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North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger and cargo airline headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[5] with secondary passenger hub in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, and cargo hubs located in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing and Thompson, Manitoba. The majority of destinations served are First Nations communities, with regular service to 18 airports under "Flex Flight Passenger Service",[4] and other regional destinations under an on-demand basis. Founded in 1997 as a floatplane operator with two DHC-2 Beaver aircraft based in Pickle Lake, the airline has grown over the years and came under new ownership in 2012. In 2015 Cargo North and North Star Air merged under the North Star banner. In 2022 North Star Air opened up their brand new cargo depot based in Winnipeg.

North Star Air

A Pilatus PC-12 at Cambridge Bay Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign BLACKFLY
AOC #	11025[1]
Hubs	Thunder Bay International Airport, Pickle Lake Airport, Red Lake Airport, Thompson Airport, Kapuskasing Airport
Secondary hubs	Sioux Lookout Airport
Fleet size	15,[2] 18[3]
Destinations	18[4]
Parent company	The North West Company
Headquarters	Thunder Bay, Ontario
Key people	Frank Kelner
Website	www.northstarair.ca

On April 28, 2017, it was announced that North Star Air was to be purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.[6]

Our First Nation Community Partners

• Cat Lake First Nation
• Deer Lake First Nation
• Eabametoong First Nation
• Kashechewan First Nation
• Marten Falls First Nation
• Neskantaga First Nation
• North Caribou Lake First Nation
• North Spirit Lake First Nation
• Poplar Hill First Nation
• Sachigo Lake First Nation
• Webequie First Nation

Destinations

Flex Flight Passenger Services

As of 2021 North Star Air flies to the following destinations:[4]

• Bearskin Lake First Nation (Bearskin Lake Airport)
• Cat Lake First Nation (Cat Lake Airport)
• Deer Lake First Nation (Deer Lake Airport)
• Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope Airport)
• Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (Big Trout Lake) (Big Trout Lake Airport)
• Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation (Muskrat Dam Airport)
• Neskantaga First Nation (Lansdowne House) (Lansdowne House Airport)
• North Caribou Lake First Nation (Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport)
• North Spirit Lake First Nation (North Spirit Lake Airport)
• Marten Falls First Nation (Ogoki Post) (Ogoki Post Airport)
• Pikangikum First Nation (Pikangikum Airport)
• Poplar Hill First Nation (Poplar Hill Airport)
• Red Lake (Red Lake Airport)
• Sachigo Lake First Nation (Sachigo Lake Airport)
• Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport)
• Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay International Airport)
• Wapekeka First Nation (Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport)
• Webequie First Nation (Webequie Airport)

Fleet

As of May 2021 North Star Air had the following 15 aircraft registered with Transport Canada and list 18 on their website.[2][3]

North Star Air fleet

Aircraft	Number TC list	Number North Star list	Variants	Notes
ATR 72	4	5	ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500)	Based at Thompson, freight only[7]
De Havilland Canada Dash 8	—	2	Series 100	Combi aircraft, based at Thunder Bay, up to 39 passengers[8]
Douglas DC-3	3	3	Basler BT-67	Based at Kapuskasing, Pickle Lake, Red Lake and Thompson, freight only[9]
Pilatus PC-12	8	8	PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47E	Combi aircraft, based at Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay, up to 9 passengers[10]
Total	15	18

Our Bases

• Thunder Bay
• Sioux Lookout
• Kapuskasing
• Pickle Lake
• Red Lake
• Thompson

References

External links

• North Star Air

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North Star Air è una compagnia aerea cargo canadese, con sede a Thunder Bay mentre i suoi hub principali sono l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Thunder Bay, l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Pickle Lake, l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Red Lake, l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Thompson e l'Aeroporto Internazionale di Kapuskasing.

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