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) orheadquartersNotesCascadia AirCBFBIGFOOTCampbell RiverScheduled Service, Air Taxi and charterCentral Mountain Air9MGLRGLACIERSmithersRegional, chartersCentral Mountain Air About Us CHC HelicopterHMBHUMMINGBIRDVancouver International Airport, RichmondHelicopter charters, flight trainingCHC Helicopter About Us Cloud AirLake Muskoka/Mortimer's PointFloatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters, flight trainingCorilairCampbell RiverCharters and scheduled floatplaneCorilairFlair AirlinesF8FLEFLAIRKelownaUltra-low-cost-carrierHarbour Air SeaplanesH3HESHARBOUR EXPRESSVancouver HarbourScheduled passenger service, chartersHelijetJBJBAHELIJETVancouverScheduled passenger service, chartersHelijetKF CargoKWKFAFLIGHTCRAFTKelownaScheduled passenger service, cargo Charter airline. Along with Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates KF Defence Programs.KF Defence Programs - ParticipantsCanadian HelicoptersKF Aerospace - Flight OperationsNorthern Thunderbird AirNTATHUNDERBIRDPrince GeorgeScheduled passenger service, chartersNorthern Thunderbird AirOcean Air FloatplanesOcean Air Floatplanes Victoria WaterFloatplane charters.Ocean Air Floatplanes Purchased Pat Bay Air in March 2015 and was fully integrated.Pacific Coastal Airlines8PPCOPASCOVancouverScheduled passenger service, chartersPacific Coastal AirlinesSalt Spring Air101SALTSPRINGGangesFloatplane, scheduled passenger service, chartersSalt Spring AirSeair SeaplanesSS1SEAIRVancouver WaterFloatplane, scheduled passenger service, chartersSeair SeaplanesTofino Air25TOFINO AIRTofino HarbourScheduled passenger service, chartersTofino AirVancouver Island AirCampbell RiverSeaplane, scheduled passenger service, chartersVancouver Island AirVIH HelicoptersSaanich, British ColumbiaCharters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefightingVIH Helicopters Example colours only; aircraft now different type.Canadian Civil Aircraft Register: History Search ResultWest Coast Air8OYWZCOAST AIRVancouver HarbourFloatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters
Defunct airlines Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) orheadquartersNotesAir BCVancouver1980 - 2002To Air Canada JazzAir SouthwestChilliwack1983 - 2005Airspeed AviationAbbotsford1986 - 2009Sold to Orca AirwaysBaxter Aviation6BNanaimo Harbour1985 - 2007Sold to West Coast AirBCWest AirAbbotsford2007 - 2008Ended in October 2008 due to unresolved shareholder disputeCanadian Pacific Air LinesCPCPCEMPRESSVancouver1942 - 1987Also known as CP Air, to Canadian Airlines International, the callsign is still used by Canadian NorthHarmony AirwaysHQHMYHARMONYVancouver2002 - 2007HawkairBHBHAHAWKAIRTerrace and Kitimat1994 - 2016On November 18, 2016, Hawkair declared bankruptcy, had all assets seized for liquidation, and permanently suspended operations. Island Express Air1XIAXABBY AIRAbbotsford2009-2020Demise due to COVID-19 pandemicKD AirXCKDCKAY DEEVancouverCeased operations in 2019Kootenay Direct AirlinesNelsonCeased operating in 2009Orca AirwaysORORKORCAVancouverSuspended by Transport Canada in 2018Pacific Western AirlinesPAPWAVancouver1946 - 1987To Canadian AirlinesPowell AirPWLPOWELL AIR Powell River1975 - 1987Merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal AirlinesQueen Charlotte AirlinesVancouver Water1946 - 1955Sold to Pacific Western AirlinesSonicblue AirwaysVLVancouver1982 - 2006 Trans-Provincial AirlinesPrince Rupert? - 1993Sold to Harbour AirWestern Express AirlinesVancouver1994 - 2006
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