The northern village of Puvirnituq is one of the largest settlements in Quebec’s Nunavik region, and sits just above the 60th parallel.
It’s home to an airport with a 6,000+ foot runway, making it one of the few airports in the region able to accommodate a 737. That runway though is made of gravel, and so only the 737-200s with a gravel kit can actually use it.
With direct scheduled flights to Montreal, that makes Puvirnituq one of the more “relatively” accessible places to see a 737-200 in its element.
I found myself there back in April on my way home from Kuujjuaq, and managed to capture one of Air Inuit’s 737-200s operating an all-cargo flight to and from Montreal. Enjoy this gravel runway action!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Inuit (AIE/3H)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Combi (B732)
Flight Number: 3H780/781
Livery: Standard Air Inuit
Engines: 2x Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
Registration: C-GOPW
Route: Montreal (YUL) – Puvirnituq (YPX) – Montreal (YUL)
Callsign: INUIT 780/781
Runway used: 16
Date filmed: April 2022
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Outro song – “Take Flight” by Nyhtian: https://youtu.be/bCTTwQ_269c
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29 Comments
Love it!
Great video. That plane is probably over 30 years old.
I do wheels and brakes for some northern airlines and get to see the kind of wear gravel can put on the tires. It still shocks me when I see it. Them tires are tough!
I always like Alex's videos however the one thing I have learned other than some aviation related material is how to pronounce some of these Canadian communities that number 1 we never knew existed and number 2 we never knew how to pronounce.
Former Canadian North jet too!
That's pretty hard core!
Still remember when this plane was new…I just turned 10 and rode jump seat with Dad on a couple trips.
Love it!! Especially with the JT8D engine's the same on the DC-9 and MD-80 series
pritty cool flying
Interesting! I’ld like to see more of the north. The runway here looks like it loses half its material with each landing and t/o. Other than the nose gear fender, what makes up a gravel kit? And what those rods under each engine?
I remember standing 150 feet away from the center line while a 737-200 was taking off. One of the loudest experiences of my life.
I can't believe how fast they taxi. At one point I wondered if you had sped up the "tape", but that was normal speed. Those fellers don't waste time on the ground. I'd have thought with the cold gravel, they'd take it a bit more easy!
Haha….. Plane
I was there too.
Love those cans
nice
Great video. When the plane is in the sky after takeoff it actually looks like a computer simulator lol. Also the angle made it look like it was coming back down to the ground. Awesome
This used to fly with CP Air I believe?
After a rough day at work, a big bowl of pasta and this video made everything better. Thank you.
Those engines look more like jet fighter engines than modern day 737 Max engines
why 737-200 still service
Alex, how do they get around the FOD problem?
Great video Alex. A few years ago, I watched Noel Phillips video of a flight to Puvirnituq. Oddly enough, both the FA and pilot of the 737-200 Combi were his subscribers. He spent the night in Puvirnituq and showed us the grocery store and co-op hotel where he stayed. The food prices were very high, more than the small villages and town in Northern Alaska.
What a great video and testament to the great 737-200! Perfect sound and video!
Your video work is outstanding!
For some unknown reason this video won’t play – other videos are OK. Anyone else getting an error code?
Some of us flew the 200 with Gravel Kits for Wien Air Alaska in the 70's and early 80's . Wien was the first operator of the 737-200 with the gravel kits in early 1969. Boeing did the flight testing of the kit at Fort Yukon, AK as part of the certification process. B. Wygle was the test pilot
That's one old bird. Like an old DC-3. Bet its restricted below FL 250. Like all 737-200's there are just two power setting, full power and idle.
Great video and sound! I have worked for a certain US airline for 40 years only flying 737s and that distinctive sound made by the -200 engines is one I have missed. Thank you!