Penobscot Island Air Explained

Airline:	Penobscot Island Air
Iata:	-
Icao:	-
Callsign:	-
Founded:	Rockland, Maine, U.S.
Bases:	Knox County Regional Airport
Fleet Size:	4
Destinations:	4
Key People:	Kevin Waters

Penobscot Island Air is a small regional airline based at Knox County Regional Airport, Maine, United States (RKD) operating from a private terminal. The airline operates scheduled service to the islands in Maine's Penobscot Bay and offers private charter land and seaplane flights throughout the region.

Fleet

Penobscot Island Air operates a fleet of Cessna aircraft equipped with both wheels and floats. The Penobscot Island Air fleet includes the following aircraft types .^[1]

• Cessna 206
• Cessna 207
• Cessna 208 Caravan

Destinations

Penobscot Island Air operates scheduled cargo and passenger flights to the following destinations within the state of Maine .

• Rockland
• Matinicus Isle
• Vinalhaven
• North Haven
• Isleboro

Charter flights are routinely flown to a number of airports including:

• Bangor
• Bar Harbor
• Belfast
• Biddeford
• Big Green
• Brunswick Executive
• Criehaven
• Portland
• Stonington
• Wiscasset

Accidents

• On October 5, 2011, a Cessna 207A crashed while attempting to land at Matinicus. The pilot and sole occupant of the cargo flight were killed.
• On July 17, 2011, a Cessna 206G made a water landing shortly after takeoff from Matinicus. The four occupants of the aircraft were rescued from the ocean.^[2]
• On June 26, 2017, a Cessna 206 crashed shortly after takeoff from Vinalhaven. The pilot and sole occupant were taken to the Knox County Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
• On September 1, 2017, a Cessna 206 crash near Harpswell, Maine

External links

• Penobscot Island Air Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Fleet. Penobscot Island Air. 21 May 2014.
2. Web site: Betts. Stephen. NTSB report blames pilot error in 2011 island air crashes. Bangor Daily News. 21 May 2014.