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	BIGFOOT	Campbell River	Scheduled Service, Air Taxi and charter
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	Ultra-low-cost-carrier
Harbour Air Seaplanes		H3	HES	HARBOUR EXPRESS	Vancouver Harbour	Scheduled passenger service, charters [5]
Helijet		JB	JBA	HELIJET	Vancouver	Scheduled passenger service, charters [6]
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. [7] [8] [9]
Northern Thunderbird Air			NTA	THUNDERBIRD	Prince George	Scheduled passenger service, charters [10]
Ocean Air Floatplanes [11]					Victoria Water	Floatplane charters. [12] Purchased Pat Bay Air in March 2015 and was fully integrated.
Pacific Coastal Airlines		8P	PCO	PASCO	Vancouver	Scheduled passenger service, charters [13]
Salt Spring Air			101	SALTSPRING	Ganges	Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters [14]
Seair Seaplanes			SS1	SEAIR	Vancouver Water	Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters [15]
Tofino Air			25	TOFINO AIR	Tofino Harbour	Scheduled passenger service, charters [16]
Vancouver Island Air					Campbell River	Seaplane, scheduled passenger service, charters [17]
VIH Helicopters					Saanich, British Columbia	Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting [18] Example colours only; aircraft now different type. [19]
West Coast Air		8O	YWZ	COAST AIR	Vancouver Harbour	Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters [20]

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. [21]
Island Express Air		1X	IAX	ABBY AIR	Abbotsford	2009-2020 Demise due to COVID-19 pandemic [22]
KD Air		XC	KDC	KAY DEE	Vancouver	Ceased operations in 2019
Kootenay Direct Airlines					Nelson	Ceased operating in 2009
Orca Airways		OR	ORK	ORCA	Vancouver	Suspended by Transport Canada in 2018
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 - 2006
Trans-Provincial Airlines					Prince Rupert	? - 1993 Sold to Harbour Air
Western Express Airlines					Vancouver	1994 - 2006

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. "Harbour Air". Archived from the original on 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
6. Helijet
7. KF Defence Programs - Participants
8. Canadian Helicopters
9. KF Aerospace - Flight Operations
10. Northern Thunderbird Air
11. Ocean Air Floatplanes
12. Ocean Air Floatplanes
13. Pacific Coastal Airlines
14. Salt Spring Air
15. Seair Seaplanes
16. Tofino Air
17. Vancouver Island Air
18. VIH Helicopters Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
19. Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search Result
20. "West Coast Air". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
21. "Northwestern B.C. airline company declares bankruptcy - News". www.terracestandard.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-24.
22. Briones, Michael. "COVID-19: New air carrier sought for Qualicum Beach Airport". Vancouver Island Free Daily. Retrieved 26 September 2020.