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| Founded | 1955 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Eskilstuna Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||||||
| Website | nordflyg.se | ||||||
Nord-Flyg is a Swedish cargo and passenger charter airline based at Eskilstuna, Sweden. [1] Formed in 1955 as an air taxi operator it was launch customer for a cargo conversion of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400. [1]
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| Cessna Grand Commander | SE-LSK | In operation as of November 2019 |
| SE-LSL | Exported to Israel in 2012 | |
| Bombardier Dash 8 Q400PF | SE-LSM | Exported to Kenya in December 2011 |
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