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.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters | Notes |
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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] |
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters | Notes |
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Air Baffin | BFF | AIR BAFFIN | Iqaluit | 1990 - 1997, now Air Nunavut | ||
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) | Notes |
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Calm Air | MO | CAV | CALM AIR | Thommpson, 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] |
Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated. In 1987, its traditional Inuktitut name was restored.
CHC Helicopter is a large helicopter services company, specializing in the following services:
Air Burkina SA is the national airline of Burkina Faso, operating scheduled services from its main base at Ouagadougou Airport. to one domestic destination, Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as regional services to Togo, Benin, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana. From 2001 to 2017, the airline was majority owned by an AKFED/IPS consortium, but is now back in government ownership, with reports that a new investor is being sought.
Cambridge Bay is a hamlet located on Victoria Island in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest settlement on Victoria Island. Cambridge Bay is named for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, while the traditional Inuinnaqtun name for the area is Ikaluktutiak or Iqaluktuttiaq meaning "good fishing place".
Air Tindi is an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled and on demand charter services. Its main base is Yellowknife Airport and the airline was previously owned by the Arychuk family. The name Tindi means "the big lake" or "Great Slave Lake" in the local native Tłı̨chǫ Yatiì language.
Air Greenland A/S, also known as Greenlandair, is the flag carrier airline of Greenland, owned by the Greenlandic Government. It operates a fleet of 32 aircraft, including 1 airliner used for transatlantic and charter flights, 8 fixed-wing aircraft primarily serving the domestic network, and 18 helicopters feeding passengers from the smaller communities into the domestic airport network. Flights to heliports in the remote settlements are operated on contract with the government of Greenland.
Bradley Air Services Limited, operating as Canadian North, is a wholly Inuit-owned airline headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to communities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Nunavik region of Quebec, as well as southern destinations such as Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa. The company slogan is Fly the Arctic.
Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and East Timor.
PT. Metro Batavia, operating as Batavia Air, was an airline based in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Surabaya. Until January 31, 2013, the airline operated domestic flights to around 42 destinations and several nearby regional international destinations, and Saudi Arabia. Its main base was Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. Batavia Air was listed in category 1 on the Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority airline safety rating. On January 31, 2013, at 12:00 local time, Batavia Air ceased operations after the Central Jakarta Regional Court granted a bankruptcy appeal by ILFC, the international aircraft lessor, saying that the airline owed US$4,68 million in debts, a debt that Batavia Air failed to repay after a series of financial difficulties.
Air Nunavut, trading as Smooth Air, is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-owned air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating MEDEVAC and charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.
Cambridge Bay Airport is located 1.6 nautical miles southwest of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
Northern Pacific Airways, Inc. d.b.a. Ravn Alaska is a regional airline that specializes in serving the small communities in the US state of Alaska. The airline is headquartered in Anchorage, which is also home to its primary hub, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Summit Air is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the Haisla Nation, Air Baffin, the Det’on Cho Corporation, and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region.
Kugaaruk, formerly known as Pelly Bay until 3 December 1999, is located on the shore of Pelly Bay, just off the Gulf of Boothia, Simpson Peninsula, Kitikmeot, in Canada's Nunavut territory. Access is by air by the Kugaaruk Airport and by annual supply sealift. Kugaaruk means "little stream", the traditional name of the brook that flows through the hamlet.
Pronto Airways LP was an airline formed in 2006 that was based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It operated scheduled and charter passenger services as well as cargo service until the airline ceased operations in 2015. Its main bases were Prince Albert and Saskatoon, with destinations throughout northern Saskatchewan and Nunavut.
Nunavut is the largest and northernmost territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which provided this territory to the Inuit for independent government. The boundaries had been drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the province of Newfoundland was admitted in 1949.
Adlair Aviation (1983) Ltd. was founded in 1983 as a family-owned charter airline in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Adlair Aviation was established by one of the north's pilots, Willy Laserich. It is based in Cambridge Bay and has administrative offices in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It operates out of Cambridge Bay Airport. Also, Adlair operates a docking area at the Cambridge Bay Water Aerodrome.
Discovery Air (DA), founded in 2004, was a specialized aviation company that operated primarily in Canada.
Tourism in Nunavut focuses on outdoor activities and culture of the local Inuit, the indigenous people of Nunavut. Wildlife watching is a popular tourist attraction, as the territory is home to a number of wildlife and bird sanctuaries. It is possible to spot walrus, polar bears, a large variety of birds and belugas throughout Nunavut. Outdoor adventure activities are also popular. Nunavut has a wide and lengthy river system, meaning that there are a large number of canoeing and kayaking opportunities to suit experienced travellers. Nunavut's vast expanse of uninhabited territory offers many opportunities for hiking and camping. However, the region's often extreme conditions and remote location often necessitates a guide, even for experienced campers.