List of airlines of Nunavut

This is a list of airlines of Nunavut which have an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, the country's civil aviation authority.

Current airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters
Notes
Adlair Aviation   Cambridge Bay Charters.[1] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy.[2][3]
Air Nunavut   BFF AIR BAFFIN Iqaluit Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[4] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][5] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[6][7]
Aqsaqniq Airways   DA DISCOVERY AIR Cambridge Bay MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. Partnership with Air Tindi (minority partner), a subsidiary of Discovery Air. Headquarters are in Taloyoak.[8]
DAL Aviation   Cambridge Bay Water Seasonal floatplane charters.[9]
Keewatin Air   FK KEW Rankin Inlet,
Winnipeg
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[10]
Kitikmeot Air Cambridge Bay Charters.[11] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][12] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[6][13]
Kitikmeot Helicopters Cambridge Bay Helicopter charters. The company is a joint venture between Bill and Jessie Lyall (51%) and Great Slave Helicopters (48%).[14][15] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][16] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[6][17]
Nunasi Helicopters Yellowknife, Iqaluit Helicopter charters.[18][19] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][20] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[6][21]
Ookpik Aviation   Baker Lake Charters.[22]
Unaalik Aviation   Resolute Bay Scheduled passenger service to 5 destinations in Nunavut.[23] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy,[2] with bases in Cambridge Bay[24] and Iqaluit.[25]

Defunct airlines

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters
Notes
Air Baffin BFF AIR BAFFIN Iqaluit 1990 - 1997, now Air Nunavut

Other

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Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) Notes
Calm Air   MO CAV CALM AIR Thompson, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Serves 7 destinations in Nunavut with a secondary hub at Rankin Inlet Airport.[26]
Canadian North   5T MPE EMPRESS Yellowknife Serves 14 destinations in Nunavut.[27]
Kivalliq Air   FK Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Serves 8 destinations in Nunavut.[28]

References

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  1. ^ Official site - Adlair Aviation Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d e f The Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy requires that the owner, or 51% ownership of the companies shares, be Nunavut residents. Full criteria can be found at Criteria for NNI Registration.
  3. ^ NNI Policy Business Profile - Adlair Aviation
  4. ^ Air Nunavut Limited - Complete Profile Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine at Industry Canada
  5. ^ NNI Policy Business Profile - Air Nunavut
  6. ^ a b c d 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 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Firm Details for - Air Nunavut[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Aqsaqniq Airways
  9. ^ DAL Aviation at High Arctic Lodge
  10. ^ "Keewatin Air Lifeline". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  11. ^ "Kitikmeot Air". Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  12. ^ NNI Policy Business Profile - Kitikmeot Air
  13. ^ Firm Details for - Kitikmeot Air[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Great Slave Helicopters - Partners
  15. ^ Kitikmeot Helicopters
  16. ^ NNI Policy Business Profile - Kitikmeot Helicopters
  17. ^ Firm Details for - Kitikmeot Helicopters[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Nunasi Helicopters official site". Archived from the original on 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  19. ^ Nunasi Helicopters
  20. ^ NNI Policy Business Profile - Nunasi Helicopters
  21. ^ Firm Details for - Nunasi Helicopters[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ "Baker Lake 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  23. ^ Unaalik Aviation schedule[permanent dead link]
  24. ^ "Unaalik Aviation (2004) Inc. - Cambridge Bay". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  25. ^ Unaalik Aviation (2004) Inc. - Iqaluit
  26. ^ "Calm Air destinations". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
  27. ^ Canadian North flight schedule
  28. ^ "Kivalliq Air destinations". Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2009-05-25.