Floatplane charter and scheduled flights on Vancouver Island's west coast from Gold River
Air Nootka is a floatplane operator based at 800 Mill Road in Gold River, British Columbia, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. It flies scheduled and chartered seaplane trips into the region's inlets, islands and remote communities.
Its website names destinations including Gold River, Tahsis, Zeballos, Kyuquot, Nootka Island, Hot Springs Cove and the Hesquiat Peninsula, and says it serves all of Vancouver Island and major mainland centres. Charter trips are aimed at hikers on routes such as the Nootka Island Trail, as well as fishing, surfing and business travellers.
The company also runs scenic flights, including a scheduled historic mail route, trips to Friendly Cove and the Hesquiat Peninsula, and a glacier and mountain tour.
The website does not list its aircraft types or operating certificate. Transportation Safety Board of Canada material identifies Air Nootka Ltd as an operator of float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, and records several accidents involving its Beavers, most recently a 2023 occurrence at the Gold River water aerodrome.
Air Nootka suits travellers who need access to roadless parts of the west coast rather than jet travel between cities.
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