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

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

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

Other

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

1. Official site - Adlair Aviation Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
2. 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. 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.