North Star Air
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| AOC # | 11025[2] | ||||||
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| Hubs | Thunder Bay International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Sioux Lookout Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15,[3] 19[4] | ||||||
| Destinations | 18[5] | ||||||
| Parent company | The North West Company | ||||||
| Headquarters | Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||||||
| Key people | Frank Kelner | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger, and cargo airline with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario.[6] It maintains a secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing and Thompson, Manitoba. The airline primarily serves First Nations communities, providing regular service to 18 airports under its "Flex Flight Passenger Service".[5] It also serves other regional destinations on an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a floatplane operator with two DHC-2 Beaver aircraft based in Pickle Lake, the airline has expanded over time and was acquired by new ownership in 2012. In 2015, Cargo North and North Star Air merged under the North Star banner. In 2022, North Star Air opened a new cargo depot in Winnipeg.
On April 28, 2017, The North West Company announced its purchase of North Star Air for $31 million.[7]
First Nations partners
North Star Air partners with eleven First Nations:[8]
Destinations
As of April 2025, North Star Air serves the following Ontario destinations:[5]
Fleet
As of April 2025 North Star Air had 15 aircraft registered with Transport Canada but lists 19 on its website.[3][4]
| Aircraft | NumberTC list | NumberNorth Star list | Variants | Notes |
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| ATR 72 | 4 | 5 | ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) | Based at Thompson, freight only[10] |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | — | 4 | Series 100/300 | Combi aircraft, based at Thunder Bay, up to 39 passengers.[11] Flights are operated by Summit Air. |
| Douglas DC-3 | 3 | 3 | Basler BT-67 | Based at Kapuskasing, Pickle Lake, Red Lake and Thompson, freight only[12] |
| Pilatus PC-12 | 8 | 7 | PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47E | Combi aircraft, based at Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay, up to 9 passengers[13] |
| Total | 15 | 19 |
Bases
North Star Air operates six bases at the following airports:[9][14]
- Thunder Bay International Airport
- Pickle Lake Airport
- Red Lake Airport
- Kapuskasing Airport
- Sioux Lookout Airport
- Thompson Airport
References
- ^ ab"Domestic Designator and Telephony Assignments"(PDF). Nav Canada. 10 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
North Star Air: BF, BLACKFLY
- ^Transport Canada (5 April 2025), Civil Aviation Services (CAS)AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ ab"Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for North Star Air". Transport Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ ab"Fleet". Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ abc"Route Map". Retrieved 20 January 2023. and "Schedules". Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^"Contact Us - Charter. Passenger. Cargo". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"North West Company spends $31M to buy its own airline". 29 April 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"First Nation Community Partners". Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ abc"Airports". Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^"ATR 72-500F". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"Dash 8-100". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"Basler BT-67". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"Pilatus PC-12". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^"North Star Air Ltd. - Cargo Locations". www.northstarair.ca. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
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