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8199400 Canada Inc. operating as Arctic Sunwest Charters was a charter airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operated passenger and cargo charter services in Canada's Arctic, with wheel, ski and float equipped aircraft. Its main base was Yellowknife Airport and also operated a float base on Great Slave Lake near the Yellowknife Water Aerodrome.2 It was founded in 1989.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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8199400 Canada Inc. operating as Arctic Sunwest Charters was a charter airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operated passenger and cargo charter services in Canada's Arctic, with wheel, ski and float equipped aircraft. Its main base was Yellowknife Airport and also operated a float base on Great Slave Lake near the Yellowknife Water Aerodrome.2
The airline was established in 1989 and was created from the Aviation Division of RTL-Robinson Enterprises. On the 31 August 2012, Arctic Sunwest Charters became part of the Ledcor Group of Companies. In 2013 it was fully integrated into its affiliate Summit Air.
From Wikipedia’s article on Arctic Sunwest Charters, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
As of October 2012 the Arctic Sunwest Charters fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on Arctic Sunwest Charters, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
On 22 September 2011, a float equipped Arctic Sunwest Twin Otter, that had been charted by Avalon Rare Metals, crashed while landing at Yellowknife Water Aerodrome. The Twin Otter, GARW, was inbound from Thor Lake and carried seven passengers and two crew. All seven of the passengers were injured and both pilots were killed.
From Wikipedia’s article on Arctic Sunwest Charters, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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