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Canadian cargo airline
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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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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.2
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on KF Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
As of March 8, 2026, KF Cargo operates air cargo services to the following destinations:
Kelowna International Airport
Kamloops Airport
Prince George Airport
Nanaimo Airport
Vancouver International Airport Hub
Victoria International Airport
As of March 8, 2026, Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd and Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.
KF Cargo leases out Convairs, the CV-580 / CV-5800s. KF Cargo's leasing operations has the distinction of developing the world's first 300QC series of the Boeing 737 Classic.
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.
The airline previously operated a diverse range of aircraft including:
From Wikipedia’s article on KF Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
On January 13, 1999, a Douglas DC-3 (C-GWUG) crashed into Mount Parke, Mayne Island while on a domestic cargo flight from Vancouver International Airport to Victoria International Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots, the only occupants, were killed. Investigation revealed that the flight was being operated under visual flight rules at night, in contravention of Canadian Aviation Regulations.
On July 9, 1981, a Howard 500 (C-GKFN), operated by Kelowna Flightcraft for overnight freight operations, crashed shortly after takeoff from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Fatalities were three crew.
From Wikipedia’s article on KF Cargo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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