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| AOC # | 11025[2] | ||||||
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| Hubs | Thunder Bay International Airport, Pickle Lake Airport, Red Lake Airport, Thompson Airport, Kapuskasing Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Sioux Lookout Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15,[3]18[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 headquartered in Thunder Bay, Ontario,[6] 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",[5] 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.
On 28 April 2017, it was announced that North Star Air had been purchased by The North West Company for a sum of $31 million.[7]
As of 2023 North Star Air flies to the following destinations:[5]
As of March 2024, North Star Air had the following 15 aircraft registered with Transport Canada and list 18 on their website.[3][4]
| Aircraft | Number TC list |
Number North Star list |
Variants | Notes |
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| ATR 72 | 4 | 5 | ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) | Based at Thompson, freight only[8] |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | — | 2 | Series 100 | Combi aircraft, based at Thunder Bay, up to 39 passengers[9] |
| Douglas DC-3 | 3 | 3 | Basler BT-67 | Based at Kapuskasing, Pickle Lake, Red Lake and Thompson, freight only[10] |
| 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[11] |
| Total | 15 | 18 |
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