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Perimeter Aviation

{{Short description|Regional Canadian airline, based in Winnipeg}}

{{Infobox airline

| airline = Perimeter Aviation

| logo = Perimeter Aviation logo.svg

| logo_size =

| image = C-GPCL Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV Perimeter Cargo (7642335196).jpg

| caption = A Fairchild Metroliner at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

| IATA = JV[http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx IATA Airline and Airport Code Search.] Retrieved 24 Aug 2021

| ICAO = PAG{{CanICAOD|Perimeter Aviation|PAG|PERIMETER|6|2023-02-26}}

| callsign = PERIMETER

| aoc = Canada: 1861{{TCAOC|2019-09-02|18-61|Perimeter+Aviation}}
{{nowrap|United States: VBBF766I{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=VBBF&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=PERIMETER+AVIATION+LP+AS+REPRESENTED+BY+ITS+GENERA|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27}}}}

| hubs = Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

| focus_cities = Thompson; Sioux Lookout

| frequent_flyer = Connecting Rewards

| subsidiaries = Bearskin Airlines

| alliance =

| fleet_size = 50

| destinations = 23

| parent = Exchange Income Corporation[http://www.exchangeincomecorp.ca/perimeter_aviation/ Exchange Income Corporation]

| num_employees =

| founded = 1960

| 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)

| secondary_hubs = Thompson Airport, Sioux Lookout Airport

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Perimeter Aviation is an airline with its head office on the property of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada."[http://www.perimeter.ca/contact/contact.html Contact Perimeter Aviation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080814/http://www.perimeter.ca/contact/contact.html |date=2012-11-01 }}." Perimeter Aviation. Retrieved on December 24, 2012. "Perimeter Aviation LP. 626 Ferry Road, Winnipeg International Airport Winnipeg, MB R3H 0T7" Perimeter Aviation operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and medevac service. It was established and started operations in 1960. It operates scheduled passenger services from Winnipeg to 23 destinations, freight and MEDEVAC services.Perimeter Aviation: [http://www.perimeter.ca/about-us About Us] Retrieved on 22 May 2015 Its main base is Winnipeg International Airport.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 63 | date= 2007-04-10}}

Perimeter is the largest carrier in Manitoba, in terms of number of aircraft and number of flights.

Destinations

As of January 2017, Perimeter provides scheduled passenger service to the following destinations:Perimeter Aviation: [https://www.perimeter.ca/passengers/destinations-map destinations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126025753/http://www.perimeter.ca/passengers/destinations-map |date=2017-01-26 }} Retrieved 27 January 2017

Fleet

As of September 2024 there were 50 aircraft registered to Perimeter Aviation with Transport Canada and the company says they have more than 30 aircraft:{{TCregister|PERIMETER+AVIATION|Perimeter Aviation|2024-09-30}}[https://perimeter.ca/about-us/aircraft/ Aircraft]

File:Perimeter Metroliner.JPG

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|+ Perimeter Aviation fleet

Aircraft||No. of aircraft||Variants||Notes
De Havilland Canada Dash 8align=center|179 - 102, 2 - 106, 6 - 31437 to 50 passengers, up to {{cvt|8000|lb}} cargo
Fairchild Metro IIIalign=center|2215 - SA227-AC, 2 - SA227-CC, 5 - SA227-DC19 passengers, up to {{cvt|4000|lb}} cargo
Swearingen Metro IIalign="center" |11SA226-TC9 passengers, up to {{cvt|2800|lb}} cargo
Total

|align=center|50

| colspan="3" |

Perimeter operates more than 30 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and MEDEVAC service with all aircraft having two engines for safety reasons. These include 10 Metros variants, and 5 Dash-8's. 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 45 and 50 seat configuration for the 300 series. Straight freighter configuration can accommodate up to {{Convert|12,000|lb|abbr=on}} of cargo.

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 {{convert|345|ft|abbr=on}} to the threshold of runway 27 the right hand main gear touched the ground and collapsed. After travelling about {{Convert|20|ft|abbr=on}} they hit a ridge of snow. The left gear touched down about {{convert|326|ft|abbr=on}} 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.{{ASN accident|19961101-1|title=Perimeter Airlines (PAG207)}}{{cadors-accident|1996C0460|Perimeter Airlines (PAG207)}}
  • 11 or 12 October 2001, a Swearingen SA.226TC Metro II Perimeter Flight 962 arrived at Shamattawa on a MEDIVAC{{Cite web|url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medevac|title = Medevac|access-date = 6 September 2018|last = Merriam-Webster}} 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.{{ASN accident|20011011-0|title=Perimeter Airlines (C-GYPA)}}{{cadors-accident|2001C1296|Perimeter Airlines (PAG962)}}
  • 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.{{ASN accident|20061108-1|title=Perimeter Airlines (C-FTNV)}}{{cadors-accident|2006C291|Perimeter Airlines (PAG105)}}
  • 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.{{cite news|newspaper=CBC Radio|date=23 December 2012|title=Baby dies in Nunavut plane crash|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/baby-dies-in-nunavut-plane-crash-1.1148424}}{{cadors-accident|2012C5445|Perimeter Airlines (PAG993)}}

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}}

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