Arctic Sunwest Charters
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Arctic Sunwest Charters
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| Founded | 1993 | |||
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| Hubs | Yellowknife Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 14[1] | |||
| Destinations | 1[2] | |||
| Parent company | RTL-Westcan Group of Companies | |||
| Headquarters | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, 62°27′59″N 114°24′55″W / 62.46639°N 114.41528°WCoordinates: 62°27′59″N 114°24′55″W / 62.46639°N 114.41528°W |
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| Website | www.arcticsunwest.com | |||
171817 Canada Inc operating as Arctic Sunwest Charters is a charter airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.[3] It operates passenger and cargo charter services to Arctic Canada, with wheel, ski and float equipped aircraft. Its main base is Yellowknife Airport and also operates a float base on Great Slave Lake near the Yellowknife Water Aerodrome.[4][5]
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History
The airline was established in 1993 and was created from the Aviation Division of RTL-Robinson Enterprises.[4]
Maintenance
The company is certified by Transport Canada as an Approved Maintenance Organization with aircraft maintenance engineers. They have 52,000 sq ft (4,800 m2) of hangar space available and provide maintenance services to other airlines.[6]
Destinations
As of March 2011 Arctic Sunwest operates one scheduled route from Yellowknife in the NWT:[2]
Fleet
The Arctic Sunwest Charters fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2011)[1][7]
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Idents | Notes |
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| Beechcraft Model 99 | 1 | GASW | 14 passengers | |
| Beechcraft King Air | 1 | 100 series | FASN | 8 passengers |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 2 | DHC-2 MK. III | FOEV, FOPE | 8 passengers, skis, amphibious |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo | 2 | DHC-5A | FASV, FASY | Cargo up to 18,000 lb (8,200 kg), the only civil Buffalo aircraft operating in Canada[8] |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 4 | 100 series, 300 series | FASQ, FTFX, FTXQ | Combi, 19 passengers or 3,300 lb (1,500 kg), floats, skis, tundra tires |
| de Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 2 | DHC-8-102 | FASC, GASB | Combi, 37 passengers or 7,428 lb (3,369 kg) |
| Piper PA-31 Navajo | 2 | PA-31-350 | FKCL, FSWN | 8 passengers |
Accidents and incidents
On 22 September 2011, a float equipped Arctic Sunwest Twin Otter, that had been charted by Avalon Rare Metals, crashed while landing at Yellowknife Water Aerodrome. The Twin Otter, GARW pictured right, was inbound from Thor Lake and carried seven passengers and two crew. All seven of the passengers were injured and both pilots were killed.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ a b Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by Arctic Sunwest Charters. Search using "171817 Canada Inc" in the "Owner Name:" box.
- ^ a b Arctic Sunwest Charters Wekweti Scheduled Service
- ^ Contact
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 76. 2007-03-27.
- ^ About Us
- ^ Maintenance
- ^ Our Fleet
- ^ Canadian Civil Aircraft Register. Search using "DHC-5" in the "Model Name:" box. The only other operator in Canada is the Canadian Forces Air Command who have six CC-115. Canadian Forces Air Command - CC-115 - Overview and Canadian Forces Air Command - CC-115 - Technical Specifications
- ^ Float plane crash in Yellowknife kills two
- ^ Two dead in Yellowknife float plane crash
- ^ Yellowknife plane crash victims identified
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