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| Founded | 1945; 80 years ago (1945) (as McPhillips Flying Service) |
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| Operating bases | Charlevoix Municipal Airport |
| Destinations | 2 |
| Headquarters | Charlevoix, Michigan, United States |
| Website | www |
Island Airways is a smallpassenger airline based inCharlevoix, Michigan, United States. It provides services toWelke Airport andCharlevoix Municipal Airport.[1]
The airline began in 1945 asMcPhillips Flying Service. In 1975,Welke Aviation was started in competition with McPhillips. The two companies merged in 1983, and Paul Welke bought out his partners in 1989.[2] In 2001, Welke was instrumental in the location and rescue of a family that had been on a charter flight that crashed on approach to Beaver Island.[3] In 2013, theMichigan Aeronautics Commission gave Welke an award in recognition of Island Airway's long history of service.[4]
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