Air North
| Headquarters | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada |
| IATA code | 4N |
| ICAO code | ANT |
| Call sign | AIR NORTH |
| Hubs | Erik Nielsen Int'l Airport, Whitehorse |
| Focus cities | Dawson City Airport, Dawson City Grant McConachie Int'l Airport, Vancouver |
Air North is a Canadian airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon operating scheduled passenger and cargo flights in British Columbia and northern and western Canada.
History
Air North was established in 1977.
Air North in British Columbia
Air North began scheduled services between Whitehorse and Vancouver in 1983. This was followed by a Whitehorse–Victoria service in 1989, and a Whitehorse–Kelowna operation in 1999. Since 2013, Air North operates a twice-weekly service between Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and Vancouver.
In 1996, Air North acquired two BC-made DHBC-5 Swan aircraft from Mount Cook Airline of New Zealand, converting them to quick-change "Combi" configuration to allow their use for passenger or cargo services; in 2012, two more were acquired from Canadian airline First Air. One was retired in 2015 and another sold to Wasaya Airways in 2016; the remaining two have been used exclusively in cargo service since 2016.
Fleet
Current
| Type | In svce | On order | Introduced | Seats | Range (nmi) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 42-300 | 2 | 0 | 42Y | 716 | ||
| ATR 42-320 | 2 | 0 | - | 716 | cargo | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 3 | 0 | 156Y | 2,060 | ||
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | 0 | 122Y | 2,375 | ||
| DHBC-5 Swan | 2 | 0 | 1996 | max 106Y | 2,350 | Combi |
Historic
- Beechcraft Model 18
- Beechcraft Model 99
- Beechcraft Queen Air
- Boeing 737-200
- Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
- DHC-2 Beaver
- DHC-3 Otter
- DHC-4 Caribou
- Douglas DC-3
- Douglas DC-4
- Fairchild F-11 Husky
- Hawker Siddeley HS.748
BC-made aircraft
Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.
| Type | Registration | C/n | Blt | Acquisition | Disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHBC-5(C) Swan | C-FYDU | C961 | 1968 | 1996, bought from Mount Cook Airline (New Zealand); converted to Combi | in service |
| DHBC-5(C) Swan | C-FYDY | C959 | 1968 | 1996, bought from Mount Cook Airline (New Zealand); converted to Combi | in service |
| DHBC-5C Swan | C-GANA | C1057 | 1970 | 2012, bought from First Air (Canada) | 2016, sold to Wasaya Airways (Canada) |
| DHBC-5C Swan | C-GANB | C1058 | 1970 | 2012, bought from First Air (Canada) | 2015, retired |
Routes
Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia. "Domestic" refers to services within Canada; "Continental" refers to services between NAFTA signatories (BC, Mexico, Canada, and the United States).
| Airport | Service area | Destination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, Alberta, Canada (YYC) | Domestic | Edmonton (YEG) | |
| Whitehorse (YXY) | |||
| Dawson City, Yukon, Canada (YDA) | Domestic | Inuvik (YEV) | |
| Old Crow (YOC) | |||
| Whitehorse (YXY) | |||
| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (YEG) | Domestic | Calgary (YYC) | |
| Whitehorse (YXY) | |||
| Fairbanks, Alaska, USA (FAI) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | Seasonal |
| Inuvik, NWT, Canada (YEV) | Domestic | Dawson City (YDA) | |
| Old Crow (YOC) | |||
| Whitehorse (YXY) | |||
| Yellowknife (YZF) | |||
| Kelowna, British Columbia (XKL) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (LAS) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | Seasonal |
| Old Crow, Yukon, Canada (YOC) | Domestic | Dawson City (YDA) | |
| Inuvik (YEV) | |||
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (YOW) | Domestic | Whitehorse (YXY) | |
| Yellowknife (YZF) | |||
| Seattle, Washington, USA (SEA) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | |
| Vancouver, British Columbia (XVR) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | |
| Yellowknife (YZF) | |||
| Victoria, British Columbia (XVI) | Continental | Whitehorse (YXY) | |
| Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (YXY) | Domestic | Calgary (YYC) | |
| Dawson City (YDA) | |||
| Edmonton (YEG) | |||
| Inuvik (YEV) | |||
| Ottawa (YOW) | |||
| Yellowknife (YZF) | |||
| Continental | Fairbanks (FAI) | Seasonal | |
| Kelowna (XKL) | |||
| Las Vegas (LAS) | Seasonal | ||
| Seattle (SEA) | |||
| Vancouver (XVR) | |||
| Victoria (XVI) | |||
| Yellowknife, NWT, Canada (YZF) | Domestic | Ottawa (YOW) | |
| Inuvik (YEV) | |||
| Whitehorse (YXY) | |||
| Continental | Vancouver (XVR) |