Vancouver Island Air is a Vancouver Island seaplane company serving the British Columbia Coast, based in Campbell River.
History The airline has been in operation since 1985, offering charter and scheduled service with single DHC3T (Turbo Otters) aircraft on floats from Campbell River, British Columbia. The company was started by Larry Langford with a Cessna on floats and has grown to include two aircraft. It received media publicity during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Destinations Vancouver Island Air provides a year-round scheduled service to various destinations including:Scheduled Campbell River (Campbell River Water Aerodrome) Blind Channel (Blind Channel Water Aerodrome) Burial Cove Caviar Cove Echo Bay (Gilford Island/Echo Bay Water Aerodrome) Farewell Harbour Glendale Cove Greenway Sound Kingcome Inlet Lagoon Cove Pierre's Bay Port Neville Sullivan Bay (Sullivan Bay Water Aerodrome)
Fleet The Vancouver Island Air fleet as of September 2019:
+ Vancouver Island Air fleetAircraftNo. of AircraftPassengers de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 3 Up to 14 passengers
The Transport Canada site also lists a Cessna 180 but with a cancelled certificate.Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: Aircraft Details
Previously Vancouver Island Air flew several types of Beechcraft Model 18.Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
References
External links
Official website