Penobscot Island Air

Penobscot Island Air

IATA ICAO Callsign - - -
Founded	December 10, 2004 (2004-12-10) Rockland, Maine, USA
Operating bases	Knox County Regional Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	4
Company slogan	"The Shortest Distance Between Two Points"
Key people	Kevin Waters
Website	www.penobscotislandair.net/index.php

Penobscot Island Air is a small regional airline based at Knox County Regional Airport, Maine, USA (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 (as of 21 May 2014).

• 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 (as of 21 May 2014).

• Rockland
• Matinicus Isle
• Vinalhaven
• North Haven

Accidents and Incidents

• On October 5, 2011 a Cessna 207A crashed while attempting to land at Matinicus. The pilot and sole occupant of the cargo flight was 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.