Winair

Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned Dutch airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux and Hippolyte Ledee, It has a fleet of five aircraft serving 13 destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Princess Juliana International Airport.[3]

This article is about the Netherlands Antilles airline. For the former United States charter airline, see WinAir Airlines.
Winair
IATA ICAO Callsign
WM WIA WINDWARD
FoundedAugust 24, 1961[1]
Commenced operationsJuly 5, 1962[1]
HubsPrincess Juliana International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations13
HeadquartersPrincess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten
Key peopleHans van de Velde (CEO) [2]
Websitewww.fly-winair.sx

History

Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux[1] with additional investments from Hipployte Ledee, Chester Wathey, Louis Richardson, and a handful of others. The airline needed short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to service certain airports such as Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 aircraft.[4]

Winair Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander landing in Sint Maarten

Agreements

Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:[5]

Winair has code share agreements with the following airlines:

Destinations

Winair operates services to the following scheduled destinations:[6]

Base and Hub
Focus city
Future destination
Country City IATA ICAO Airport Refs/Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua St. John's ANU TAPA V. C. Bird International Airport
Aruba Aruba Oranjestad AUA TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport
Bonaire Bonaire Kralendijk BON TNCB Flamingo International Airport
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Tortola EIS TUPJ Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
 Curaçao Willemstad CUR TNCC Hato International Airport
Dominica Dominica Marigot DOM TDPD Douglas–Charles Airport
Haiti Haiti Port-au-Prince PAP MTPP Toussaint Louverture International Airport
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico San Juan SJU TJSJ Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
Saba (island) Saba Flat Point, Saba SAB TNCS Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
Saint Barthélemy Saint-Barthélemy Gustavia SBH TFFJ Gustaf III Airport
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts Basseterre SKB TKPK Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport
Sint Eustatius Sint Eustatius Oranjestad EUX TNCE F.D. Roosevelt Airport
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten Philipsburg SXM TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport

Fleet
A Winair Twin Otter

The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2023):[7]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Refs/Notes
ATR 42-500 1 1 48 PJ-WIV
de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 4 0 19 PJ-WII, PJ-WIQ, PJ-WIU, PJ-WIX
Total 5 1

Retired

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:

Aircraft Total Orders Passengers Refs/Notes
BAE Jetstream 32 - - 19 (wet-leased from Briko Air Services)
Britten-Norman BN-2P Islander - - 9
NAMC YS-11 - - 64
Total - -

In addition to above previously operated aircraft, according to the December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 as well as Piper Apache aircraft.[4]

References
  1. Norwood, Tom; Wegg, John (2002). North American Airlines Handbook (3rd ed.). Sandpoint, ID: Airways International. ISBN 0-9653993-8-9.
  2. "WINAIR SAYS GOODBYE TO MICHAEL CLEAVER WELCOMES A NEW CEO | WINAIR". www.winair.sx.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March – 5 April 2004. 96.
  4. "Windward Islands Airways timetable". 1963-12-01.
  5. "Winair". www.fly-winair.sx. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "Destinations | WINAIR". www.winair.sx.
  7. "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24.
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