Charter Air Service   Aerial Tours  Fly-In Fishing  Wilderness Outfitting

CRANBERRY AIR operates a float-equipped aircraft from a main base located in picturesque Cranberry Portage, Manitoba.

Services offered include:
·  Charter air services to your chosen destination
·  A variety of aerial tours of the breathtaking surrounding area
·  Fly-in fishing packages tailored to meet your needs
·  Unique wilderness adventures

Charter Air Service: Cranberry Air planes are well equipped and maintained to ensure that your flight with us will be comfortable and enjoyable. We invite you to compare our rates and service and believe that you'll be pleasantly surprised. Quotations on your requirements can be easily and quickly calculated.

Aerial Tours: Located at the scenic junction where the Cranberry Lake/Grass River chain meets Athapap Lake, our aerial tours are designed to provide a general aerial overview of the area or take you on a route of your choice. As we fly, you'll be provided with some history of the exploration, fishing, and mining activities of the region. Be sure to bring a camera!

Fly-in Fishing: Cranberry Air, in conjunction with local lodges, will offer you a variety of unforgettable fishing opportunities. Choose from a one-day fly-in fishing trip to a complete five-day package. There are many lakes and options of service to choose from. Walleye, Lake Trout and the mighty "Northern" are the main fish of choice waiting to challenge your skill and sense of adventure. Rates will vary depending on the lake chosen and the package selected. Be sure to ask for a quote, your experience of a lifetime is not out of reach! We have 14ft. Lund boats with 9.9 Hp. motors. One-day all-inclusive packages, fly-in, boat, gas start at $159 Canadian per person plus tax (minimum 3 people).

Wilderness Outfitters: It's new! Eco-tours! Remote camping. No phones, faxes, or motors, if you choose. We'll create opportunities for individuals or groups that want to be self-sufficient, adventurous, and environmentally friendly.

Take a map. Pick a lake or remote location. Camp, explore, photograph, draw, paint, relax. If you have your own equipment, or if we supply equipment for you, it will be your unique package!  Help us develop this market and enjoy yourself as never before. No pressure, no stress and back to nature. You don't have to be an expert outdoors-person, just have the desire to try something different. Take the first step, we'll help out with the rest.

 

2008 Rates*

(*Subject to fuel surcharge)

Cranberry Air now operates two aircraft, a Cessna 310 and a Cessna 185.  Capacities and rates for both planes with sample fares are listed below.

 

Cessna 310 - $3.90 per mile, $530 per hour

Twin engine aircraft capable of carrying a total load of 1800 lbs consisting of up to 5 passengers, pilot, fuel, and cargo.  The Cessna 310 is a very fast aircraft getting to destinations in a hurry.

 

Sample Rates and Times From Grace Lake, The Pas

  

Destination

Distance/

Air Miles

Time

Rate

Cumberland House

50

15 minutes

$   390

Pukatawagan

135

40 minutes

1,053

Norway House

140

45 minutes

1,092

Thompson

190

1 hour

1,482

Prince Albert

195

1 hour

1,521

Saskatoon

260

1 hour 20 minutes

2,028

Winnipeg

320

1 hour 40 minutes

2,496

 

Cessna 185 - $4.00 per mile, $530 per hour

Equipped with wheel-skis or floats.  Capable of carrying a load of approximately 1100 pounds on floats, which includes pilot, passengers, fuel, and cargo.  On floats, the C-185 is capable of speeds up to 140 mph and can access remote water destinations and provide opportunities for remote fishing, camping, and hunting experiences.

Sample rates from Cranberry Portage Water Base

Destination

Mileage

Rate

Elbow Lake

28

$224.00

Heming Lake

24

192.00

Pothier Lake

24

192.00

Pukatawagan

80

640.00

Webb Lake

30

240.00

 

(Rates subject to fuel surcharge)

 POINT TO POINT RATES – GST extra

(In Canadian Dollars)

  Cessna 185 Float Plane:  $4.00 per mile/$530 per hour

 Capacity 1100 lbs.

(Capacity includes passengers, cargo, pilot and fuel.)

 Minimum Charge: $140.00

 

 

 

 

Mileage

 

One Way

C185

BC Lake

   12

150.00

Bluenose Lake

   30

240.00

Echo Lake

   24

192.00

Elbow Lake

   28

224.00

Fly-In Lake

   28

224.00

Heming Lake

   24

192.00

Long Lake

   24

192.00

Nokomis Lake

   40

320.00

Pattern Lake

   20

160.00

Pothier Lake

   24

192.00

Pukatawagan

   80

640.00

Quigley Lake

   24

192.00

Wabishkok Lake

   30

240.00

Wapun Lake

   22

176.00

Webb Lake

   30

240.00

 

AERIAL TOURS - By Cessna 185 float plane.  Choose a route over Cranberry Lakes, Simonhouse Narrows, Athapap Lake and Bakers Narrows.  Quotes per trip.  Capacity:  3 Adults. 

20-Minute Tour:   $160    30-Minute Tour:  $210    60-Minute Tour:  $420  

 

 

Cranberry Air

Box 2976
The Pas, MB
R9A 1R7
204-623-7276 (The Pas)
204-472-3088 (Cranberry)

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