The WORST episodes of Arctic Air

Every episode of Arctic Air ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Arctic Air!

On the ground, Bobby, the headstrong business partner, struggles to save the airline from crashing financially while Mel, the cantankerous co-owner, keeps his crew of pilots in the air. Caught in the crossfire is Mel's hotshot pilot daughter Krista.

Last Updated: 6/25/2025Network: CBC (CA)Status: Ended

6.53

118 votes

#1 - The River

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2014

Krista's homecoming is cut short when Arctic Air launches a daring search and rescue operation to save Dev and Astrid.

6.68

260 votes

#2 - Stormy Weather

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2013

Bobby, Krista and Blake are trapped in an abandoned Dew Line station -- only to find out they're not alone.

6.71

260 votes

#3 - Bombs Away

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2013

Bobby's sister Deanna is arrested for eco-terrorist bombings, but as Bobby works to clear her name, he learns that there's one more bomb and it's been planted on an Arctic Air plane -- with Krista aboard.

6.75

172 votes

#4 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/3/2013

Krista's mother pays a visit to Yellowknife and throws Krista's life into turmoil and Bobby gets his first real chance to play "family" with Connor and Petra.

6.76

82 votes

#5 - The Fling

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2014

Krista and Tag’s relationship is tested when an emergency landing leaves them stranded.

6.78

82 votes

#6 - The Fugitive

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/11/2014

A prisoner transport becomes a life and death struggle for Blake and Lindsay, as Krista and Tag reach an impasse in their relationship.

6.81

85 votes

#7 - The Devils You Know

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2014

Bobby fights to save Petra’s life savings when Bruce Ward’s involvement in a business deal causes violence and destruction.

6.81

85 votes

#8 - High Water

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2014

Bobby fights against time and politics to evacuate a community before an upstream dam bursts.

6.82

198 votes

#9 - Dangerous Cargo

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2013

A desperate biologist holds Krista and Bobby at gunpoint in the Arctic Air offices, along with a polar bear.

6.87

87 votes

#10 - Flying Solo

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/2014

Bobby and Loreen race to save Caitlin when her first solo flight goes dangerously wrong.

6.90

141 votes

#11 - Skeletons in the Closet

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2013

Bobby and Mel are stranded in an isolated community after their DC-3 is shot up on the airstrip; and Krista helps Loreen arrange a traditional burial for the bones of her great-great-grandfather.

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6.91

170 votes

#12 - There's Gold in Them Thar Hills

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2013

A dying trapper gives Dev and Cece the location of a valuable gold claim, setting off a mini gold rush that pits Arctic Air against Bruce Ward and the Comstock Brothers.

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6.93

265 votes

#13 - Wildfire

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2013

Bobby and Krista attempt to rescue a group of stranded tourists from a raging forest fire, but they need help from the rest of the Arctic Air crew if they're going to make it out alive.

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6.94

171 votes

#14 - Old Wounds

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2013

Bobby backs Jim McAllister in a tough-guy boxing tournament as part of a last-ditch bid to save his diamond claim; and Arctic Air falls into crisis when Blake's friend joins the crew.

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7.07

139 votes

#15 - Fool Me Once

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/2013

While a winter storm hammers Yellowknife, a couples' weekend in Calgary goes sideways after the arrival of Blake's sister and Krista's discovery of Bobby and Petra's kiss.

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7.12

234 votes

#16 - Open Season

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2013

Bobby and Caitlin fly into northern hunting grounds to see Nelson, but a long-awaited brother-sister reunion turns to horror when they learn that Nelson was shot by the very hunters he was hired to guide.

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7.13

231 votes

#17 - Hijacked

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2012

While flying rig workers down for a weekend in YK, an Arctic Air flight is hijacked.

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7.14

84 votes

#18 - The Finish Line

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2014

A high-stakes plane race raises ghosts from Mel’s past, forcing Krista and Tag to confront a crisis in their relationship.

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7.15

147 votes

#19 - Hell Hath No Fury

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2013

Troubled rock star, Delilah Fury, embarks on the northern leg of her comeback tour, and Bobby must keep her - and the tour - from falling apart.

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7.16

231 votes

#20 - All In

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2012

Bobby gambles Mel's plane in a high-stakes poker game while Krista's pilot skills are put to the test when the DC-3 runs out of fuel at 5,000 feet.

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7.17

168 votes

#21 - Vancouver is Such a Screwed-Up City

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2012

Bobby travels south with Mel and Krista to buy a new plane and his old life in Vancouver comes back to haunt him.

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7.20

81 votes

#22 - Rites of Passage

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/18/2014

Bobby and Connor’s weekend on the land becomes a fight for survival, while a high altitude flight puts Mel and Krista in peril.

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7.21

82 votes

#23 - Last Drop

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/2014

Bobby blames Bruce Ward for his foster sister’s death in a dry community, as Blake and Lindsay pursue a murder suspect.

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7.24

174 votes

#24 - Secrets and Lies

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2013

Petra thinks her ex husband has abducted Connor and enlists Bobby's help to get him back, leaving Krista on the hook to plan a 35th anniversary party for Arctic Air.

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7.24

80 votes

#25 - The Fall (1)

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/1/2014

Krista’s SAR crew is pushed to the limit during a high-altitude rescue, while Bobby is the target of an attack in YK.

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