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Wilmington-Catalina Airline

Seaplane airline to Santa Catalina Island (1931–1942)

Wilmington-Catalina Airline, Ltd. (WCA) was a US scheduled airline founded in 1931 by the Wrigley family of chewing gum fame to provide air transportation with amphibious aircraft on the 30-mile flight from Wilmington, California to Santa Catalina Island.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 1931Founded1

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AL61A-048 Douglas Dolphin NC14204 Wilmington-Catalina Airline
Photo: SDASM Archives, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons3

Wilmington-Catalina Airline, Ltd. (WCA) was a US scheduled airline founded in 1931 by the Wrigley family of chewing gum fame to provide air transportation with amphibious aircraft on the 30-mile flight from Wilmington, California to Santa Catalina Island.2

Timeline

  1. Jun 23, 1942Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jun 1931Founded Founded1

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