North Star Air is a Canadian charter, passenger, and cargo airline with its headquarters in

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. It maintains a secondary passenger hub in

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, Ontario, and cargo hubs in

Pickle Lake Pickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the ...

, Red Lake,

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and

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. The airline primarily serves

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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

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operator with two

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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

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. 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

Destinations

, North Star Air serves the following Ontario destinations: and

Fleet

North Star Air had 14 aircraft registered with

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but lists 18 on its website.

Bases

North Star Air operates three bases at the following airports: *

Thunder Bay International Airport Thunder Bay Airport is in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With 108,130 aircraft movements in 2012, it was the fourth busiest airport in Ontario and the List of the busiest airports in Canada, 16th busiest airport in Canada. During th ...

* Pickle Lake Airport * Red Lake

References

External links

* {{Airlines of Canada Companies based in Thunder Bay Regional airlines of Ontario 1997 establishments in Ontario