Aklak Air

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airline = Aklak Air

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IATA = 6L
ICAO = AKK
callsign = AKLAK
parent = Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company
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founded = 1977
headquarters = Inuvik, Northwest Territories
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website = http://www.aklakair.ca/

Aklak Air is an airline based in Inuvik in Northwest Territories in Canada. It operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, as well as charter flights throughout the western Arctic. Its main base is Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airportcite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= Flight International | page= 71 | date= 2007-03-27] .

History

The airline was established in 1977 and started operations in 1978. In June 1994 Aklak Air and Kenn Borek Air set up a joint venture, under the terms of which Aklak Air has access to Kenn Borek Air's fleet as and when required. Aklak Air is wholly owned by Inuvialuit Joint Venture Company.

Destinations

Aklak Air operates services to the following scheduled domestic destinations (as of November 2006) [ [http://www.borekair.com/index.php?cat=schedule KBA flight schedule] ] , [ [http://www.aklakair.ca/scheds/ Aklak Air Schedule] ] :
*Aklavik (depending on demand)
*Fort McPherson (only when the ice road is closed or the ferry is not in operation)
*Inuvik
*Norman Wells
*Paulatuk
*Sachs Harbour
*Tuktoyaktuk (depending on demand)
*Ulukhaktok

Fleet

The Aklak Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of 2008) :

*1 De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300

Other aircraft accessible through Kenn Borek Air Ltd.:
*Beechcraft King Air (Model 90)
*Beechcraft Model 99
*Beechcraft King Air (Model 100)
*Beechcraft Super King Air
*2 Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes

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