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Penobscot Island Air

Airline of the United States

Penobscot Island Air

IATA ICAO Callsign - - -
Founded	December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) Rockland, Maine, U.S.
Operating bases	Knox County Regional Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	4
Key people	Kevin Waters
Website	www.penobscotislandair.net/index.php

Penobscot Island Air is a small regional airline based at Knox County Regional Airport, Maine, United States (RKD) operating from a private terminal. The airline operates scheduled service to the islands in Maine's Penobscot Bay and offers private charter land and seaplane flights throughout the region.

Penobscot Island Air operates a fleet of Cessna aircraft equipped with both wheels and floats. The Penobscot Island Air fleet includes the following aircraft types (as of 21 May 2014^[update]).^[1]

• Cessna 206
• Cessna 207
• Cessna 208 Caravan

Penobscot Island Air operates scheduled cargo and passenger flights to the following destinations within the state of Maine (as of 20 March 2016^[update]).

• Rockland
• Matinicus Isle
• Vinalhaven
• North Haven
• Isleboro

Charter flights are routinely flown to a number of airports including:

• On October 5, 2011, a Cessna 207A crashed while attempting to land at Matinicus. The pilot and sole occupant of the cargo flight were killed.
• On July 17, 2011, a Cessna 206G made a water landing shortly after takeoff from Matinicus. The four occupants of the aircraft were rescued from the ocean.^[2]
• On June 26, 2017, a Cessna 206 crashed shortly after takeoff from Vinalhaven. The pilot and sole occupant were taken to the Knox County Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• On September 1, 2017, a Cessna 206 crash near Harpswell, Maine

• Penobscot Island Air Website

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