| Airline: | KF Cargo |
| Fleet Size: | 10 |
| Destinations: | 5 |
| Iata: | FK |
| Icao: | KFA |
| Callsign: | FLIGHTCRAFT |
| Parent: | Barry Lapointe Holdings Ltd. |
| Founded: | March 20, 1970 |
| Aoc: | Canada: KF Cargo: 884 |
| Headquarters: | Kelowna, British Columbia |
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Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter trading as KF Cargo and Kelowna Flightcraft trading as KF Maintenance and Engineering is a cargo airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It operates long term cargo charters for couriers and freight companies, forest fire patrols, and aircraft sales and leasing in Canada and worldwide. It also provides maintenance and aircraft manufacturing services.
KF Cargo is a subsidiary company of KF Aerospace, which was established as Kelowna Flightcraft on March 20, 1970, and the cargo subsidiary was established and started operating in June 1974. It is wholly owned by Barry Lapointe Holding.
As of August 2024, KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations:[1]
As of August 2024, KF Cargo/KF Maintenance and Engineering has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.
| Aircraft | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft A60 | 1 | Operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter | |
| Beechcraft 390 | 1 | ||
| Boeing 737-600 | 2 | ||
| Cessna 172 | 1 | ||
| Cessna 180 Skywagon | 1 | ||
| Convair CV-580 | 4 | ||
| Total | 10 |
KF Cargo leases out Convairs, the CV-580 / CV-5800s.[2] KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first 300QC series of the Boeing 737 Classic.[3]
The company has leased aircraft to several Canadian passenger airlines including Harmony Airways, Greyhound Air, Roots Air in the past and also in the United States to IFL Group Inc. Currently, KF Cargo leases its Boeing 737-300QC to Canadian North.[3]
The airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including:[4]
Pilot bases include Kelowna International Airport, John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, and Vancouver International Airport.
Primary maintenance bases include John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport and Kelowna International Airport with a satellite base at Vancouver International Airport.