Wasaya Airways
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-->Wasaya Airways is a domestic airline based in Northern Ontario. Established in 1989, the name Wasaya comes from the aboriginal language Oji-Cree which means "Rising Sun" in English. The airline has grown over the years starting off as a floatplane operation to now a scheduled passenger service airline. To date, its main hubs are at the Thunder Bay International Airport and Pickle Lake. In 2003, Wasaya Airways bought out the rights to serve remote aboriginal communities from Bearskin Airlines. The airline also supplies food, clothing, hardware and other various supplies to 25 remote communities in Ontario.
Wasaya Destinations
- Bearskin Lake (CNE3)
- Big Trout Lake (CYTL)
- Cat Lake (CYAC)
- Deer Lake (CYVC)
- Fort Hope (CYFH)
- Fort Severn (CYER)
- Kasabonika (CYAQ)
- Keewaywin (CPV8)
- Kingfisher Lake (CNM5)
- Lansdowne House (CYLH)
- Muskrat Dam (CZMD)
- North Spirit Lake (CKQ3)
- Pickle Lake (CYPL)
- Pikangikum (CYPM)
- Poplar Hill (CPV7)
- Red Lake (CYRL)
- Sachigo Lake (CZPB)
- Sandy Lake (CZSJ)
- Sioux Lookout (CYXL)
- Summer Beaver (CJV7)
- Wapekeka (CKB6)
- Weagamow Lake (CZRJ)
- Webequie (CYWP)
- Wunnummin Lake (CKL3)
Code Data
Fleet
As of January 2006 the company operated 18 aircraft:- Beach 1900D: 18 passengers.
- Caravan C208V: 9 passengers.
- Hawker Siddeley 748: 0 passengers, freight only.
- Pilatus PC-12: 9 passengers.
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