Air Nunavut, trading as Smooth Air,[2] is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-owned[6][7] air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.[8]
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| Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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| AOC # | Canada: 5343[2] United States: Q1NF069F[3] | ||||||
| Hubs | Iqaluit Airport Oshawa Executive Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14[4] | ||||||
| Destinations | Air charter/MEDEVAC | ||||||
| Headquarters | Iqaluit, Nunavut and Oshawa, Ontario[5] | ||||||
| Key people | Jeff Mahoney (president) | ||||||
| Website | Air Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter | ||||||
History
editThe airline was established and started charter operations in 1989 as Air Baffin. Scheduled services were inaugurated in May 1992.[8] It was renamed to Air Nunavut in 1996.
The airline also has two main bases of operations, Oshawa Executive Airport and Iqaluit Airport. Under the division company name SmoothAir Charter operate Dassault Falcons out of Oshawa Executive Airport offering charter services.[9] The Beechcraft King Air 200s remain in Iqaluit servicing the surrounding communities.
Fleet
editAccording to Transport Canada the Air Nunavut fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2024):[4]
| Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes |
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| Beechcraft Super King Air | 4 | 200 | 8, 11 or 13 passengers, gravel strip capable. |
| Dassault Falcon 10 | 7 | Falcon 10 | Listed by Air Nunavut as Falcon 10 Jet, 7 passengers, gravel strip capable. One aircraft is listed by Transport Canada as having an expired temporary registration certificate.[10] Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site.[9] |
| Dassault Falcon 20 | 3 | Mystère/Falcon 20F5 Falcon 200 Fan Jet Falcon |
Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site.[9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 4 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
Air Nunavut: BFF, BAFFIN
- ^ a b Transport Canada (2019-09-05), Civil Aviation Services (CAS) AOC. wwwapps.tc.gc.ca.
- ^ "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View". av-info.faa.gov. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Nunavut". Transport Canada. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Air Nunavut Contact". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ To be registered with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm Article 24 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement requires that the owner, or 51% ownership of the companies shares, be Inuit. Full details at Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Archived 24 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Firm Details for - Air Nunavut
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 64.
- ^ a b c "Smoothair Charter – A Division of Air Nunavut Ltd". Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "CCAR - Aircraft Details C-GNVT". 28 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
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Media related to Air Nunavut at Wikimedia Commons- Air Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter website
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