Perimeter Aviation
Regional Canadian airline, based in Winnipeg
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Perimeter Aviation is an airline with its head office on the property of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[8] Perimeter Aviation operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and medevac service.[5] It was established and started operations in 1960. It operates scheduled passenger services from Winnipeg to 23 destinations, freight and MEDEVAC services.[9] Its main base is Winnipeg International Airport.[10]
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| Founded | 1960 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada: 1861[3] United States: VBBF766I[4] | ||||||
| Hubs | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Thompson Airport, Sioux Lookout Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Thompson; Sioux Lookout | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Connecting Rewards | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Bearskin Airlines | ||||||
| Fleet size | 45[5] | ||||||
| Destinations | 23[6] | ||||||
| Parent company | Exchange Income Corporation[7] | ||||||
| Headquarters | 626 Ferry Road, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
| Key people | Nick Vodden (President), Christian Fels (Chief Pilot 705), Cory Bertram (Chief Pilot 703/704), Michael Halhead (Director FP&A - Corporate Services), Karla Tibbo (Flight Attendant Manager), Kaitlin Gedeon (Flight Attendant Assistant Manager), Dave Williamson (PRM), Ric Jensen (Structures Manager) | ||||||
| Website | perimeter | ||||||
Perimeter is the largest carrier in Manitoba, in terms of number of aircraft and number of flights.[9]
Destinations
As of January 2017, Perimeter provides scheduled passenger service to the following destinations:[6]
- Manitoba
- Brochet (Brochet Airport)
- Cross Lake (Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport)
- Gods Lake Narrows (Gods Lake Narrows Airport)
- Island Lake/Garden Hill First Nation (Island Lake Airport)
- Lac Brochet (Lac Brochet Airport)
- Manto Sipi Cree Nation (Gods River) (Gods River Airport)
- Norway House (Norway House Airport)
- Oxford House (Oxford House Airport)
- Red Sucker Lake (Red Sucker Lake Airport)
- St. Theresa Point First Nation/Wasagamack (St. Theresa Point Airport)
- Shamattawa First Nation (Shamattawa Airport)
- South Indian Lake (South Indian Lake Airport)
- Tadoule Lake (Tadoule Lake Airport)
- Thompson (Thompson Airport) hub
- Winnipeg (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport) hub
- York Factory First Nation (York Landing Airport)
- Ontario
- Deer Lake First Nation (Deer Lake Airport)
- North Caribou Lake First Nation or Weagamow First Nation (Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport)
- North Spirit Lake First Nation (North Spirit Lake Airport)
- Pikangikum First Nation (Pikangikum Airport)
- Sachigo Lake First Nation (Sachigo Lake Airport)
- Sandy Lake First Nation (Sandy Lake Airport)
- Poplar Hill First Nation (Poplar Hill Airport)
- Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport) hub
Fleet
Perimeter operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and MEDEVAC service with all aircraft having two engines for safety reasons. These include 27 Metros variants, and 17 Dash-8's.[5] The Metros can be quickly configured from straight freighter configuration to a 19-seat commuter interior. The Dash-8s can be configured to 37 seats, 29 seats, 21 seats, for the 100 series or up to 45 seats for the 300 series. Straight freighter configuration can accommodate up to 9,280 lb (4,210 kg) cargo[11]
As of 12 January 2026[update] there were 45 aircraft registered to Perimeter Aviation with Transport Canada:[5][11]
| Aircraft | No. of aircraft | Variants | Notes | |
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| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 17 | 6 - DHC-8-102 2 - DHC-8-106 8 - DHC-8-314 1 - DHC-8-315 | Up 37 passengers or 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) (100 series) and up to 45 passengers or 9,280 lb (4,210 kg) of cargo (300 series)[11] | |
| Fairchild Metro III | 19 | 14 - SA227-AC 2 - SA227-CC 3 - SA227-DC | 19 passengers, up to 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) cargo[11] | |
| Swearingen Metro II | 8 | SA226-TC | Used for MEDEVAC operations and can carry up to 2,800 lb (1,300 kg) cargo[11] | |
| Swearingen Merlin | 1 | SA226-T | Up to 6 passengers and 700 lb (320 kg) cargo[11] | |
| Total | 45 | |||
Accidents and incidents
Perimeter Airlines has had five reported accidents.
- 1 November 1996, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II aircraft was on a scheduled flight (PAG207) to Gods River (ZGI) from Gods Lake Narrows (YGO). With about 345 ft (105 m) to the threshold of runway 27 the right hand main gear touched the ground and collapsed. After travelling about 20 ft (6.1 m) they hit a ridge of snow. The left gear touched down about 326 ft (99 m) ahead of the threshold and the aircraft went off the right side of the runway. The aircraft had two pilots and five passengers on board and there were no fatalities or injuries but the aircraft was a write-off.[12][13]
- 11 or 12 October 2001, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II Perimeter Flight 962 arrived at Shamattawa on a MEDIVAC[14] flight to pick up a patient. It was night and the aircraft was coming into runway 01 too fast and too high so the crew performed a missed approach. Flying to the left of the runway centreline the aircraft hit some trees and came to rest in some muskeg. There were three people on board, both pilots were killed and the third person required hospitalization.[15][16]
- 8 November 2006, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II was touching down at Norway House. The crew selected propeller reverse and the aircraft turned to the left with the main tire making contact with some loose snow. The aircraft next went over a ditch and climbed an embankment where the landing gear collapsed. The seven passengers and two crew evacuated the plane safely but it was a write-off.[17][18]
- On 23 December 2012, a Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III passenger plane with nine people aboard, operated by Perimeter on behalf of Keewatin Air crashed at Sanikiluaq Airport (YSK) in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, killing an infant boy and injuring the other eight people on board. The aircraft was on a second approach at the time.[19][20]
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