[7] The airline was established by Joe Sparling and Tom Woods, and started flight training and general purpose charter operations in 1977 with a single Cessna 206.

[citation needed] The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation of Old Crow also began investing in Air North during this time.

[citation needed] These jets allowed Air North to begin competing with the mainline carriers between Yukon and Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.

[citation needed] Since Air North began scheduled jet service, passenger traffic at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport has doubled, and by 2014 nearly 60% of Whitehorse passengers were flying Air North.

[citation needed] The combi's large main deck cargo door and moveable bulkhead allowed for all-cargo as well as mixed cargo/passenger operations.

A gravel kit was later installed on the 737 Combi, allowing the aircraft to operate on the airline's northern routes.

It now includes the original hangar which is now used as a cargo warehouse and ground equipment shop, a new aircraft maintenance hangar, a reservations and administration building, an operations centre, an in-house catering and cabin services department, and a fuelling facility.

The in-house catering building opened in the mid-2000s, enabling Air North to offer a complimentary light meal in-flight.

Most of Air North's work is scheduled passenger and cargo flights between Whitehorse and Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Dawson City, Old Crow, Mayo and Inuvik.

Air North also runs regular freight trips and fuel-haul flights to the fly-in only community of Old Crow, Yukon.

[10] During the 2021 Canadian federal election, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's campaign chartered an Air North Boeing 737-500.

On the fuselage, the words "Air North" and "Yukon's Airline" are painted, although the positioning varies by aircraft type.