My September schedule was extremely busy! I was back in Ontario for a friend’s wedding, leaving Whitehorse on the 11th and returning the 17th (though, making a trip up to Dawson the same day). This post will focus on the flights between.
We took Air North’s semi-direct service to Toronto. The first leg of the journey is a trip over the Yukon, Mackenzie Mountains, and NWT into Yellowknife. We pulled back from the gate at about 8AM.
Unfortunately, most of the Yukon was clouded in. I did get a good picture of the first snack, which included a cinnamon loaf, a piece of cheese, and apple slices.
The food on Air North flights is always a highlight. While there’s no in-flight entertainment, you have tons of leg room! Shorter flights from Whitehorse to Alberta and BC “just” have the snack box or a nice warm cookie.
Up next is the North Arm of Great Slave Lake on our descent into Yellowknife. This portion of the flight is a little over an hour.
The stop in Yellowknife is brief, just enough time to let some people off and some others on. As someone on the flight for the full segment, I didn’t have to get up or get off the plane.
Before long, I had views of the East Arm of Great Slave Lake. About 9 years earlier, Kayla and I took a flightseeing tour in a floatplane out that direction – one of the best decisions we made on that trip! Here it is from our flight.
The portion between Yellowknife and Toronto is around four and a bit hours. In that time, you’re given a meal (I had butter chicken, which was delicious), two drink services, and are offered a quick snack. The flight is almost entirely over the Canadian Shield, with stunning views and amazing lakes. The following are from northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
After the bulk of the flight, we were into a quite different landscape – suburbia in southern Ontario. In the distance here, you can see downtown Toronto, our old home.
I do love that Air North offers this flight, and I recommend it to anyone coming to the Yukon from the east. Occasionally in the Summer they offer a direct flight, skipping the leg in Yellowknife and only taking about 5.5 hours, barely further than just a flight to Vancouver. The service is much better, and the lack of a connection makes it a breeze.
