:Calm Air
{{Short description|Regional airline of Canada servicing northern Manitoba and Nunavut}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Calm Air
| logo = Calm Air Logo.svg
| image = C-FAFS AT43 Calm Air Cambridge Bay.JPG
| caption = An ATR 42 at Cambridge Bay Airport
| IATA = MO
| ICAO = CAV{{CanICAOD|Calm Air|CAV|CALM AIR|2|2023-02-24}}
| aoc = Canada: 1487{{TCAOC|2019-08-30|14-87|Calm+Air}}
{{nowrap|United States: MHMF437G{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=MHMF&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=CALM+AIR+INTERNATIONAL+LP+AS+REPRESENTED+BY+ITS+GE|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=2019-06-27}}}}
| hubs = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Thompson
| Winnipeg}}
| focus_cities = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Rankin Inlet}}
| frequent_flyer = Aeroplan
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| parent = Exchange Income Corporation
| num_employees =
| lounge =
| founded = {{start date and age|1962||}}
| headquarters = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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| website = {{URL|www.calmair.com}}
}}
Calm Air International LP. is a full service airline, offering passenger, charter and freight services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. It is owned by Exchange Income Corporation[https://www.exchangeincomecorp.ca/ Exchange Income Corporation] with its main base in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
History
The airline was established and started operations in 1962. It was founded by Carl Arnold Lawrence Morberg (1936-2005) and his wife, Gail,[http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-99975/name-Carl_Morberg/ Carl Morberg Obituary], retrieved 2016-01-17 as a charter service in northern Saskatchewan. In 1976 it took over the Transair passenger service in the Northwest Territories. In 1981, Calm Air took over many of the passenger and cargo routes of Lamb Air. Canadian Airlines acquired a 45% holding in Calm Air in 1987.{{cite news|title=Directory: World Airlines|date=2007-04-03|work=Flight International|page=60}}
On April 8, 2009 Calm Air was purchased by the Exchange Income Corporation (EIC) which also owns Perimeter Aviation, PAL Airlines, Bearskin Airlines, Custom Helicopters and Keewatin Air.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-06 |title=Exchange Income Corporation: Envisioning a life in flight |url=https://skiesmag.com/news/exchange-income-corporation-envisioning-a-life-in-flight/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Skies Mag |language=en-US}}
Airline partnerships
Calm Air has codeshare agreement with Canadian North.{{cite web|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674northern_airlines_sign_major_codeshare_agreement/|title=Northern airlines sign major codeshare agreement|publisher=Nunatsiaq News}} Canadian North operates flights on the Winnipeg-Rankin Inlet route on behalf of Calm Air.{{Cite web |last=Mathisen |first=Herb |date=2025-03-21 |title=Cracking the Codeshare |url=https://uphere.ca/articles/cracking-codeshare |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Up Here |language=}}
Destinations
File:Calm Air C-GTJY Saab.jpg operated by Calm Air in 2007]]
As of January 2023, Calm Air operates daily scheduled air services to the following communities:{{cite web |title=Our Communities {{!}} Calm Air International LP |url=https://www.calmair.com/calm-air-community/our-communities |website=www.calmair.com |publisher=Calm Air |access-date=3 January 2023}}
- Manitoba
- Churchill (Churchill Airport)
- Flin Flon (Flin Flon Airport)
- Gillam (Gillam Airport)
- The Pas (The Pas Airport)
- Thompson (Thompson Airport)
- Winnipeg (Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
- Nunavut
- Arviat (Arviat Airport)
- Baker Lake (Baker Lake Airport)
- Chesterfield Inlet (Chesterfield Inlet Airport)
- Coral Harbour (Coral Harbour Airport)
- Naujaat (Naujaat Airport)
- Rankin Inlet (Rankin Inlet Airport)
- Sanikiluaq (Sanikiluaq Airport)
- Whale Cove (Whale Cove Airport)
Fleet
As of September 2021, the following aircraft are listed by Transport Canada as being registered to Calm Air:{{TCregister|CALM+AIR|Calm Air|2021-07-09}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse"
|+ Calm Air fleet | |||
| Aircraft||No. of aircraft||Variants||Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aérospatiale ATR 42 | align=center|7 | ATR 42-300, ATR 42-320 | Three 300 series and four 320 series. Cargo only or 22, 34 or 42 passengers.[https://www.calmair.com/our-fleet Our Fleet] |
| Aérospatiale ATR 72 | align=center|7 | ATR 72-202, ATR 72-212A | Six 202 series and one 212A. Cargo only or 22, 34 or 62 passengers. |
| Dornier 328JET | align=center|1 | 328-300JET | Not listed at the Calm Air site. |
| Total
|align=center|15 | colspan="2" | |
In addition, Calm Air has access to Boeing 737 Classic 400 series from Canadian North.
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|https://www.calmair.com/}}
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{{Airlines of Canada}}
Category:Airlines established in 1962
Category:Regional airlines of Manitoba
Category:Air Transport Association of Canada
Category:Regional airlines of Nunavut