Buffalo Airways
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| Buffalo Airways | ||
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| IATA J4 |
ICAO BFL |
Callsign BUFFALO |
| Founded | 1970 | |
| Hubs | Hay River Airport | |
| Secondary hubs | Yellowknife Airport Red Deer Regional Airport |
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| Fleet size | 50 | |
| Destinations | ||
| Parent company | Buffalo Airways Limited | |
| Headquarters | Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
| Key people | ||
| Website: http://www.buffaloairways.com/ | ||
Buffalo Airways is a family run charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. It was established in 1970 by Joe McBryan (also known as Buffalo Joe) and operates scheduled passenger services and cargo and passenger charter services, as well as firefighting and fuel services. Its main base is Hay River Airport (CYHY) and two other bases at Yellowknife Airport (CYZF) and Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF).
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[edit] Destinations
The airline operates scheduled passenger services between Hay River and Yellowknife[1]
[edit] Fleet
As of February 2008 the Buffalo Airways fleet numbers 50, consisting of the following aircraft[1][2]:
- 1 Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron
- 1 Beechcraft D55 Baron
- 2 Beechcraft 95 Travel Air
- 1 Beechcraft B95 Travel Air
- 3 Beechcraft 65-A90 King Air
- 6 Canadair CL-215 (water bombers)
- 1 Cessna A185E Skywagon
- 2 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A Canso (Water Bombers)
- 1 Convair 240
- 2 Curtiss C-46 Commando
- 2 Douglas C-47 Dakota
- 8 Douglas DC-3C
- 14 Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- 2 Lockheed L-188 Electra
- 1 Noorduyn Norseman
- 1 De Havilland Vampire (Edmonton Aviation Museum)
- 1 Fleet Model 80 Canuck
- 1 Robinson R22 (Helicopter)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, pp. 89-90.
- ^ Canadian civil aircraft register search, using "Buffalo Airways" as the search parameter. Search conducted 2007-11-08.
