Private company
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Canadian airline
Vancouver Island Air is a Vancouver Island seaplane company serving the British Columbia Coast, based in Campbell River.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Vancouver Island Air is a Vancouver Island seaplane company serving the British Columbia Coast, based in Campbell River.2
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Vancouver Island Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Vancouver Island Air provides a year-round scheduled service to various destinations including:
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)
The Vancouver Island Air fleet as of September 2019:
The Transport Canada site also lists a Cessna 180 but with a cancelled certificate.
Previously Vancouver Island Air flew several types of Beechcraft Model 18.
From Wikipedia’s article on Vancouver Island Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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