Airline / aviation operator profile

    Great Northern Airlines

    United States · Aircraft details and history

    Source last updated: Jan 21, 2026
    IATAUO
    ICAO—
    Callsign–

    Operator profile

    Full Name
    Great Northern Airlines, Incorporated
    Country
    United States
    Founded
    Jan 1976
    Ceased operations
    1984
    MarkAir (BF / MRK)
    Predecessor
    Fairbanks Air Service (UO)
    Base / Main Hub
    Anchorage Ted Stevens (ANC / PANC)

    Aircraft overview

    In Service0
    Current Total0
    Historic8
    Overall8
    Aircraft TypeIn ServiceParkedCurrent TotalFutureHistoricAvg. AgeOverall
    De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter11
    Lockheed L-188 Electra77
    Total000088

    Aircraft registry

    Source list categories: Historic Fleet

    Source record fields: Aircraft Type · Config · Delivered · Exit Date · Status / Fate · Remark

    RegistrationAircraft TypeSource Details
    N25TCDe Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter
    • Config: Y19
    • Delivered: Jan 1976
    • Jan 1977
    • N54AN Air North
    N282FLockheed L-188A(F) Electra
    • Cargo
    • Mar 1978
    • Jun 1978
    • N282F Zantop International Airlines
    • 282, lsf Zantop International Airlines
    N284FLockheed L-188A(F) Electra
    • Cargo
    • Dec 1977
    • Dec 1978
    • N284F Zantop International Airlines
    • lsf Zantop International Airlines
    N401FALockheed L-188A(F) Electra
    • Cargo
    • Jan 1976
    • 12 Mar 1976
    • Written Off
    • 401, lsd
    N402GNLockheed L-188C(F) Electra
    • Cargo
    • Jun 1976
    • Sep 1980
    • N402GN Fleming International Airways
    • 402, lsd
    N403GNLockheed L-188A(PF) Electra
    • Passenger/Cargo
    • Sep 1976
    • 5 Jan 1979
    • Written Off
    N404GNLockheed L-188A(F) Electra
    • Cargo
    • 29 Sep 1977
    • 15 Sep 1980
    • N404GN Fleming International Airways
    N405GNLockheed L-188A(PF) Electra
    • Passenger/Cargo
    • 20 Apr 1978
    • 20 Nov 1980
    • N405GN Fleming International Airways
    • 405

    Source notes

    Source disclaimer/notes: Only supported aircraft types are included in this list.

    Source rights notice: © 2026 kathama.com. All rights reserved. This data may not be copied, reproduced, or published without prior written permission. Limited excerpts may be used under fair use principles when properly attributed to kathama.com with a direct link back to the original source.

    Complete source reference

    The collapsed reference below preserves the normalized text in this operator’s source block so source content is not silently omitted by the redesigned presentation.

    Complete normalized source transcript for this operator

    Great Northern Airlines

    IATA UO | ICAO – | Callsign –

    Full Name | Great Northern Airlines, Incorporated

    Country | United States

    Founded | Jan 1976

    Ceased operations | 1984 MarkAir (BF / MRK)

    Predecessor | Fairbanks Air Service (UO)

    Base / Main Hub | Anchorage Ted Stevens (ANC / PANC)

    Last updated on Jan 21, 2026

    Fleet Matrix

    Aircraft Type | Current | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

    Aircraft Type | In Service | Parked | Total | Future 2 | Historic | Avg. Age | Total

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | 1

    Lockheed L-188 Electra | 7

    Total | 0 | 8

    Fleet List

    Historic Fleet

    Reg

    Aircraft Type

    Config

    Delivered

    Exit Date

    Status / Fate

    Remark

    N25TC

    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-200 Twin Otter

    Y19

    Jan 1976

    Jan 1977

    N54AN Air North

    N282F

    Lockheed L-188A(F) Electra

    Cargo

    Mar 1978

    Jun 1978

    N282F Zantop International Airlines

    282, lsf Zantop International Airlines

    N284F

    Lockheed L-188A(F) Electra

    Cargo

    Dec 1977

    Dec 1978

    N284F Zantop International Airlines

    lsf Zantop International Airlines

    N401FA

    Lockheed L-188A(F) Electra

    Cargo

    Jan 1976

    12 Mar 1976

    Written Off

    401, lsd

    N402GN

    Lockheed L-188C(F) Electra

    Cargo

    Jun 1976

    Sep 1980

    N402GN Fleming International Airways

    402, lsd

    N403GN

    Lockheed L-188A(PF) Electra

    Passenger/Cargo

    Sep 1976

    5 Jan 1979

    Written Off

    N404GN

    Lockheed L-188A(F) Electra

    Cargo

    29 Sep 1977

    15 Sep 1980

    N404GN Fleming International Airways

    404

    N405GN

    Lockheed L-188A(PF) Electra

    Passenger/Cargo

    20 Apr 1978

    20 Nov 1980

    N405GN Fleming International Airways

    405

    © 2026 kathama.com. All rights reserved. This data may not be copied, reproduced, or published without prior written permission. Limited excerpts may be used under fair use principles when properly attributed to kathama.com with a direct link back to the original source.

    Disclaimer

    Only supported aircraft types are included in this list.