Winair
Winair, an abbreviation of Windward Islands Airways International NV, is a government-owned airline based in Sint Maarten. Founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux, It has a fleet of seven aircraft serving ten destinations, all within the Leeward Islands group of the Lesser Antilles in the North East Caribbean. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Princess Juliana International Airport.
History
Windward Islands Airways was founded in 1961 by Georges Greaux with additional investments from Hipployte Ledee, Chester Wathey, Louis Richardson, and a handful of others. The airline needed short takeoff and landing aircraft to service certain airports such as Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba and began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965. The December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable lists flights between St. Maarten and Saba operated with STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 aircraft.Agreements
Winair has interline agreements with the following airlines:- Air Antilles
- Air Caraibes
- Air France
- British Airways
- Caribbean Airlines
- Copa Airlines
- Corsair International
- Delta Air Lines
- KLM
- United Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic
- Air Antilles
- Air France
- KLM
Destinations
| Base and Hub | |
| Focus city | |
| Future destination |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Refs/Notes |
| St. John's |  Antigua | ANU | TAPA | V. C. Bird International Airport | |
| Oranjestad |  Aruba | AUA | TNCA | Queen Beatrix International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Kralendijk |  Bonaire | BON | TNCB | Flamingo International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Oranjestad |  Sint Eustatius | EUX | TNCE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport | |
| The Bottom |  Saba | SAB | TNCS | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport | |
| Willemstad | CUR | TNCC | Hato International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles | |
| Marigot |  Dominica | DOM | TDPD | Douglas–Charles Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Santo Domingo |  Dominican Republic | SDQ | MDSD | Las Américas International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Pointe-à-Pitre |  Guadeloupe | PTP | TFFR | Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Port-au-Prince |  Haiti | PAP | MTPP | Toussaint Louverture International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| San Juan |  Puerto Rico | SJU | TJSJ | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | Operated by Air Antilles |
| Gustavia |  Saint-Barthélemy | SBH | TFFJ | Gustaf III Airport | |
| Basseterre |  Saint Kitts | SKB | TKPK | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport | |
| Philipsburg |  Sint Maarten | SXM | TNCM | Princess Juliana International Airport | |
| Road Town |  Tortola | EIS | TUPJ | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport |
Fleet
The Winair fleet consists of the following aircraft :Retired
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft:In addition to above previously operated aircraft, according to the December 1, 1963 Windward Islands Airways timetable the airline was operating STOL-capable Dornier Do-28 as well as Piper Apache aircraft.