Air Nunavut

Air Nunavut, trading as Smooth Air,^[2] is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-owned^[6][7] air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.^[8]

Air Nunavut

A Dassault Falcon 10 departing Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign N/A BFF[1] AIR BAFFIN[1]
Founded	1989
AOC #	Canada: 5343[2] United States: Q1NF069F[3]
Hubs	Iqaluit Airport Oshawa Executive Airport
Fleet size	15[4]
Destinations	Air charter/MEDEVAC
Headquarters	Iqaluit, Nunavut and Oshawa, Ontario[5]
Key people	Jeff Mahoney (president)
Website	Air Nunavut / SmoothAir Charter

History

The airline was established and started charter operations in 1989 as Air Baffin. Scheduled services were inaugurated in May 1992.^[8] 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.^[9] 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):^[4]

Air Nunavut fleet

Aircraft	Number	Variants	Notes
Beechcraft Super King Air	4	200	8, 11 or 13 passengers, gravel strip capable.
Dassault Falcon 10	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.[10] Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site.[9]
Dassault Falcon 20	4	Mystère/Falcon 20F5 Falcon 200 Fan Jet Falcon	Only two listed at the SmoothAir Charter site.[9]