in the center of Norway. Ørland is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and is an important air base not only for Norway, but also for NATO...

, and Ålborg are operated by its Norwegian subsidiary Air Norway
Air Norway
Air Norway AS is a virtual, regional airline based at Ørland Airport in the town of Brekstad, the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway...

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History

North Flying A/S was founded in 1963 as Norfly Skole- og Rundflyvning by photographer J. Steffensen. In 1970 the company acquired Aalborg Flying Center. In 1971 their main base was moved to Ålborg, and the company name was changed to its present name, North Flying.

In 1994 the company merged with Nordic Air K/S
Nordic Air
Nordic Air A/S was a Norwegian cargo airline based at Sandefjord Airport, Torp. It operated from 1970 to 1973 with a Douglas DC-4, later replaced with two Lockheed L-188 Electra. The airline was not allowed to fly scheduled routes, and relied on chater flights. The most common transport was fish,...

, in 1996 they acquired Aalborg Airtaxi and in 1998 Falck Air. After these mergers and acquisitions North Flying has become Scandinavia's biggest business charter company.
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