Kivalliq Air
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| Founded | 1998 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Churchill Airport, Rankin Inlet Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 14[1] | ||||||
| Destinations | 2[2] | ||||||
| Parent company | Keewatin Air | ||||||
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||
| Website | http://www.kivalliqair.com | ||||||
Kivalliq Air is an airline based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[3] It operates scheduled service three days per week between Sanikiluaq and Winnipeg. Its main base is at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, with bases, hangars and maintenance facilities at Rankin Inlet Airport and Churchill Airport.
History
Kivalliq Air, the scheduled airline division of Keewatin Air, began operations in December 1999.
Destinations
As of February 2012, Kivalliq Air operates scheduled domestic services to the following destinations:[2]
Fleet
As of February 2012 the aircraft registered with Transport Canada by Kivalliq Air (Keewatin Air) includes:[1]
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft | Variants | Idents | Notes |
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| Beechcraft 1900 | 2 | 1900C | FJXL, FJXO | Scheduled flights,[4] air charter[5] |
| Beechcraft Super King Air | 8 | King Air 200/B200 | FCGT, FRMV, FSKN, FSKO, FSKX, FZPW, GYGT, GYSR | Scheduled flights,[4] MEDIVAC (air ambulance as Nunavut Lifeline),[6] air charter[5] |
| Beechcraft Model 18 | 1 | 3NM | FBCF | |
| Bombardier Learjet 35 | 2 | 35A | GDJH, GYFB | MEDIVAC (air ambulance as Nunavut Lifeline)[6] |
| Pilatus PC-12 | 1 | PC-12/45 | GFLA | MEDIVAC (air ambulance as Nunavut Lifeline)[6] air charter[5] |
Accidents and incidents
- On December 22, 2012, a Fairchild Metro 3/23 twin-engine turboprop aircraft belonging to Perimeter Aviation but chartered by Kivalliq Air crashed near the end of the runway at Sanikiluaq Airport in northern Canada, killing a 6-month-old baby and injuring the 8 other people on board. The cause was not immediately known.[7]
References
- 1 2 Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by Keewatin Air
- 1 2 Kivalliq Air Schedule
- ↑ Contact Keewatin Air. Kivalliq Air. Retrieved on February 8, 2010. "Keewatin Air LP - Executive Offices 1 Allen Dyne Road Winnipeg, MB"
- 1 2 Passenger Travel
- 1 2 3 Charters
- 1 2 3 Nunavut Lifeline - Medical Program
- ↑ "Chartered plane crashes in northern Canada, killing baby". BNO News. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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