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Air BVI

Airline of the British Virgin Islands

Air BVI was an airline which operated and was based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Founded in 1971, by 1975 it had significantly added capacity to its fleet with the introduction of two Douglas DC-3 aircraft.2 It ceased to exist in 1993.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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Air BVI was an airline which operated and was based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Founded in 1971, by 1975 it had significantly added capacity to its fleet with the introduction of two Douglas DC-3 aircraft. Air BVI primarily flew between the Beef Island Airport (EIS) on Tortola and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU, then best known as "Isla Verde International Airport") in San Juan, Puerto Rico, providing connecting flights to and from major air carriers serving San Juan in order to enable tourists to visit the British Virgin Islands as well as providing transportation for local BVI residents and also served other destinations in the BVI such as Anegada and Virgin Gorda.2

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Air BVI operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence:

Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander

Douglas DC-3

Hawker Siddeley HS 748

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Short 330, as Atlantic Air BVI

From Wikipedia’s article on Air BVI, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1993Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1971Founded Founded1

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