List of airlines of British Columbia

This is a list of airlines of British Columbia which have an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, the country's civil aviation authority. These are airlines that are based in British Columbia.

Current airlines
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters		 Notes
Cascadia Air CBF Campbell River Scheduled Service, Air Taxi and charter
Canada Jetlines Vancouver International Airport Low-cost startup airline
Central Mountain Air 9M GLR GLACIER Smithers Regional, charters[1]
CHC Helicopter HMB HUMMINGBIRD Vancouver International Airport, Richmond Helicopter charters, flight training[2]
Cloud Air Lake Muskoka/Mortimer's Point Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters, flight training[3]
Corilair Campbell River Charters and scheduled floatplane[4]
Flair Airlines F8 FLE FLAIR Kelowna Charter airline[5]
Harbour Air Seaplanes H3 HES HARBOUR EXPRESS Vancouver Harbour Scheduled passenger service, charters[6]
Helijet JB JBA HELIJET Vancouver Scheduled passenger service, charters[7]
KD Air XC KDC KAY DEE Vancouver Scheduled passenger service, charters[8]
KF Cargo KW KFA FLIGHTCRAFT Kelowna Scheduled passenger service, cargo Charter airline. Along with Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates KF Defence Programs.[9][10][11]
Kootenay Direct Airlines Nelson Charters[12]
North Cariboo Air NCB NORTH CARIBOU Fort St. John Charter airline[13]
Northern Thunderbird Air NTA THUNDERBIRD Prince George Scheduled passenger service, charters[14]
Ocean Air Floatplanes[15] Victoria Water Floatplane charters.[16] Purchased Pat Bay Air in March 2015 and was fully integrated.
Orca Airways OR ORK ORCA Vancouver Scheduled passenger service, charters[17]
Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P PCO PASCO Vancouver Scheduled passenger service, charters[18]
Salt Spring Air 101 SALTSPRING Ganges Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[19]
Seair Seaplanes SS1 SEAIR Vancouver Water Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[20]
Tofino Air 25 TOFINO AIR Tofino Harbour Scheduled passenger service, charters[21]
Vancouver Island Air Campbell River Seaplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[22]
VIH Helicopters Saanich, British Columbia Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[23] Example colours only; aircraft now different type.[24]
West Coast Air 8O YWZ COAST AIR Vancouver Harbour Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[25]

Defunct airlines
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters		 Notes
Air BC Vancouver 1980 - 2002, to Air Canada Jazz
Air Southwest Chilliwack 1983 - 2005
Airspeed Aviation Abbotsford 1986 - 2009, sold to Orca Airways
Baxter Aviation 6B Nanaimo Harbour 1985 - 2007, sold to West Coast Air
BCWest Air Abbotsford 2007 - 2008, ended in October 2008 due to unresolved shareholder dispute
Canadian Pacific Air Lines CP CPC EMPRESS Vancouver 1942 - 1987, also known as CP Air, to Canadian Airlines International, the callsign is still used by Canadian North
Harmony Airways HQ HMY HARMONY Vancouver 2002 - 2007
Hawkair BH BHA HAWKAIR Terrace and Kitimat 1994 - 2016, On November 18, 2016, Hawkair declared bankruptcy, had all assets seized for liquidation, and permanently suspended operations.[26]
Island Express Air 1X IAX ABBY AIR Abbotsford 2009-2020, demise due to COVID-19 pandemic[27]
Pacific Western Airlines PA PWA Vancouver 1946 - 1987, to Canadian Airlines
Powell Air PWL POWELL AIR Powell River 1975 - 1987, merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines
Queen Charlotte Airlines Vancouver Water 1946 - 1955, sold to Pacific Western Airlines
Sonicblue Airways VL Vancouver 1982 - ceased operations 2006
Trans-Provincial Airlines Prince Rupert ? - 1993, sold to Harbour Air
Western Express Airlines Vancouver ? - c2001

References
  1. Central Mountain Air About Us Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. CHC Helicopter About Us Archived 2010-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Cloud Air". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  4. Corilair
  5. Flair Airlines
  6. "Harbour Air". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  7. Helijet
  8. "KD Air". Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  9. KF Defence Programs - Participants
  10. Canadian Helicopters
  11. KF Aerospace - Flight Operations
  12. "Kootenay Direct Airlines". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  13. North Cariboo Air
  14. Northern Thunderbird Air
  15. Ocean Air Floatplanes
  16. Ocean Air Floatplanes
  17. Orca Airways
  18. Pacific Coastal Airlines
  19. Salt Spring Air
  20. Seair Seaplanes
  21. Tofino Air
  22. Vancouver Island Air
  23. VIH Helicopters Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  24. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
  25. "West Coast Air". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  26. http://www.terracestandard.com/news/402553815.html
  27. Briones, Michael. "COVID-19: New air carrier sought for Qualicum Beach Airport". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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