Vancouver Island Air

Vancouver Island Air is a Vancouver Island seaplane company serving the British Columbia Coast, based in Campbell River.

Vancouver Island Air

De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter at Campbell River Water Aerodrome
Founded	1985
AOC #	4801[1]
Hubs	Campbell River Airport
Fleet size	3[2]
Destinations	13[3]
Headquarters	Campbell River, British Columbia
Key people	Larry Langford, Founder
Website	www.vancouverislandair.com

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:^[3]

• 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:^[2]

Vancouver Island Air fleet

Aircraft	No. of Aircraft	Passengers
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.^[4]

Previously Vancouver Island Air flew several types of Beechcraft Model 18.^[5]