Pronto Airways LP was an
airline
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formed in 2006 that was based in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
, Canada.
It operated scheduled and charter passenger services as well as cargo service until the airline ceased operations in 2015. Its main bases were
Prince Albert and
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
, with destinations throughout northern Saskatchewan and
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...
.
History
Pronto Airways began operating air services on February 1, 2006 serving Prince Albert,
Points North Landing,
Wollaston Lake, and
La Ronge
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. On March 15, 2006, service was extended to Saskatoon and
Stony Rapids.
In 2015, Pronto's cargo and passenger services were absorbed into those of its parent company,
West Wind Aviation
West Wind Aviation Limited Partnership was a Saskatchewan based airline. Now operating as Rise Air after merging with Trans West Air in 2021.
Destinations
Under its ExpressAir banner, West Wind formerly offered scheduled service between Reg ...
, effectively discontinuing the Pronto name. Pronto Airways' fleet consisted of one
Beechcraft King Air
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and three
Beechcraft 1900Cs. The King Air and two of the 1990Cs were repainted and continue to fly under the West Wind banner.
Destinations
Destinations as of June 30, 2009
*
Nunavut
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** Baker Lake ( Baker Lake Airport)
** Rankin Inlet ( Rankin Inlet Airport)
*Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
** Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan ( Fond-du-Lac Airport)
** Points North ( Points North Landing Airport)
** Prince Albert ( Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport)
**Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
( Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport)
** Stony Rapids ( Stony Rapids Airport)
** Uranium City ( Uranium City Airport)
** Wollaston Lake ( Wollaston Lake Airport)
** Regina ( Regina International Airport)
See also
* List of defunct airlines of Canada
References
External links
Pronto Airways
{{Saskatoon Corporations
Regional airlines of Saskatchewan
Air Transport Association of Canada
Airlines established in 2006
Companies based in Saskatoon
Regional airlines of Nunavut
2006 establishments in Saskatchewan
Defunct airlines of Canada
Defunct companies of Saskatchewan