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I was thinking if the fighters launched north from Inuvik and the tankers followed from Yellowknife.  But yes, assuming they'll tank about 450NM north of the base its only a time difference of about a 1/2 hour between a Herc arriving from Inuvik and an Airbus arriving from Yellowiknife.  I'm...

Financial considerations aside, I suppose you're correct.  It is only an extra 90 minutes from Yellowknife instead of Inuvik and the A310 would move a lot faster than a Herc anyway. AO

LOL... only if they coordinate the flight schedule in advance with the Russians.  Probably be able to save both governments a lot of money if they did.  "The Canadian Forces Air Command cordially invites you to a staredown at 80N 150W a week from Thursday at 0700z - RSVP" :rofl:

Will the A310s be able to operate with an effective fuel load from the 6000' runways at FOL Inuvik and Rankin Inlet or will they have to stage them out of Yellowknife?  Could make things dicey for the fighters in the far north if they have to wait 3 hours for tanker support to get on station... AO

It was even quicker than you think.  The haul from Frederickton was already its second operational mission, the first having been run earlier in the week.  Some info (and nice photos) here: http://www.spottersblog.com/yev/1613/Large+and+In+Charge.html AO

It has already been done.  This summer the Air Force quietly stood up the Inuvik FOL site and is planning to maintain a continuous presence there at least until spring of 2008, rotating squadrons of CF-18s from Cold Lake and tankers from Winnipeg.  The newest C-17's first deployment was...