Air Nunavut
{{Short description|Airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline=Air Nunavut
| logo = Air Nunavut logo.png
| image = Dassault Falcon 10, Air Nunavut AN0165841.jpg
| caption = A Dassault Falcon 10 departing Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
|destinations= Air charter/MEDEVAC
|IATA=N/A
|ICAO=BFF{{CanICAOD|Air Nunavut|BFF|BAFFIN|1|2023-02-24}}
|parent=
|founded= 1989
|aoc= Canada: 5343
{{nowrap|United States: Q1NF069F{{Cite web|url=https://av-info.faa.gov/detail.asp?DSGN_CODE=Q1NF&OPER_FAR=129&OPER_NAME=AIR+NUNAVUT|title=Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View|website=av-info.faa.gov|access-date=27 June 2019}}}}
|headquarters=Iqaluit, Nunavut and
Oshawa, Ontario{{Cite web |url=http://www.airnunavut.ca/index.php/form/5-contact.html |title=Air Nunavut Contact |access-date=7 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061649/http://www.airnunavut.ca/index.php/form/5-contact.html |archive-date=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}
|key_people= Jeff Mahoney (president)
|hubs=Iqaluit Airport
Oshawa Executive Airport
|focus_cities=
|frequent_flyer=
|lounge=
|alliance=
|website = [https://smoothaircharter.com/ Air Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter]
}}
Air Nunavut, trading as Smooth Air,{{TCAOC|2019-09-05|53-03|Air+Nunavut}} is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-ownedTo 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 [http://www.nucj.ca/library/bar_ads_mat/Nunavut_Land_Claims_Agreement.pdf Nunavut Land Claims Agreement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324220716/http://www.nucj.ca/library/bar_ads_mat/Nunavut_Land_Claims_Agreement.pdf |date=24 March 2009 }}[http://inuitfirm.tunngavik.com/inuit-firms/air-nunavut/ Firm Details for - Air Nunavut] air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 64 | date= 27 March 2007}}
History
The airline was established and started charter operations in 1989 as Air Baffin. Scheduled services were inaugurated in May 1992. 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.{{cite web|url=https://smoothaircharter.com/ |title=Smoothair Charter – A Division of Air Nunavut Ltd.|access-date=21 October 2023}} The Beechcraft King Air 200s remain in Iqaluit servicing the surrounding communities.
Fleet
According to Transport Canada the Air Nunavut fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of February 2025):{{TCregister|AIR+NUNAVUT|Air Nunavut|2025-02-04}}
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|+ Air Nunavut fleet | |||
Aircraft | Number | Variants | Notes |
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{{nowrap|Beechcraft Super King Air}} | align=center| 4 | 200 | 8, 11 or 13 passengers, gravel strip capable. |
Dassault Falcon 10 | align=center| 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.{{cite web|url=https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=24231&rfr=RchSimpRes.aspx?cn=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=AIR+NUNAVUT%7c&m=%7c%7c&print=y |title=CCAR - Aircraft Details C-GNVT|date=28 August 2013 |access-date= 26 January 2022}} Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site. |
Dassault Falcon 20 | align=center| 4 | {{nowrap|Mystère/Falcon 20F5}} Falcon 200 Fan Jet Falcon | Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site. |
References
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External links
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- [https://smoothaircharter.com/ Air Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter website]
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Category:Airlines established in 1989
Category:Regional airlines of Nunavut
Category:Transportation in Qikiqtaaluk Region
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