Airlines, Charters, FBOs

Our Polar Pilots group isn’t a commercial operation, so we don’t offer charter or scheduled service. There are a number of carriers you can talk to about both scheduled and charter service in the Baffin Region. Here’s some contact information:

Charters: Air Nunavut, Canadian Helicopters, and Kenn Borek Air offer charters to many areas of the Eastern Arctic. Contact info below.

Canadian North offers jet service (B-737) between Iqaluit/Ottawa and Iqaluit/ Rankin Inlet/ Yellowknife/ Edmonton. They’ve recently added other Baffin Island destinations using DASH-8 aircraft., along with flights to the Kitikmeot region. Airline designator5T.

First Air offers jet service (B-727; B-737) between Iqaluit/Ottawa/ Montreal and Iqaluit/Rankin Inlet/ Winnipeg/ Yellowknife/Edmonton. They also fly scheduled turboprop service to many Eastern Arctic Communities (HS-748, ATR42-300). First Air’s airline designator is 7F. They have a long history in the north.

Scheduled service: Canadian North and First Air connect with Air Canada and provide Aeroplan flights/points.

FBOs: Air Nunavut, Canadian Helicopters, First Air, and Kenn Borek have maintenance bases in Iqaluit. See below for Iqaluit contact information:

Air Nunavut phone:

1 867 979-4018; Fax 1 867 979-4318

1 867 979-1657 (maintenance)

Email: airnunavut@northwestel.net

Equipment: King Air, Falcon 10 & 100

Canadian Helicopters

phone: 1 867 979-0511

Equipment: Bell 212 and Sikorsky 61 heavy lift

First Air phone: 1 867 979-8302 (Iqaluit Base Mgr)

1 800 267-1247 (reservations), fax:1 867 979-8316