North-Wright Airways is an

airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

based in

Norman Wells Norman Wells ( Slavey language: ''Tłegǫ́hłı̨'' "where there is oil") is a town located in the Sahtu Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, settled about 140 km (87 mi) south of the Arctic Circle. The town, which hosts the Sahtu Regional o ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, Canada. It operates commuter services to several communities in the Northwest Territories, and charter services. Its main base is

Norman Wells Airport Norman Wells Airport is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. North-Wright Airways has its hangar and office adjacent to the airport. Airlines and destinations Cargo Accidents and incidents On 5 January 1972, Dou ...

and they operate the

Norman Wells Water Aerodrome Norman Wells Water Aerodrome is located south-southeast of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada on D.O.T. Lake. It is open from June until September. See also * Norman Wells Airport References

Registered aerodromes in the Sah ...

History

The airline was established in 1986 and used to be known since 1979 as Nahanni Air Services and North Wright Air.

Destinations

As of November 2021, North-Wright Airways served the following destinations:North-Wright Airways destinations
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Aklavik Aklavik (Inuvialuktun: ''Akłarvik'') (from the Inuvialuktun meaning '' barrenground grizzly place'') is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, with a population over 1,500, the community served ...

(seasonal,

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding. ...

) * Colville Lake (

Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome is a registered aerodrome located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Terri ...

) * Deline (

Déline Airport Déline Airport is located northwest of Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada. Caribou may be found on the runway. It played a role in the first episode of ''Arctic Air ''Arctic Air'' is a Canadian drama television series that began airin ...

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Fort Good Hope Fort Good Hope (formerly ''Fort Hope'', ''Fort Charles'', also now known as the ''Charter Community of K'asho Got'ine''), is a charter community in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on a peninsula between Jackf ...

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Fort Good Hope Airport Fort Good Hope Airport is located southwest of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada. Facilities A small terminal building with waiting area is the largest structure. There are no storage hangers at the airport. Airport runway is gr ...

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Inuvik Inuvik (''place of man'') is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in what is sometimes called the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as its administrative and service cen ...

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Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport is located east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can ...

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Tulita Tulita, which in Slavey means "where the rivers or waters meet," is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as ''Fort Norman'', until 1 January 1996. It is located at the junction of the Great Bear ...

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Tulita Airport Tulita Airport is located adjacent to Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada. Its hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. The airport does operate outside of its operational hours when responding to MEDIVAC (air ambulance Air m ...

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Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...

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Yellowknife Airport Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger servic ...

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Fleet

As of November 2021, North-Wright operates 10+ aircraft and has 18 registered with

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Accidents

*On 5 July 2004, a

Twin Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

, C-FMOL, was departing a gravel runway just off the

Canol Road The Canol Road was part of the Canol Project and was built to construct a pipeline from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, to Whitehorse, Yukon, during World War II. The pipeline no longer exists, but the long Yukon portion of the road is m ...

west of Norman Wells. As they took off the aircraft was caught by a sudden crosswind and returned to the runway where the left wheel caught some willows that were growing onto the strip. The aircraft went off the end of the strip and the wing became detached. No one was killed or injured *On 14 September 2005, a Cessna 207, C-FAWL, left

for Norman Wells. About the aircraft, with one pilot and two passengers, went down into the

muskeg Muskeg (Ojibwe: mashkiig; cr, maskīk; french: fondrière de mousse, lit. ''moss bog'') is a peat-forming ecosystem found in several northern climates, most commonly in Arctic and boreal areas. Muskeg is approximately synonymous with bog or ...

and flipped over. The passengers were uninjured but the pilot had serious injuries. *On 16 August 2006, a Cessna 337, C-FWHP, was flying from

to Norman Wells with one pilot and five passengers. the aircraft went overdue and a search was begun. The wreckage was found about east of Fort Good Hope. All passengers and the pilot were killed. *On 16 July 2008, a Twin Otter was on final for Hook Lake when the aircraft stalled. The aircraft hit some trees near the shore of the lake but neither pilot was injured. *On 20 May 2010, the wing of a Cessna 207, that was flying at a low altitude at

hit another North-Wright pilot. The pilot on the ground, William Bleach, who was filming at the time, died three days later. Parker James Butterfield, who was flying the C207, was sentenced to nine months and suspended from flying for two years.ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74509
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References

External links

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{{Airlines of Canada Charter airlines of Canada Airlines established in 1986 Regional airlines of the Northwest Territories 1986 establishments in the Northwest Territories Seaplane operators