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Traveling to Nunavut

Nunavut is a very accessible destination for your vacation plans - only 3 hours away from a major city airport. For visitors wishing to travel to the western Kitikmeot region, your southern ‘gateway’ cities include Calgary and Edmonton (Alberta) flying thru Yellowknife. Paddlers, fishers, and others en route to the central Kivalliq region would fly from Winnipeg (Manitoba) direct to Rankin Inlet, and for Baffin Island destinations travellers board in either Ottawa (Ontario) or Montreal (Quebec) for direct service to Nunavut’s capital city of Iqaluit. There is also east-west routing that links Yellowknife – Rankin Inlet – Iqaluit – and Ottawa.

There are no roads leading to Nunavut from other parts of Canada, nor between communities within the region. For general travel, all communities are fly-in only. Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet, and Iqaluit are the transportation hubs for their respective regions. Most communities are serviced daily by one or more regional airlines, however smaller communities may be less frequent. Charters are also available. Some northern airlines also fly routes between the regions providing extra flexibility in scheduling your itinerary.

Jet service from southern gateways is provided by one of three airlines:

• Calm Air International Ltd.
  Services the Kivalliq region from Winnipeg, Churchill, and Thompson. Charter services available.
  
  Tel: (204) 778-6471
  Reservations: 1-800-839-2256
  Fax: (204) 778-6954
  Rankin Inlet Tel: (867) 645-2746 Fax: (867) 645-2191
  Email: mail@calmair.com
  Web: http://www.calmair.com
• Canadian North
  Scheduled and charter passenger and cargo service with an all-jet fleet of Boeing 737s throughout Nunavut and the NWT. Gateways include Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. Connections with both domestic and international flights.
  
  Tel: (867) 669-4000
  Fax: (867) 669-4040
  Toll Free: 1-800-661-1505
  Web: www.canadiannorth.ca
• First Air
  Scheduled and charter passenger flights to and within Nunavut. Main gateways: Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Yellowknife. First Air flies to a total of 26 destinations in the North, operating a fleet of over 30 aircraft. All scheduled First Air flights are eligible for Aeroplan points. Charters are also available.
  
  Tel: (613) 839-3340
  Iqaluit Office: (867) 979-8308
  Fax: (613) 839-5690
  Toll Free: 1-800-267-1247
  Email: reservat@firstair.ca
  Web: www.firstair.ca

Travel Agents

• Northern travel agencies can be very helpful in planning trips to and within Nunavut. These agencies are more familiar with flight schedules, accommodations and other arrangements than are southern agents, particularly if you choose not to go with a package tour operator.
  
  Top of the World
  Phone: 867-979-8686
  Fax: 867-979-8687
  Web: www.topworld2000.com