Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned Dutch
airline based in
Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux and Hippolyte Ledee, It has a fleet of seven aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the
Leeward Islands
french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent
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group of the
Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean. It has its headquarters on the grounds of
Princess Juliana International Airport.
History
Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux
[ with additional investments from Hipployte Ledee, Chester Wathey, Louis Richardson, and a handful of others. The airline needed short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to service certain airports such as ]Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
Juancho E. Irausquin Airport is an airport on the Caribbean Netherlands, Dutch Caribbean island of Saba (island), Saba. Its runway is widely acknowledged as the shortest commercial runway in the world, with a length of .
Overview
The airport, n ...
on Saba and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 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 ...
s in 1965. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28
The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and '' Marineflieger'' and other air forces around the world in ...
aircraft.[http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable]
Agreements
Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:
* Air Antilles
* Air Caraibes
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* Air France
* British Airways
* Caribbean Airlines
* Copa Airlines
* Corsair International
* Delta Air Lines
* KLM
* United Airlines
* Virgin Atlantic
Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines:
* Air Antilles
* Air France
* KLM
Destinations
Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:
Fleet
The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft ():
Retired
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:
In addition to above previously operated aircraft, according to the December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating STOL
A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft that has short runway requirements for takeoff and landing. Many STOL-designed aircraft also feature various arrangements for use on airstrips with harsh conditio ...
-capable Dornier Do-28
The type designation Dornier Do 28 comprises two different twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. Most of them served with the German Air Force and '' Marineflieger'' and other air forces around the world in ...
as well as Piper Apache aircraft.
References
External links
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Landing Saba WinAir Twin Otter, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (TNCS / SAB)
landing video on YouTube
✈ Shortest runway in the world ! (HD 1080p) ✔
landing and takeoff video on YouTube
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Airlines of the Netherlands Antilles
Airlines of Sint Maarten
Airlines established in 1961
1961 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles