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{{Infobox airline
| airline = Arctic Sunwest Charters
| image = FASY Arctic Sunwest DH5C Buffalo.jpg
| image_size = 250
| alt = Arctic Sunwest de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
| fleet_size =
| destinations =
| IATA = -
| ICAO = -
| callsign = Arctic Sunwest
| parent = Ledcor Group of Companies
| company_slogan =
| founded = 1989
| headquarters = [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]], [[Canada]],<br>{{Coord|62|27|59|N|114|24|55|W|type:landmark_scale:5000_region:CA-NT|display=inline,title}}
| key_people =
| hubs = [[Yellowknife Airport]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
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}}

8199400 Canada Inc. operating as '''Arctic Sunwest Charters''' was a [[charter airline]] based in [[Yellowknife]], [[Northwest Territories]], [[Canada]].<ref>[http://www.arcticsunwest.com/#/contact Contact]</ref> 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]].<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 76 | date= 2007-03-27}}</ref><ref name="About Us">[http://www.arcticsunwest.com/#/about_us_2 About Us]</ref>

==History==
The airline was established in 1989 and was created from the Aviation Division of RTL-Robinson Enterprises.<ref name="FI"/> On the 31 August 2012, Arctic Sunwest Charters became part of the [[Ledcor Group of Companies]].<ref name="About Us"/> In 2013 it was fully integrated into its affiliate [[Summit Air]].

==Maintenance==
The company was certified by [[Transport Canada]] as an Approved Maintenance Organization with [[Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada)|aircraft maintenance engineers]]. They had {{convert|52000|ft2|abbr=on}} of [[hangar]] space available and provided maintenance services to other airlines.<ref>[http://www.arcticsunwest.com/#/maintenance Maintenance]</ref>

==Fleet==
[[File:Arctic Sunwest Charters DHC5 FASV maintenance.jpg|thumb|FASV an Arctic Sunwest de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo undergoing regular maintenance]]

As of October 2012 the Arctic Sunwest Charters fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|+ '''Arctic Sunwest Fleet'''
|- bgcolor=lightblue
!Aircraft||No. of Aircraft||Variants||Idents||Notes
|-
| [[Beechcraft Model 99]]||align=center|1||||GASW|| 12 passengers. No longer in TC database
|-
| [[Beechcraft King Air]]||align=center|1||[[Beechcraft King Air#Model 100 series|100 series]]||FASN||7 passengers. Now owned by [[Island Express Air]]
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver]]||align=center|2||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver#Turbo-Beaver III|DHC-2 MK. III]]||FOEV, FOPE||8 passengers, skis, [[Amphibious aircraft|amphibious]]. Now part of [[Summit Air]].
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo]]||align=center|2||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo#DHC-5|DHC-5A]]||FASV, FASY||Cargo up to {{convert|18000|lb|abbr=on}}, the only civil Buffalo aircraft operating in Canada<ref>[http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042755/http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp |date=July 18, 2011 }} Search using "DHC-5" in the "Model Name:" box. The only other operator in Canada is the [[Canadian Forces Air Command]] who have six [[de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo#CC-115|CC-115]]. [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cc115/index-eng.asp Canadian Forces Air Command - CC-115 - Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205104420/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cc115/index-eng.asp |date=2010-12-05 }} and [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cc115/specs-eng.asp Canadian Forces Air Command - CC-115 - Technical Specifications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206092953/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/cc115/specs-eng.asp |date=2010-12-06 }}</ref> Now part of [[Exported to MALAWI 2015-12-08|Summit Air]].
|-
| [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]]||align=center|3||[[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter#DHC-6 Series 100|100 series]], [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter#DHC-6 Series 300|300 series]]||FASQ, FTFX, FTXQ||[[Combi aircraft|Combi]], 19 passengers or {{convert|3300|lb|abbr=on}}, [[Floatplane|floats]], skis, [[tundra tire]]s. Now part of [[Summit Air]].
|-
| [[Bombardier Dash 8|de Havilland Canada Dash 8]]||align=center|2||[[Bombardier Dash 8#DHC-8-102|DHC-8-102]]||FASC, GASB||Combi, 37 passengers or {{convert|7428|lb|abbr=on}}. Now part of [[Summit Air]].
|-
| [[Piper PA-31 Navajo]]||align=center|2||[[Piper PA-31 Navajo#PA-31-350 Chieftain|PA-31-350]]||FKCL, FSWN||8 passengers. Now part of [[Summit Air]].
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
[[File:Arctic Sunwest Twin Otter.jpg|thumb|Arctic Sunwest Charters [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] GARW at [[Cambridge Bay Airport]]]]
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Float plane crash in Yellowknife kills two |date=2011-09-22 |website=[[CTV News]] |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/float-plane-crash-in-yellowknife-kills-two-1.701022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/two-dead-in-yellowknife-float-plane-crash/article2176426/ Two dead in Yellowknife float plane crash]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= National Post |website=[[National Post]] |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/23/yelllowknife-plane-crash-victims-identified/}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of defunct airlines of Canada]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Arctic Sunwest}}

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Arctic Sunwest Charters - Revision history

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