World Best Airlines

A locally owned and operated airline with more than 35 years of Twin Otter scheduled service experience, West Coast Air offers up to 40 Twin Otter departures daily between downtown Vancouver and downtown Victoria. The company provides a convenient link to Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast communities, and includes service to Whistler during the summer season and will soon be announcing details on a daily scheduled flight to Courtenay/Comox.Our scheduled service appeals to both business and leisure travelers, while also enjoying a wide variety of adventure and scenic tours from Vancouver, Victoria and Sechelt. Charters flights are available to all your favourite southcoast destinations including Butchart Gardens, Whistler, Tofino, Campbell River and more.West Coast Air terminals are centrally located. In Vancouver, our temporary location is just west of Canada Place in Coal Harbour (until 2008 when the Vancouver Trade & Convention Centre and Marine Terminal are complete), in Richmond at the YVR Floatplane Base, in Victoria’s Inner Harbour, in Nanaimo Harbour on Anchor Way and in Sechelt, on Wharf Street beside the Lighthouse Pub.One of the largest floatplane operators on the west coast, the fleet is comprised of 20 aircraft; 6 deHavilland Twin Otters (18 highback leather seats), 13 deHavilland Beavers (6 seats) and one Cessna 180 (3 seats). Twin Otter and Beaver aircraft are much sought after for their well deserved reputation for safety and reliability. Our flight crew are accomplished coastal pilots, with senior captains having more than 35 years of flying experience on the west coast.