Superior Airways

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Canadian charter airline

title: "Superior Airways" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["airlines-established-in-2003", "regional-airlines-of-ontario", "seaplane-operators", "red-lake,-ontario"] description: "Canadian charter airline" topic_path: "general/airlines-established-in-2003" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_Airways" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
airline	Superior Airways
logo	Superior Airways logo.svg
logo_size	300px
assets	$20M+
num_employees	50
image	C-GAJT, a Piper Navajo PA31 belonging to Superior Airways, in flight (18 July 2005, morning).jpg
caption	A Piper PA-31 Navajo
IATA	N/A
CDD	SR
callsign	SUPERIOR
fleet_size	15
aoc	Canada: 14801
United States: UYXF120F
destinations	Canada / US
founded	2003
headquarters	Red Lake, Ontario, Canada
key_people	Chris LeBlanc (CEO) Jason Green (President) Ryan McGuigan (Vice-President)
revenue	$10M +
hubs	Red Lake Airport, Ontario
website
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Superior Airways is a chartered air service based in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada at the Red Lake Airport in the town of Cochenour.

History

Established in 2003, Superior Airways has been serving Northwestern Ontario by flying cargo, fisherman, hunters, firefighters, First Nations, medical patients and law enforcement to and from remote communities as well as city centers.

Superior Airways (SAL) began its operation in Sioux Lookout, Ontario with three employees, but due to market saturation relocated one of its aircraft to Red Lake, Ontario, in 2004. Both aircraft were relocated in Red Lake. SAL purchased its first turbine aircraft, a Cessna 208B, in 2008.

In 2012, shares of Superior Airways were sold to new private-ownership. Under new ownership, the company continued to grow. In 2013, Superior Airways was the first in Canada to operate the Quest Kodiak; at the time a brand new aircraft designed for off strip operations. It was however sold shortly thereafter, and another C208B was added to the fleet to continue standardization of the fleet. Within a few years, two additional Cessna C208 amphibious aircraft were also added to their growing fleet of turbine powered aircraft; creating a new float operations division, within the existing framework of the company. The company continued to grow this division through the acquisition of Green Airways float base and assets located on Howey Bay, Red Lake, Ontario. Further growth continued through acquisition of Chimo Air Service, in 2018, which also operated from Howey Bay. This acquisition, completed the amalgamation of historic float operators in Howey Bay, under one roof, Superior Airways Limited.

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Fleet

As of January 2025, Superior Airways had the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada. ::data[format=table title="Superior Airways"] | Aircraft||Number||Variants||Notes | |---| | Beechcraft Super King Air 200 | | Cessna 180 | | Cessna 182 | | Cessna 185 | | Cessna 208 Caravan | | de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | | Piper PA-31 Navajo | ::

References

{{CanDD. Superior Airways. SR. SUPERIOR. 2. 2023-02-28
{{TCAOC. 2019-09-08. 148-01. SUPERIOR+AIRWAYS+LIMITED
"Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View".
[http://pilotcareercenter.com/JobResearchAirlineDetail.asp?AirlineID=1142 Pilot Career Center website]
[http://questaircraft.com/index.php?filename=rugged_construction.php Quest Kodiak website features page]
"Chimo Air Service". Airline History.
{{TCregister. SUPERIOR+AIRWAYS. Superior Airways. 2025-01-23
[https://www.superiorairways.com/aircraft Superior Airways website Aircraft page]

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