Perimeter Aviation is an

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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (commonly known as Winnipeg International Airport or Winnipeg Airport) is a Transport Canada designated international airport located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the seventh b ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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, Canada. Perimeter Aviation operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and medevac service. It was established and started operations in 1960. It operates scheduled passenger services from Winnipeg to 23 destinations, freight and

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services.Perimeter Aviation
About Us
Retrieved on 22 May 2015 Its main base is Winnipeg International Airport. Perimeter is the largest carrier in Manitoba, in terms of number of aircraft and number of flights.

Destinations

As of January 2017, Perimeter provides scheduled passenger service to the following destinations:Perimeter Aviation
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( Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport) **

Gods Lake Narrows God's Lake Narrows is a community located in northeastern Manitoba in Canada. The community is located on the shores of Gods Lake, which is the 7th largest lake in the province. God's Lake has a maximum depth of 75 meters. Located 550 k ...

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Gods Lake Narrows Airport Gods Lake Narrows Airport is located adjacent to Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Gods Lake Narrows, Manitoba, Canada. Airlines and destinations See also *Gods Lake Narrows Water Aerodrome References External linksPage about this airport
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Garden Hill First Nation Garden Hill is the second largest of three reserves of the Island Lake region of Manitoba. Garden Hill First Nations (Oji-Cree: ᑭᐢᑎᑲᐣᐘᒋᐣᐠ, Kistiganwacheeng), the reserve's First Nations community, is located in the northeast s ...

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Island Lake Airport Island Lake Airport or Island Lake - Garden Hill Airport is located southwest of Island Lake, Manitoba Island Lake is a small community in northeast Manitoba, Canada. The community consists of an archipelago near the north shore of Island L ...

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Manto Sipi Cree Nation Gods River is a remote, isolated settlement in Northern Manitoba, Canada, and the primary settlement of the Manto Sipi Cree Nation ( cr, ᒪᓂᑐ ᓰᐱᐩ, manito sîpiy) () First Nations community. The settlement is on Gods Lake at the point o ...

(Gods River) ( Gods River Airport) **

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Shamattawa First Nation The Shamattawa First Nation ( cr, ᑭᓭᒫᑖᐘ, kisêmâtâwa) () is a remote First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada, located in the reserve of Shamattawa 1. Shamattawa 1 is located on the banks of the Gods River where the E ...

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South Indian Lake South Indian Lake is an Indian settlement located on the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Thompson by air. It had a population of 981 in 2016, and is the main settlement of the O-Pi ...

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South Indian Lake Airport South Indian Lake Airport is located east of South Indian Lake, Manitoba South Indian Lake is an Indian settlement located on the southeast shore of Southern Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, Canada, about north of the city of Thompson by air ...

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York Factory First Nation York Factory First Nation (Cree: )—sometimes referred to as York Landing First Nation or York Factory Cree Nation—is a First Nations community in northern Manitoba, Canada. Its main reserve is York Landing (; ), which is located along the ea ...

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Deer Lake First Nation Deer Lake First Nation (Oji-Cree: ᐊᑎᑯ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government in Northern Ontario, located north of Red Lake, Ontario Canada. It is one of the few First Nations in Ontario to have signed Treaty 5. It ...

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( North Spirit Lake Airport) **

Pikangikum First Nation The Pikangikum First Nation (, Ojibwe: ''Bigaanjigamiing'', unpointed ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ,,pointed ᐱᑳᐣᒋᑲᒦᐣᐠ) is an Ojibwe First Nation located on the Pikangikum 14 Reserve, in Unorganized Kenora District in Northwestern Ontar ...

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and the company says they have more than 30 aircraft: Perimeter Metroliner

Perimeter operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and

service with all aircraft having two engines for safety reasons. These include 10 Metros variants, and 5 Dash-8's. The Metros can be quickly configured from straight freighter configuration to a 19-seat commuter interior. The Dash-8s can be configured to 37 seats, 29 seats, 21 seats, for the 100 series or 45 and 50 seat configuration for the 300 series. Straight freighter configuration can accommodate up to of cargo.

Accidents and incidents

Perimeter Airlines has had five reported accidents. *1 November 1996, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II aircraft was on a scheduled flight (PAG207) to Gods River (ZGI) from Gods Lake Narrows (YGO). With about to the threshold of runway 27 the right hand main gear touched the ground and collapsed. After travelling about they hit a ridge of snow. The left gear touched down about ahead of the threshold and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. The aircraft had two pilots and five passengers on board and there were no fatalities or injuries but the aircraft was a write-off. *11 or 12 October 2001, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II Perimeter Flight 962 arrived at Shamattawa on a MEDIVAC flight to pick up a patient. It was night and the aircraft was coming into runway 01 too fast and too high so the crew performed a

missed approach Missed approach is a procedure followed by a pilot when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a full-stop landing. The instructions for the missed approach may be assigned by air traffic control (ATC) prior to the clearance for the approac ...

. Flying to the left of the runway centreline the aircraft hit some trees and came to rest in some

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. There were three people on board, both pilots were killed and the third person required hospitalization. *8 November 2006, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II was touching down at Norway House. The crew selected propeller reverse and the aircraft turned to the left with the main tire making contact with some loose snow. The aircraft next went over a ditch and climbed an embankment where the landing gear collapsed. The seven passengers and two crew evacuated the plane safely but it was a write-off. * On 23 December 2012, a Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III passenger plane with nine people aboard, operated by Perimeter on behalf of

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crashed at

Sanikiluaq Airport Sanikiluaq Airport is located at Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is one of the few airports in Nunavut that uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings. Airlines and destinati ...

(YSK) in

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, killing an infant boy and injuring all the others. The aircraft was on a second approach at the time.

References

External links

* {{Airlines of Canada Regional airlines of Manitoba Airlines established in 1960 Companies based in Winnipeg