How to fly north
It’s never been easier to fly to the Northwest Territories.
Once people make the journey to the Northwest Territories, they are often surprised by how quick and efficient it is. With major airlines offering service to and from Edmonton, Calgary, Whitehorse, Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver, you have many options to fly into Yellowknife. And with the majority of airlines offering connecting flights through Edmonton or Calgary, Yellowknife can be reached in less than a day’s travel from many regional centers in Canada and the United States.
The NWT’s busiest airport in Yellowknife serves as a connection point for flights into other NWT regional hubs and communities. Inuvik is the hub for flights into the Western Arctic with daily jet service from Yellowknife. Hay River is the hub for the South Slave region. Fort Simpson is the hub for the Dehcho region, and Norman Wells is the hub for the Sahtu region.
There’s daily jet service to Yellowknife from many southern destinations, including direct flights from Calgary (2 hours), Edmonton (1.5 hours), Ottawa (4 hours), Toronto (4 hours), Vancouver (2.5 hours) and Whitehorse (1.5 hours). The four airlines with direct flights into the Yellowknife airport are:
- Air Canada (from Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver),
- Air North (from Whitehorse, Toronto, and Ottawa)
- Canadian North (from Edmonton)
- WestJet (from Edmonton and Calgary)
Many more NWT airlines offer scheduled or charter service within the NWT to communities, wilderness rivers, national parks, remote fishing lodges, and fishing lakes.
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See Yellowknife and the NWT from the sky! 20–40-minute City Tours and custom charter flights are available for lodge transfers,...
Experience authentic northern hospitality and complimentary meals on-board our reliable, comfortable, and affordable B737 jet service to Yellowknife. Operating from...
Air Tindi is an airline company based in Yellowknife offering flights to a number of diverse destinations within Canada’s spectacular Northwest Territories!...
Northwestern Air is a scheduled airline providing service between Edmonton, Fort Smith, Hay River, Yellowknife, Fort Chipewyan, and High Level. We also...
Bringing the world to the Northwest Territories with award-winning service and daily flights to Yellowknife from Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.
Yellowknife Airport (YZF) serves as a key connector for services across the entire territory and acts as a gateway to...
Scheduled passenger, cargo, and charter flight service. Connections from the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to domestic and international destinations. Enjoy...
North-Wright Airways is the Sahtu Region’s premier air service. We are located 145 km (90 miles) south of the Arctic...
We operate an air charter company with two small bush planes on floats, skis and tundra tires and can customize...
We are a small air service with two bush planes based in Fort Simpson. Operating on floats throughout the summer...
Ahmic Air’s Beaver has certified boat racks. We rent canoes and boats and can fly you with your rental to...
For over 50 years Buffalo Airways has been operating passenger and cargo air service to communities throughout the NWT. With...
Simpson Air (and its predecessor) is the oldest continuously-operated flying service in the Mackenzie Valley, established in the early 1960s....
Charter service available throughout NWT & Nunavut, with bases of operation in Yellowknife & Cambridge Bay.
Scheduled air transportation to Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok and seasonally to Fort McPherson out of Inuvik and air charter service...
Daily non-stop service between Yellowknife and Edmonton, with connecting flights to and from other WestJet cities in Canada, the USA,...