Summit Air

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title: "Summit Air" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["charter-airlines-of-canada", "airlines-established-in-1987", "regional-airlines-of-the-northwest-territories", "regional-airlines-of-nunavut", "regional-airlines-of-yukon", "companies-based-in-yellowknife", "1987-establishments-in-british-columbia", "seaplane-operators"] description: "Canadian airline" topic_path: "geography/canada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Air" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian airline ::

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Field	Value
airline	Summit Air
logo	Summit Air logo.png
image	2015-09-06 Summit Airlines BA Avro RJ85 C-FLRJ.jpg
caption	Summit Air BAe 146 Avro RJ85 at Yellowknife Airport
fleet_size	27
IATA	-
ICAO	SUT
callsign	SUMMIT
parent	Ledcor Group of Companies
founded	1987
aoc	Canada: 17940
United States: RM7F460F
headquarters	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
website	www.flysummitair.com
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::callout[type=note] the Canadian airline ::

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Summit Air (8199400 Canada Inc. is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the Haisla Nation (Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership), Air Baffin (Summit Air Baffin), the Det'on Cho Corporation (Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP), and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region (Summit Air Kitikmeot).

Summit's head office is in Yellowknife and they operate in most of Western Canada with bases in Terrace, Lillooet, and Kamloops in British Columbia, and Fort McMurray, Edmonton, and Calgary in Alberta. In the Northwest Territories, their bases include Yellowknife and Norman Wells. They also operate out of the United Kingdom for the Ministry of Defence and the Falcon Demonstration Team, a parachute team of the Royal Air Force.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/First_Air_-_Summit_Air_Avro_RJ85_at_Yellowknife_Airport.jpg" caption="Avro RJ85]] operating for [[First Air]] (now [[Canadian North]])"] ::

Summit Air started in Atlin, British Columbia in 1987. In January 2001, the base of operations was moved to Yellowknife. The Ledcor Group of Companies became a partner on June 1, 2009. In August, 2012 Summit acquired Arctic Sunwest Charters and all aircraft operated by them were re-branded as Summit.

In January 2015, the airline acquired an Avro RJ85 jet aircraft which is being operated by Summit for Canadian North for use on services from Yellowknife and Edmonton. A second Avro RJ85 has since been ordered and Summit Air has now added larger Avro RJ100 jet aircraft as well.

Current fleet

As of July 2024, Summit Air has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada:

::data[format=table title="Summit Air fleet"] | Aircraft||No. of aircraft||Variants||Notes | |---| | ATR 72 | | British Aerospace 146 (Avro) | | De Havilland Canada Dash 8 | | Dornier 228 | | Short SC.7 Skyvan | | Total | ::

Summit Air plane types

File:C-GUSA AT-72 Summit Air 02.jpg|ATR 72 File:C-FLRJ Summit Air BAE Systems RJ85 (8199400 Canada Inc) 01.JPG|British Aerospace 146 File:C-FUCN Summit Air Dornier 228.JPG|Dornier 228 File:C-FARA Short Skyvan SC-7 Summit Air (35675672441).jpg|Short SC.7 Skyvan

References

References

1. {{CanICAOD. Summit Air. SUT. SUMMIT. 7. July 18, 2024
2. {{TCAOC. July 18, 2024. 179-40. Summit+Air
3. "Federal Aviation Administration - Airline Certificate Information - Detail View".
4. (December 9, 2024). "Exemptions to the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) - PNR-006-2013". [[Transport Canada]].
5. [http://flysummitair.com/partnerships/summit-kitamaat-aviation-limited-partnership/ Summit Kitamaat Aviation Limited Partnership]
6. [http://flysummitair.com/partnerships/summit-air-baffin/ Summit Air Baffin]
7. [http://flysummitair.com/partnerships/deton-cho-summit-aviation-lp/ Det’on Cho Summit Aviation LP]
8. [http://flysummitair.com/partnerships/summit-air-kitikmeot/ Summit Air Kitikmeot]
9. "Partnerships - Summit Air".
10. [http://flysummitair.com/locations/ Locations]
11. (March 2015). "Canadian Avro". Airliner World.
12. [https://www.flysummitair.com Summit Air official site]
13. {{TCregister. SUMMIT+AIR. Summit Air. July 18, 2024
14. "ATR72 Passenger".
15. "ATR72 Freighter".
16. "Avro RJ85".
17. "AVRO RJ 100".
18. "Dash 8-100".
19. "Dash 8 – 300".
20. "Dornier 228".
21. "Skyvan".

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