Carson Air Ltd

Carson Air Ltd. is a Canadian aviation company headquartered at Kelowna International Airport in British Columbia. It provides fixed wing medevac services for the Province of British Columbia on behalf of BC Emergency Health Services, and cargo services across Alberta and BC. It also runs aircraft maintenance and flight training.

Services

• Contracted daily air ambulance flights for British Columbia and chartered medevac across North America
• Bariatric medevac in a modified Beech 1900D, carrying patients up to 700 lb, up to 3 prone patients, ECMO patients and isolation pods or incubators
• Air cargo for FedEx to key cities in British Columbia, operated from Calgary International Airport
• Line and heavy maintenance at five bases, seven days a week
• Flight training in Kelowna with the Southern Interior Flight Centre: recreational permit, private and commercial licences, multi-engine and instrument ratings, and a commercial aviation diploma with Okanagan College

Fleet

• King Air 360CHW: 12 new aircraft for BC medevac, PT6A-67A engines, Pro Line Fusion avionics
• King Air 350/350i: 2 pilots, 2 patients, 2 paramedics and 1 escort
• Beech 1900D: 2 pilots, 3 patients, 2 paramedics and 2 escorts
• Cessna Citation 560 Encore jet ambulance
• Metroliner III freighters with 4,200 lb capacity

Company facts

• Acquired by Exchange Income Corporation in 2021
• Awarded a medevac contract of more than ten years in 2023
• Bases: Kelowna (head office), Vancouver, Prince George, Fort St John and Calgary
• Its modified bariatric Beech 1900D is described as the only Transport Canada certified aircraft of its kind

Contact

Phone: 1-800-765-7779