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Air Naua Roa

IATA ICAO Callsign NA ANR PATRICK
Commenced operations	7 October 1999 (1999-10-07)
Hubs	Patrick's Town International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	Dolphin Club
Alliance	Sky Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size	7
Destinations	13
Parent company	Government of Naua Roa (40%) Satavian Airlines (40%)
Headquarters	27 Karagiu Road, Patrick's Town
Key people	Dara Miao'iu, Chairman Henry Macanally, CEO
Employees	<100
Website	airnauaroa.pi

Air Naua Roa is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Patrick Islands. Founded in 1999, Air Naua Roa services domestic destinations from its hub at Patrick's Town International Airport and also services some destinations on the west coast of Satavia, which are internationally considered as domestic routes. Air Naua Roa was founded in 1999 by businessman Dara Miao'iu, with one fifteen-year-old Boeing 737-300 aircraft, purchased outright from MackAir. Air Naua Roa operated its first flight on 7 October 1999, with a bi-weekly rotation from Patrick's Town (at the time from Daga Roa Naval Base to Victoriaburg Fort Zilverzee International Airport. In 2017, Satavian Airlines acquired a 15% stake in the airline, before increasing to 33% in 2019 and a 40% stake in 2020, whilst the Government of Naua Roa remains the only other significant stakeholder, with a 40% stake acquired in 2008.

Since its foundation, the airline has grown to a fleet size of seven aircraft, operating two Boeing 737-800, one Boeing 787-8, three CRJ700 and one Embraer E170. The airline is an affiliated member of the Sky Alliance group, and its association with Satavian Airlines extends to shared use of its frequent flyer programme, the Dolphin Club, as well as an extensive codeshare agreement.

History

Air Naua Roa commenced operations on 7 October 1999 when businessman Dara Miao'iu purchased a fifteen-year-old Boeing 737-300 from MackAir, a minor travel operator. Air Naua Roa operated its first flight on 7 October 1999, launching a bi-weekly rotation from Patrick's Town to Victoriaburg. In 2001, the airline expanded when it purchased Air Patrik, the only other Naua Roan airline, and acquired its Cessna aircraft fleet and began operating inter-island flights, serving Port Waga on Greater Patrick, Rapa Bay on Little Patrick, in addition to several flights within Middle Patrick; the Patrick's Town-Daga Roa connection is the shortest scheduled passenger flight in the world (with an average total air time of approximately three minutes). In 2004, the airline suffered its only fatal accident to date when a Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander (SX-LAM) crashed into Mount Lochie whilst on approach to Karewaguna airfield in thick fog; the accident was attributed to pilot error, and all six passengers and both pilots. In 2008, following several years of financial difficulty, and the impact of the 2005 financial recession on tourism, the Government of Naua Roa acquired a 40% stake in the company for an undisclosed price from Miao'iu. The airline was the sole airline operating within Naua Roa until Satavian Airlines inaugurated its seasonal Port Hope/O'Connell-Daga Roa flight in 2012, operated by an Airbus A320-200. Satavian Airlines would acquire a 15% stake in 2017, whilst it also signed an interlining agreement with Air Naua Roa at the same time. When Satavian Airlines increased its stake to 33% in 2019, they began codesharing select routes flying to and from Naua Roa to the Satavian mainland. Later that year, Air Naua Roa also became an affilliate member of Sky Alliance through its expanded association with Sky Alliance co-founder Satavian Airlines. In 2020, Satavian increased its stake to 40%. The airline began a rebrand in 2021, which involvee