North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger, and cargo airline with its headquarters in Thunder Bay, Ontario. 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". 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.
First Nations partners North Star Air partners with eleven First Nations:
Tribal CouncilFirst Nations Keewaytinook Okimakanak Council Deer Lake First Nation North Spirit Lake First Nation Poplar Hill First Nation Matawa First Nations Eabametoong First Nation Marten Falls First Nation Neskantaga First Nation Webequie First Nation Mushkegowuk Council Kashechewan First Nation Windigo First Nations Council Cat Lake First Nation North Caribou Lake First Nation Sachigo Lake First Nation
Destinations , North Star Air serves the following Ontario destinations: and
Province/territoryCityAirportNotes Ontario 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) Fort Hope Airport Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation (Big Trout Lake) Big Trout Lake Airport Marten Falls First Nation Ogoki Post Airport Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation Muskrat Dam Airport Neskantaga First Nation Lansdowne House Airport North Caribou Lake First Nation (Weagamow / Round Lake) Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport North Spirit Lake First Nation North Spirit Lake Airport Pikangikum First Nation Pikangikum Airport Poplar Hill First Nation Poplar Hill Airport Red Lake Red Lake Sachigo Lake First Nation Sachigo Lake Airport Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout Airport Secondary hub Thunder Bay Thunder Bay International Airport Hub Wapekeka First Nation Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport Webequie First Nation Webequie Airport
Fleet North Star Air had 15 aircraft registered with Transport Canada but lists 19 on its website.
+ North Star Air fleetAircraftNumberTC listNumberNorth Star listVariantsNotesATR 7245ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500)Based at Thompson, freight onlyDe Havilland Canada Dash 8—4Series 100/300Combi aircraft, based at Thunder Bay, up to 39 passengers. Flights are operated by Summit Air.Douglas DC-333Basler BT-67Based at Kapuskasing, Pickle Lake, Red Lake and Thompson, freight onlyPilatus PC-1287PC-12/45, PC-12/47, PC-12/47ECombi aircraft, based at Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay, up to 9 passengersTotal1519
Bases North Star Air operates six bases at the following airports:
Thunder Bay International Airport Pickle Lake Airport Red Lake Airport Kapuskasing Airport Sioux Lookout Airport Thompson Airport
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