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RWI-TRK-003-AG · Air · Civil & general aviation
CanWest Air Cessna 208 Caravans CWA803 and CWA805 at Fort Vermilion, overnight
closed started · last position at 58.400, -116.050
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CanWest Air night flights out of Fort Vermilion, about 700 km from Wainwright — consistent with medevac, nothing tying them to the Wainwright fire. CanWest's role at Wainwright (King Airs C-GLUR, C-GLUD, C-GLUL in the casualty airlift, 17–18 Oct) is documented separately in SITREP 013.
Why it is followed
Two CanWest Air Caravans converged on Fort Vermilion, Alberta, around 00:45 MDT on 27 Oct: CWA805 from High Level (dep. 00:30 MDT) and CWA803 from the east (John D'Or Prairie direction). Fort Vermilion is about 700 km north-west of CFB Wainwright, not near it. CanWest Air (La Crete / Edmonton) flies charters for northern Alberta and Little Red River Cree Nation communities and air ambulance for Alberta Health Services; no military or Wainwright link found. Night Caravan flights here fit medevac or charter. The 80 km flight-archive scan around CFB Wainwright for 14–26 Oct will show whether any CanWest aircraft flew there during the fire.
0 positions logged from live feeds.
Subjects
| Subject | Callsign | Reg | Type | Operator | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 208 Caravan, CanWest Air | CWA803 | C208 | CanWest Air | Canada | |
| Cessna 208 Caravan, CanWest Air | CWA805 | C208 | CanWest Air | Canada |
Observations 2
| UTC | Position | Alt | Track | Speed | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 06:47 | 58.4, -116.05 | — | — | — | CWA803 at Fort Vermilion, arriving from the east (John D'Or Prairie direction) | Flightradar24 / MarineTraffic screenshot (Kevin) |
| 2026-10-27 06:47 | 58.39, -116.03 | — | — | — | CWA805 at Fort Vermilion, from High Level (dep. 00:30 MDT) | Flightradar24 / MarineTraffic screenshot (Kevin) |