North-Wright Airways

North-Wright Airways
Beechcraft 1900D at Norman Wells Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
HW NWL[1] NORTHWRIGHT[1]
Founded1986
AOC #5732[2]
Operating basesNorman Wells Airport, Norman Wells Water Aerodrome
HubsNorman Wells
Focus citiesInuvik
Fleet size16,[3] at least 11[4]
Destinations8[5]
Parent companyNorth Wright Air Limited
HeadquartersNorman Wells, Northwest Territories
Employees80
WebsiteOfficial website

North-Wright Airways or North Wright Air is an airline based in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates commuter services to several communities in the Northwest Territories as well as charter services. Their main base is Norman Wells Airport and they also operate the Norman Wells Water Aerodrome which is used for floatplane operations.[6][7]

History

North-Wright Airways was established in 1986 and was previously known, since 1979, as Nahanni Air Services and North Wright Air.[6]

Destinations

As of July 2024, North-Wright Airways serves the following destinations:[5]

Fleet

As of July 2024, North-Wright operates at least nine aircraft and has sixteen registered with Transport Canada:[3][4]

North-Wright Airways
Aircraft No. of aircraft
TC[3]		 No. of aircraft
NWL[4]		 Variants Notes
Beechcraft 1900 4 5 1900D Up to 19 passengers
Cessna 185 1 — 185F 3 passengers, float and ski capable, not listed at North-Wright site
Cessna 206 2 n/a U206
(F (Stationair), G (Stationair))		 5 passengers ski/floats
Cessna 207 2 n/a 207A Skywagon/Stationair 8 5 or 6 passengers
Cessna 208 Grand Caravan 2 2 208B 9 passengers, scheduled service
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 3 2 1 – Series 100
1 – Series 300		 16 to 18 passengers
Helio Courier 1 — H-295 4 passengers, tundra tyres or wheel/skis, not listed at North-Wright site
Pilatus PC-6 Porter 1 1 PC-6/B-H2 Up to 10 passengers
Total 16 At least 11

Several of the above aircraft types can be configured for floatplane operations from lakes or rivers in addition to being operated as landplanes using conventional runways or airstrips.

Accidents

  • On 16 August 2006, a Cessna 337, C-FWHP, was flying from Fort Good Hope Airport to Norman Wells with one pilot and five passengers. The wreckage was found about 26 NM (48 km; 30 mi) east of Fort Good Hope. All passengers and the pilot were killed.[8]
  • On 20 May 2010, the wing of a Cessna 207, that was flying at a low altitude at Fort Good Hope Airport hit another North-Wright pilot. The pilot on the ground, William Bleach, who was filming at the time, died three days later. Parker James Butterfield, who was flying the C207, was sentenced to nine months and suspended from flying for two years.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 11 July 2024. p. 5. Retrieved 18 July 2024. North Wright Air: NWL, NORTHWRIGHT
  2. ^ Transport Canada (18 July 2024), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
  3. ^ a b c "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for North-Wright Airways". Transport Canada.
  4. ^ a b c "Fleet". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ^ a b "North-Wright Airways destinations". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 56.
  7. ^ Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 17 April 2025 to 0901Z 19 March 2026.
  8. ^ "CADORS report for C-FWHP". Transport Canada.
  9. ^ Pilot pleads guilty to dangerous flying in film-shoot death
  10. ^ Sask. pilot gets 9-month sentence in N.W.T. death
  11. ^ ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74509
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