Air Creebec facts for kids
A De Havilland Canada Dash 8 at Montréal-Trudeau
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Founded | 1982 |
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AOC # | 8982 |
Hubs | Val-d'Or Airport Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Waskaganish Airport |
Secondary hubs | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport |
Frequent-flyer program | Aeroplan |
Fleet size | 18, |
Destinations | 16 |
Parent company | Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company Inc. (CREECO) |
Headquarters | Val-d'Or, Quebec |
Key people | Matthew Happyjack (President) |
Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport.
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History
The airline was established in June 1982 and started operations on 1 July 1982. At that time the Cree owned 51% of the company and Austin Airways owned the remaining 49%. In 1988 the Cree purchased all the airline assets in the largest commercial deal to that date performed by any aboriginal group in Canada, making Air Creebec owned entirely by the Cree.
On 23 March 2012, Air Creebec discontinued its service to La Grande Rivière Airport.
Destinations
Air Creebec operates services to the following Canadian domestic scheduled destinations (as of August 2019):
Province | Community | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Ontario | Attawapiskat First Nation | YAT | CYAT | Attawapiskat Airport |
Ontario | Fort Albany First Nation | YFA | CYFA | Fort Albany Airport |
Ontario | Kashechewan First Nation | ZKE | CZKE | Kashechewan Airport |
Ontario | Moosonee | YMO | CYMO | Moosonee Airport |
Ontario | Peawanuck | YPO | CYPO | Peawanuck Airport |
Ontario | Timmins | YTS | CYTS | Timmins Victor M. Power Airport |
Quebec | Chibougamau | YMT | CYMT | Chibougamau/Chapais Airport |
Quebec | Chisasibi | YKU | CSU2 | Chisasibi Airport |
Quebec | Eastmain | ZEM | CZEM | Eastmain River Airport |
Quebec | Kuujjuarapik | YGW | CYGW | Kuujjuarapik Airport |
Quebec | Montreal | YUL | CYUL | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport |
Quebec | Nemaska | YNS | CYHH | Nemiscau Airport |
Quebec | Val-d'Or | YVO | CYVO | Val-d'Or Airport |
Quebec | Waskaganish | YKQ | CYKQ | Waskaganish Airport |
Quebec | Wemindji | YNC | CYNC | Wemindji Airport |
Fleet
As of April 2024 Transport Canada listed 20 aircraft and Air Creebec listed 18
Aircraft | No. of aircraft TC) |
No. of aircraft (CRQ) |
Variants | Notes |
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de Havilland Canada Dash 8 | 18 | 16 | Series 100, Series 300 | 16 Series 100 (14 on Air Creebec site) carrying 29 or 37 passengers and two Series 300 carrying 50 |
Hawker Siddeley HS 748 | 2 | 2 | 748 Series 2A | Cargo only |
Total | 20 | 18 |
Affinity programs
The airline offers Aeroplan rewards points, both to collect and to redeem.
See also
In Spanish: Air Creebec para niños
- Centre Air Creebec