Northwest Air Base (NW Avia)

NW Avia was an airline based at Peski in Petrozavodsk. It was originally founded in 1974. It was the only air company in the Republic of Karelia. Its main purpose was aerial fire-fighting. It was part of Avialesookhrana (aerial forest protection service) although it did perform other typical aerial services (including pipeline and forest patrols, medical flights and search-and-rescue), scheduled and charter passenger flights commenced in 2009 and charter cargo services. The airline ceased to exist on 01Jul2014

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