The final Canadian North 737-200 flight

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For decades the 737-200 Combi has served Canada's Arctic territories thanks to its versatility and short-field performance. The aircraft was state-of-the-art in the late 1960s and they operated regularly scheduled passenger flights throughout the millennium. As the jets continue to age, more and more disappear to the scrap yard as the jet becomes pricier to upkeep.
I had been trying to experience Canadian North's last 737-200 aircraft for years now, and when I found out that May 6 was the final retirement flight, I knew I had to be there!
Something unique about the 737-200 is its gravel-kit modifications allowing the jet to land in small rural communities with only gravel runways. The Combi configuration also allows the aircraft to carry half passengers and half cargo. The -200s are still in operation with Nolinor Åviation and Air Inuit, both based in Quebec. Canadian North's -200s were in slightly worse condition though, as the jet we flew on had four recorded inflight engine failure incidents within the last decade. 43-years-old is extremely old for an aircraft, especially one carrying passengers in harsh conditions.
Canadian North will replace the 737-200 on the Yellowknife-Cambridge Bay-Kuglutuk-Yellowknife route with ATR-42s.
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
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Airline: Canadian North Airlines
Aircraft: Boeing 737-2T2CA (C-GDPA)
Seat: 17A (Economy)
Flight Number: 5T228
Route: Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)
Flight Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Date of Travel: May 6, 2023
PRICING
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Total Price: CAD $1,826
Total Routing: YZF-YCB-YZF
Booking Location: canadiannorth.com
TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Cambridge Bay Airport
06:13 - Boarding
08:28 - Taxi
09:46 - Takeoff
12:06 - Seat Review
14:10 - Meal Service
14:52 - Inflight
17:57 - Descent
19:16 - Landing
22:14 - Cargo Hold
22:44 - Cockpit
25:00 - Outro
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@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have a great rest of your week 🦃

@theteaspoonman5633 8 ай бұрын

So sad to see a classic go. Thanks for documenting this 😢

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

It's sad everytime the industry loses a unique and rare jet. But the 737-200 is still flying in Quebec with Air Inuit and Nolinor for the near future!

@cononodapotato6920 8 ай бұрын

@@QFSAviationjust for some info, Air inuit has plans to retire their -200 fleet by 2025, however Chrono and Nolinor have no such plans (at least that i could find) and Nolinor specifically says they're likely keeping their -200 fleet into the 2030s.

@lexusdriver1963 8 ай бұрын

It's time to let go of the past.

@ari_29971 8 ай бұрын

As a Canadian, it’s really sad to hear that most of the Canadian airlines that had the 737-200 are retiring it.

@willamisbezerra6970 8 ай бұрын

Verdade 😢 Agora Com a Nova Geração Chegando

@hexagon250 8 ай бұрын

yeah cuz 737-200 is old asf

@ari_29971 8 ай бұрын

@@hexagon250 Yes that’s true, but it’s an amazing and beautiful aircraft, if not maybe even Iconic

@olentangy74 7 ай бұрын

It’s over 40 years old l, an antique for a commercial airliner.

@juventisa23 7 ай бұрын

𝐴𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑠 737-200

@jessemillington5988 7 ай бұрын

I think if you flew for 43 years you would need some maintenance as well, so to call such a great plane a nuisance and unreliable I don't think is fair. She has served the Canadian greatly for many years and she did it still safely. She will always be remembered as a great bird from another time in the golden time of aviation.

@TheTraveler976 8 ай бұрын

The 200 is the first passenger jet I ever flew on with USAir in 1995. Holds a special place in my heart.. Happy Holidays QFSAviation..

@user-sk7uf4lw6w 4 ай бұрын

My first flight on a 737 -200 was back in the late '60s when I was still a pre-teen. Today I am 65 so it is amazing that this jet made it this far. One thing that I have always felt looked better on the -200 vs "Next Gen" was the tail fin. IMO the tail was more elegant looking than that of the "Next Gen" 737's. I still have vivid memories of sitting behind the wing and watching those clam-shell thrust reversers go into action on touchdown. Great video!

@marksmith4582 8 ай бұрын

I sincerely hope they won’t scrap that plane after they take it out of service! I hope it will get repurposed! Mark.

@Dutchovenderlinde 8 ай бұрын

The 737-200 is an absolute legend of the northern skies of the Arctic. From Alaska Airlines and MarkAir to Canadian North and Air Inuit, anyone who grew up flying in these birds will never forget the impact they had on us. Thank you for capturing this last flight.

@idxluaviation 8 ай бұрын

HI QFS! I've been waiting for you to come back, love your videos!

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Apologies on how bad I am at consistantly uploading 😐

@idxluaviation 8 ай бұрын

@@QFSAviation It's alright lol, If i'm correct you are just now starting college which would mean you don't have much free time, I completely understand, lol.

@manifestgtr 7 ай бұрын

That’s so cool they had the guy who *picked up the plane from the Boeing factory* on this flight. Hope you got an opportunity to chat with him…sad beyond belief to see the last vestiges of the 200 starting to fade, but what a run. Well over a half century of reliability flying day and night, all day every day for many of those years…one of the most significant fleets in the history of commercial aviation.

@jamani1086 8 ай бұрын

Wow, wow, and wow!!! What a great report and super experience. Thanks so much for sharing! Well done Quebec Foxtrot Sierra!!!

@MohamedMohamed-li5jx 7 ай бұрын

With all love and respect for this great plane 737-200 ❤❤

@bradbel 7 ай бұрын

Thank you documenting this. As a teen, I flew the 200 back and forth from Newark to Kalamazoo (via Dayton) on Piedmont. Great memories and a solid aircraft.

@user-ru6ln9er4g 8 ай бұрын

That was excellent. I watched the entire video with fascination (even though I'm supposed to be studying!). I moved to Canada in '79 as a young teenager with my family, so may have flown on this a/c when she was with PWA or Canadian. Thanks for sourcing all those fantastic historic photos of the plane when she was wearing different liveries, I haven't seen many other KZfaqrs do that before. That was sure lucky the passenger in front of you didn't recline his seat - one of the reasons I don't fly anymore. I'm 6'3 and can't afford first class! Looking forward to future adventures. Cheers, Logan, BC 🍁

@poletme 8 ай бұрын

It was a very heartfelt video, thank you!

@patrickmoralesramon9577 8 ай бұрын

We have a 737 Canadian North parked up here in Hamburg Germany

@InukViking 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Quintin for that awesome video, been waiting for you to post it since you left YCB, I had the honor of being the last person to marshall the flight into Cambridge Bay, I have previously worked on offloading/loading GDPA since 2007.

@scottyerkes1867 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Quintin for sharing this final 737-200 flight with us. Happy Thanksgiving to you.🦃🦃♥️

@michaelafalck1345 8 ай бұрын

Wow Quintin, what a wonderful Video. It was a real treat to watch this one, because you hardly get to see, how commercial Airline Business works on such a remote Place. Thank you so much.

@sputnicksteerpike 8 ай бұрын

what a wonderful tribute to this aircraft! thanks for another great video!

@marksmith4582 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this Quintin! Awesome video! I still have green grass growing here in southeast Iowa! Most weather models show us having a relatively mild winter! I appreciate all of your videos! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours as well! Mark in Iowa.

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that Mark thank you so much! Glad you’ll have a mild winter, hopefully some snow!⛄️ happy thanksgiving to you and your family as well

@Dinson001 8 ай бұрын

Man I really wanted to fly on one of these. Sad to see it go, and there goes my closest chance of getting on one.

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

Air Inuit still operates the 737-200 on scheduled passenger flights. I think they’re keeping those jets for a few more years. It’s just very pricey tickets $$$

@theskydiverdriver7193 7 ай бұрын

Air Inuit, Chrono, and Nolinor still fly the 200 series in the Arctic

@jamesholmes2379 7 ай бұрын

Great video as always!!

@matthiasniemann4295 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this! Great! The Canadian North 737 C-GCNW is parked here in HAM Germany since June........

@jamani1086 8 ай бұрын

Thanks QFS !!

@user-sr1ys4tr2o 7 ай бұрын

Amazing flight! Thanks! :)

@bryanhellwig 25 күн бұрын

great meeting you today enjoy your trip to greenland..

@paulfreshvloggs1300 8 ай бұрын

The beautiful vintage Boeing 737-200 nice vid buddy !! 💫✈️💫

@therandomytchannel4318 8 ай бұрын

Long live the -200, flew in many during the 80s, Canadian airlines, Canadian North, CP Air, Pacific Western and almost got a cargo lift up to Yellowknife from Edmonton in 1993, many good memories of that original 737 model!!

@nickpapagiorgio5056 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the 200 combi is such a classic and important piece of aviation history! And it is a BEAUTIFUL aircraft! I’ve always wanted to fly on one and travel to the Canadian north this past flight is a true gift to all on board. Those classic narrow Pratt and Whitney low bypass JT8D engines look so good imo but of course their efficiency is unfortunately very outdated. Nonetheless amazing aircraft! It will be missed by many.

@vintagesupermarkets5210 6 ай бұрын

The food on Canadian North is fantastic, especially on their longest route YOW-YFB.

@dcont1 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Thank you

@JelmersAviation 8 ай бұрын

Stunning video man!

@pit_aviation 8 ай бұрын

Great video Quintin!

@derekpratte7259 7 ай бұрын

Very well done, sir!

@ryanridder4576 6 ай бұрын

What a historic flight!

@jayfleegle9455 7 ай бұрын

Great Video Bro, love those JT8Ds sweet sound!! Thank you so much 🤘

@mylosairplanefan 7 ай бұрын

Great report!

@andrewferrara11 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video! My friend Bayley is from Canada.

@pierrem4560 8 ай бұрын

very nice ! thanks

@WysteriaGuitar 7 ай бұрын

Great plane, great airline, great livery...Wish they kept the polar bear livery on all their planes

@B-aviation 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video!🛫

@Nomorewoke0k 7 ай бұрын

I flew on these as a kid on British charter airlines. A lovely aircraft.

@ronaldcuieii8639 8 ай бұрын

Hey buddy, long time. Awesome flight. Did they say what the 737's future would be? Very very nice. Please keep coming out with more vlogs!!

@Richard2003 8 ай бұрын

Took a chance flying on that thing!!

@grgr3074 7 ай бұрын

What a nice timeless experience.....

@cito1101 8 ай бұрын

Welcome back QFS

@tommarino1056 8 ай бұрын

Interesting video. Happy Thanksgiving

@gustavodeibarrapilot 8 ай бұрын

Congratulations, the B737 200 is a great aircraft And a Graet profesosr for many Pilots. For ever I will be grateful. Buenos Vuelos

@berserkercu6595 8 ай бұрын

This is good and sad video.. Thank you )

@Reedville3 8 ай бұрын

Best looking engine imo!

@abcjelly Ай бұрын

👍nice cinematix

@BrayleeCatholique-Michel 3 ай бұрын

I'm 10 and when I was 9 I was on a normal 737-200 same airline from yellowknife to Edmonton in June or July 2023 and this plane I wanted to fly when I grow up but my dream is gone😢

@gustavosauerrentas 7 ай бұрын

Belíssimas imagens!

@tobyabe 8 ай бұрын

Amazing video. With your excellent camera work it’s now time to start voice over commentary.

@wotan10950 8 ай бұрын

Really fascinating journey! I was surprised by the wildfire damage - those don’t look like inhabited areas, so was it caused by lightning?

@nonenowherebye 8 ай бұрын

Flew on one of these from YEG->YZF->YRB on a charter with 20,000lbs of cargo back in 2005. The loss of the -200s is a big loss to places like Resolute with their gravel runways.

@MileHigh_Aviation 8 ай бұрын

awesome 👏

@ryancompton4339 8 ай бұрын

Great video, and I was curious, what shoes are you wearing? Thank you!

@willamisbezerra6970 8 ай бұрын

Uauuuuu Que Clássico ❤❤❤❤ Adorei de Mais Espetacular 🇧🇷💚👍🏻😊👍🏻👍🏻😊👍🏻👍🏻

@dj_m3ndoz4 7 ай бұрын

In venezuela there are still several 737-200s in operation and dc9s as well.

@user-tz6vm1sb1d 8 ай бұрын

Спасибо за прекрасное и видео и историю 👍🏻

@zusje1018 8 ай бұрын

Traveling for half a decade I always kept asking myself who the 100% is drinking tomato juice. Now here is the solution, Canadian North Pax are that cold tomato soup consumers 😎👍🏼 By the way - excellent video ❤️

@merlin43004 8 ай бұрын

Great, historic video. What’s to become of that plane now?

@done-ahhh578 8 ай бұрын

I remember flying on the Ryanair ones when they still have them when I was 10. I believe Ryanair’s 737-200s were ex Continental airlines aircraft.

@AlVlogs1603 8 ай бұрын

That planes older than god.JT8D must have thousands of hours great vid

@GregCurtin45 8 ай бұрын

That was a great historical education and a truly outstanding video record of the 737's final flight. $1800 for that flight? We know there is a recession and climbing fuel prices but for a 90 minute trip? Crazy. Thank you for giving up your time to film, edit, and share with us. #Vintage #737 #NWT #CambridgeBay

@redcomusic 8 ай бұрын

Oldie but goodie

@Norshuttle97 8 ай бұрын

Canadian North are getting some 700s from SAS, eg LN-TUM. Just like the pre Aeromexico in the arrival scene.

@Фарик.1 8 ай бұрын

Очень хорошее видео, с этим самолетом уходит целая эпоха компании Boeing.. Поддержка✈👍🤗

@theabyssjanitor 7 ай бұрын

It was great to work with GDPA one last time

@antonch.657 8 ай бұрын

Суперский видос бро!

@rafaelwilks 7 ай бұрын

Assuming this aircraft hasn't reached the limit of its cycles, it could continue flying for a bit more if it were re-engined with superior CF34-8 power - with those engines, it would save 15% on fuel costs

@basstrip73 8 ай бұрын

Whatever vibe you guys were giving off it sure wasn't jiving with the locals lol

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

You should do a trip report with RedcoMusic sometime!!!

@juliusnepos6013 8 ай бұрын

It's been a while

@dlbrittain1976 8 ай бұрын

sad to see the 200 leave

@WhiteAngel14ProMax 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@diegogarcia5262 8 ай бұрын

when was de flight recorded?

@user-oy2fw9pw4s 5 ай бұрын

Iam a Australian and in 1986 there was an airline named Norcanair is that airline still apprates. I went to Canada in 1986 and 1988 working on farms in Saskatchewan.

@david.b4186 8 ай бұрын

So with this last flight, how many 737-200s left doing gravel flights in Canada now?

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

Fly to Omaha sometime please!!!

@drumswest5035 8 ай бұрын

You're pretty brave to fly on that old machine, i think its time they scrapped it. I think i flew on that when Pacific Western owned it and it wasn't very pleasant to fly on it then...the 200's are so loud! I loved the history photos of the plane and i love watching the buckets when reversing

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

Thoughts on the high tech TSA screeners

@terryisnor 8 ай бұрын

no matter how many problems we had with that plane i personally think it would have been better as a cargo plane then the atr freighter we have now

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

I’m curious what your thoughts are on the ATR freighter. Are the economics poor? I know the range is pretty iffy.

@terryisnor 8 ай бұрын

@@QFSAviation to move roughly 24000lbs cargo we need 2 freighters and usually the second flight is in the evening. which is sometimes cancel due to crew timing out . also it is just a small crew here that ends up doing both flight so guys are tired the next day

@ati4280 8 ай бұрын

Time to say goodbye. Farewell 732.

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

no wifi or coverage very interesting

@jamesbartlett5640 8 ай бұрын

Is that all it can seat is 36 people thought it was more than that, but a shame to see the B732 go.

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

It’s all adjustable depending on the passenger demand. They can configure the cargo door based on how many pallets they want and the amount of seats needed.

@jamesbartlett5640 7 ай бұрын

@@QFSAviation Ah ok as I swore I read it could carry more then that but that makes sense.

@drewski1535 8 ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢

@daviation6938 8 ай бұрын

Was it significantly louder than a 737-800 in the back of the cabin?

@QFSAviation 8 ай бұрын

Yes 😂 it was a higher pitch and the cabin noise was noticeable louder

@drsysop 7 ай бұрын

I wonder where the airplane will end up in the Mojave desert?

@BritishRosie-es3zr 6 ай бұрын

I don't think I would agree to wearing a 43 year old pair of shoes let alone getting on a 43 year old plane!

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

Seems to be Emil, Quintin, and Zach's videos are in decline!!!

@VadimD-All_The_Best 8 ай бұрын

😀👍👍👍

@lanfrancopignoli5553 7 ай бұрын

There is no other jet for gravel runways

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

rip 737-200s

@kcindc5539 8 ай бұрын

You couldn’t pay me to fly an ATR-42 in that climate. Those ATRs have atrocious flying characteristics in freezing precipitation, and the smarter airlines moved all of their ATR fleets to warm climates decades ago. CN is just asking for trouble operating an aircraft incapable of staying aloft in anything approaching freezing conditions.

@michaelsharp3615 8 ай бұрын

No LI Flyer here!!!