KF Cargo
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.
History
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.
Destinations
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
Fleet
Current fleet
As of March 8, 2026, Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd and Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter has the following aircraft registered with Transport Canada.
Leasing
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.
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