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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]

Air Nunavut
ADassault Falcon 10 departing Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
IATA ICAO Callsign
N/A BFF[1] AIR BAFFIN[1]
Founded1989
AOC #Canada: 5343[2]
United States: Q1NF069F[3]
HubsIqaluit Airport
Oshawa Executive Airport
Fleet size14[4]
DestinationsAir charter/MEDEVAC
HeadquartersIqaluit, Nunavut and
Oshawa, Ontario[5]
Key peopleJeff Mahoney (president)
WebsiteAir Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter

History

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The 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

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According to Transport Canada the Air Nunavut fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of October 2023):[4]

Air Nunavut fleet
Aircraft No. of aircraft Variants Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b "ICAO Designators for Canadian Aircraft Operating Agencies, Aeronautical Authorities and Services" (PDF). Nav Canada. 2023-05-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-24. 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 2019-06-27.
  • ^ a b "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Quick Search Result for Air Nunavut". Transport Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  • ^ "Air Nunavut Contact". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  • ^ 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 2009-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ Firm Details for - Air Nunavut
  • ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 64.
  • ^ a b c "Smoothair Charter – A Division of Air Nunavut Ltd". Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  • ^ "CCAR - Aircraft Details C-GNVT". Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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