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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 on

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and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 aircraft.http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander, Winair - Windward Islands Airways JP5823246

Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander, Winair - Windward Islands Airways JP5823246

Agreements

Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines: *

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Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines: *

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-capable Dornier Do-28 as well as

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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) ✔
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