On January 27th, this Air Greenland Airbus A330 flew into Fort McMurray, Alberta,
operating a charter flight for the Arctic Winter Games.
The Arctic Winter Games are a multi-sport and cultural event for Indigenous peoples living
around the Arctic Circle, and have been taking place every two years since 1970.
This year, the Games are being held in the Regional Municipality of Wood
Buffalo in Northeastern Alberta, with participants coming from as far away as
northern Scandinavia and Greenland, hence this special flight to Fort McMurray.
Now, Air Greenland and Fort McMurray are two things I never expected to say in the same
sentence. They're one of the most unique airlines in the world, and their operation is fascinating.
Air Greenland's A330 usually flies exclusively between Greenland and Denmark, so seeing it in
Canada is an exceptionally rare event. Add Fort McMurray of all places into the mix,
and you can see why I had to make the trip up from Calgary to see it!
This is one of the largest aircraft to ever land in Fort McMurray,
and a 7500 foot runway plus an A330 was bound to make for quite the interesting
arrival. The plane stayed overnight and left the following morning back to Greenland.
Please enjoy this very rare, all-red A330!