Tofino Air
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| Founded | 1990s (as Midcoast Air) | |||
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| Hubs |
Vancouver Harbour Water Airport, Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport, Sechelt Water Aerodrome | |||
| Fleet size | 8,[1] 13[2] | |||
| Destinations | 5[3] | |||
| Headquarters | Vancouver Harbour, Unit #1 Burrard Landing, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 0C3[4] | |||
| Website | www.tofinoair.ca | |||
Tofino Air is a small Canadian airline offering floatplane service from five British Columbia locations: Vancouver, Nanaimo, Sechelt Gabriola Island and Tofino.[3] Tofino Air offers scheduled services, scenic tours, and specialized charters.[5]
History
In the early 1990s, the owner of Tofino Air, and a lifelong resident of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, started a small regional airline called "Midcoast Air," to better assure safety and dependability for himself and his co-workers as they travelled from the logging and fishing camps on BC's west coast, to their homes on the Sunshine Coast. In 1998, Midcoast Air re-located to Sechelt.
In January 2001, Tofino Air purchased Pacific Spirit Air based in Silva Bay on Gabriola Island. After purchasing Pacific Spirit Air, Tofino Air increased its daily routes by adding in scheduled flights from Gabriola Island to Vancouver International Airport. The airline also continued offering daily scheduled flights between Departure Bay in Nanaimo and Sechelt.
In April 2011, Tofino Air moved from its location in Departure Bay to the Harbour of Nanaimo where it began to offer scheduled flights between Nanaimo and Vancouver. In late May 2011, Tofino Air was one of the first airlines to move into the new Vancouver Harbour Water Airport, and began to offer scheduled flights to Nanaimo, Sechelt and Tofino.
Destinations
- British Columbia[3]
Fleet
The Tofino Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of December 2012):[1][2]
| Aircraft | No. of Aircraft (Tofino Air list)[1] | No. of Aircraft (TC list)[2] | Variants | Notes |
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| Cessna 180 Skywagon | 3 | 4 | 180J | 6 seats |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | 4 | 8 | DHC2, DHC2 MK. 1 | 6 seats |
| de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | 1 | 1 | DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter | 9-10 seats |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tofino Air fleet details
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Transport Canada listing of aircraft owned by "Tofino Air" (enter Tofino Air in the box titled "Owner Name")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tofino Air Bases
- ↑ Contact Us
- ↑ Tofino Air Tours
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tofino Air. |
- Tofino Air, official site