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Vancouver Island Air

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Hubs
  
Campbell River Airport

Headquarters
  
Campbell River, Canada

Fleet size
  
7

Destinations
  
13

Founded
  
1985

Hub
  
Campbell River Airport

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Key people
  
Larry Langford, Founder

Website
  
www.vancouverislandair.com

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

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History

The airline has been in operation since 1985, offering charter and scheduled service with single and multi-engine 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 five aircraft. It received media publicity during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Destinations

Vancouver Island Air provides on-demand scheduled service to (as of March 30, 2009):

  • Campbell River (Campbell River Airport)
  • Blind Channel Water Aerodrome
  • Burial Cove
  • Caviar Cove
  • Echo Bay
  • Farewell Harbour
  • Glendale Cove, British Columbia
  • Greenway Sound
  • Kingcome Inlet
  • Lagoon Cove
  • Pierre's Bay
  • Port Neville
  • Sullivan Bay

    • Fleet

    The Vancouver Island Air fleet as of March 30, 2009:

  • 3 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
  • 1 de Havilland Canada DHCT-3 Turbo Otter
  • 3 Beech 18

    • References

    Vancouver Island Air Wikipedia
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