Northwest Flying

Northwest Flying Inc is a family-owned seaplane charter company based in Nestor Falls, Ontario, Canada. It flies anglers and other passengers to remote lakes and outposts. The site says the business has been flying since the early 1960s and is run by Shane and Gina Pope.

The site lists the fleet as twin-engine Beech 18s, De Havilland Beavers and a Cessna 180. It says the company maintains its own fleet of five aircraft. It has its own hangar and an aircraft maintenance engineer on staff. The site says the aircraft are maintained to Transport Canada standards.

The company offers five remote outpost cabins on lakes within a short 20-minute flight from its base at Nestor Falls. The site says the cabins are newer, with solar systems and backup generators. It also offers fly-in camping, where guests stay on private lakes with a boat cache.

Air charter service covers northwestern Ontario. The site says the company serves several lodges in the area as well as private locations. Its trip planning pages cover meal plans, what to bring and where to stay.

The site says the air service was started in the early 1950s by Red Swanton, who founded Clearwater Air Service in Nestor Falls. In the early 1960s the charter operation was sold and became Northwestern Flying Service. The Pope family acquired the business in 1987 and renamed it Northwest Flying Inc.

The site lists two addresses. The Canada address is Box 6, Nestor Falls, Ontario. The USA address is in International Falls, Minnesota. The freephone number number is (800) 461 2126, and the office line is (807) 484 2126. The contact page lists summer hours of 6 am to 6 pm, seven days a week.