Air Creebec

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Air Creebec
Air Creebec new logo.png
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IATA ICAO Callsign
YN [1] CRQ [2] CREE [2]
Founded1982
AOC # 8982 [3]
Hubs Val-d'Or Airport
Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Waskaganish Airport
Secondary hubs Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Frequent-flyer program Aeroplan
Fleet size18, [4] [5]
Destinations16 [6]
Parent company Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company Inc. (CREECO)
Headquarters Val-d'Or, Quebec
Key peopleMatthew Happyjack (President)
Website www.aircreebec.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Air Creebec Dash-8-102 C-FCSK Air Creebec Dash-8 C-FCSK.JPG
Air Creebec Dash-8-102 C-FCSK
Air Creebec HS 748 C-FPJR Air Creebec C-FPJR.JPG
Air Creebec HS 748 C-FPJR

Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. [7] It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 [6] destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport. [8]

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History

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Old logo

The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on 1 July 1982. At that time the Cree owned 51% of the company and Austin Airways owned the remaining 49%. In 1988 the Cree purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any aboriginal group in Canada, making Air Creebec owned entirely by the Cree. [9]

On 23 March 2012, Air Creebec discontinued its service to La Grande Rivière Airport. [10]

Destinations

Air Creebec operates services to the following Canadian domestic scheduled destinations (as of August 2019): [6]

ProvinceCommunityIATAICAOAirport
Ontario Attawapiskat First Nation YATCYAT Attawapiskat Airport
Ontario Fort Albany First Nation YFACYFA Fort Albany Airport
Ontario Kashechewan First Nation ZKECZKE Kashechewan Airport
Ontario Moosonee YMOCYMO Moosonee Airport
Ontario Peawanuck YPOCYPO Peawanuck Airport
Ontario Timmins YTSCYTS Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Quebec Chibougamau YMTCYMT Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
Quebec Chisasibi YKUCSU2 Chisasibi Airport
Quebec Eastmain ZEMCZEM Eastmain River Airport
Quebec Kuujjuarapik YGWCYGW Kuujjuarapik Airport
Quebec Montreal YULCYUL Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Quebec Nemaska YNSCYHH Nemiscau Airport
Quebec Val-d'Or YVOCYVO Val-d'Or Airport
Quebec Waskaganish YKQCYKQ Waskaganish Airport
Quebec Wemindji YNCCYNC Wemindji Airport

Fleet

As of April 2024 Transport Canada listed 20 aircraft and Air Creebec listed 18 [5] [4]

Air Creebec fleet
AircraftNo. of aircraft
TC)
No. of aircraft
(CRQ)
VariantsNotes
de Havilland Canada Dash 8 1816 Series 100, Series 300 16 Series 100 (14 on Air Creebec site) carrying 29 or 37 passengers and two Series 300 carrying 50
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 22 748 Series 2A Cargo only
Total2018

Affinity programs

The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem.

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