Kivalliq Air
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Kivalliq Air is an airline
based in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
. It operates scheduled service six days per week between all communities in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
and Manitoba. Scheduled service is also offered 3 days per week between Sanikiluaq and Winnipeg. Its main base is at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, with bases, hangar
s and maintenance facilities at Rankin Inlet Airport
and Churchill Airport
.
, began operations in December 1998.
and Winnipeg
. Charter services are also available to destinations throughout North America.
As of April 2011, Kivalliq Air operates scheduled domestic services to the following destinations:
by Kivalliq Air (Keewatin Air) includes:
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
based in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It operates scheduled service six days per week between all communities in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal 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, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
and Manitoba. Scheduled service is also offered 3 days per week between Sanikiluaq and Winnipeg. Its main base is at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, with bases, hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
s and maintenance facilities at Rankin Inlet Airport
Rankin Inlet Airport
Rankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron....
and Churchill Airport
Churchill Airport
Churchill Airport is located east southeast of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.Churchill Airport serves the town of Churchill and the surrounding region. Although it is a small domestic airport, it handles a relatively high number of passengers throughout the year as it is a major destination for...
.
History
Kivalliq Air, the scheduled airline division of Keewatin AirKeewatin Air
Keewatin Air is an airline that operates out of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada. The airline was started by Frank Robert May and his wife Judy Saxby in 1972, in the Keewatin Region, then part of the Northwest Territories.Formed as "Keewatin Air Lifeline" they originally provided charter services to...
, began operations in December 1998.
Destinations
Kivalliq Air operates scheduled passenger and cargo services six days a week throughout the Kivalliq Region, with connections to ChurchillChurchill, Manitoba
Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic...
and Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. Charter services are also available to destinations throughout North America.
As of April 2011, Kivalliq Air operates scheduled domestic services to the following destinations:
- ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- ChurchillChurchill, ManitobaChurchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic...
(Churchill AirportChurchill AirportChurchill Airport is located east southeast of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.Churchill Airport serves the town of Churchill and the surrounding region. Although it is a small domestic airport, it handles a relatively high number of passengers throughout the year as it is a major destination for...
) - WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
(Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport)
- Churchill
- NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal 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, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- Arviat (Arviat AirportArviat AirportArviat Airport, , is located at Arviat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Baker LakeBaker Lake, NunavutBaker Lake , is a hamlet in the Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut on mainland Canada. Located inland from Hudson Bay, it is near the nation's geographical centre, and is notable for being the Canadian Arctic's sole inland community...
(Baker Lake AirportBaker Lake AirportBaker Lake Airport, , is located southwest of Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada. It is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Chesterfield InletChesterfield InletChesterfield Inlet is an inlet in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is an arm of northwestern Hudson Bay, and the end point of the Thelon River after its passage through Baker Lake. Cross Bay, a large widening of the inlet, occurs east of Baker Lake...
(Chesterfield Inlet AirportChesterfield Inlet AirportChesterfield Inlet Airport is located northwest of Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - Coral Harbour (Coral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour Airport is located northwest of Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
) - Rankin Inlet (Rankin Inlet AirportRankin Inlet AirportRankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron....
) - Repulse BayRepulse BayRepulse Bay is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong.-Geography:Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, to the east of Deep Water Bay and to the west of Middle Bay and South Bay...
(Repulse Bay AirportRepulse Bay AirportRepulse Bay Airport is located at Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Sanikiluaq (Sanikiluaq AirportSanikiluaq AirportSanikiluaq Airport is located at Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is one of the few airports in Nunavut that uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.-Airlines and destinations:...
) - Whale CoveWhale Cove, NunavutWhale Cove , is a hamlet located south of Rankin Inlet, north of Arviat, in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, on the western shore of Hudson Bay....
(Whale Cove AirportWhale Cove AirportWhale Cove Airport is located Whale Cove, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.-Airlines and destinations:...
)
- Arviat (Arviat Airport
Fleet
As of April 2011 the aircraft registered with Transport CanadaTransport Canada
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by Kivalliq Air (Keewatin Air) includes:
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Idents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft 1900 Beechcraft 1900 The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop airplane manufactured by the Beechcraft Division of the Raytheon Company . It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner... |
2 | 1900C | FJXL, FJXO | Scheduled flights, air charter Air charter Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats... |
| Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft Super King Air The Beechcraft Super King Air family is part of a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation . The King Air line comprises a number of model series that fall into two families: the Model 90 series, Model 100 series , Model 200 series and Model 300 series... |
8 | King Air 200/B200 | FCGT, FRMV, FSKN, FSKO, FSKX, FZPW, GYGT, GYSR | Scheduled flights, MEDIVAC (air ambulance Air ambulance An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport.... as Nunavut Lifeline), air charter Air charter Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats... |
| Beechcraft Model 18 Beechcraft Model 18 The Beechcraft Model 18, or "Twin Beech", as it is better known, is a 6-11 seat, twin-engine, low-wing, conventional-gear aircraft that was manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas... |
1 | 3NM | FBCF | |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC... |
1 | 300 series | FZPQ | |
| Bombardier Learjet 35 | 2 | 35A | GDJH, GYFB | MEDIVAC (air ambulance Air ambulance An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport.... as Nunavut Lifeline) |
| Pilatus PC-12 Pilatus PC-12 The Pilatus PC-12 is a single-engine turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The main market for the aircraft is corporate transport and regional airliner operators.-Design and development:... |
1 | PC-12/45 | GFLA | MEDIVAC (air ambulance Air ambulance An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport.... as Nunavut Lifeline) air charter Air charter Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft as opposed to individual aircraft seats... |