Pacific Coastal Airlines

Pacific Coastal Airlines is a commercial airline in British Columbia offering scheduled domestic services as well as domestic and continental charter flights.

Pacific Coastal Airlines serves twenty destinations (nineteen domestic, one continental) in two countries with scheduled flights.

History
Pacific Coastal Airlines was established in 1946; it absorbed Haida Air Charter in 1981. It began its first scheduled flight to the United States, between Victoria and Bellingham, Washington, in 1993, entering into its first codesharing agreement with Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines at that time. A second such agreement was made with Kootenay Airways in 2003, making travel between the Coast and eastern Interior easier and more convenient for passengers.

In 1966 Pacific Coastal Airlines became the launch customer for the De Havilland BC DHBC-6 Twin Otter.

Fleet
Pacific Coastal Airlines operates a total of 31 aircraft.

Current

 * ATR 42-600 - 0 +24 on order, to be delivered 2022–2027
 * ATR 72-212A - 3 (2011 to date), delivered new
 * ATR 72-600 - 2 (2021 to date), +6 on order, to be delivered by 2026
 * BAe ATP - 5 (1994 to date), delivered new; to be retired by 2026
 * DHBC-6 Twin Otter - 5 (1966 to date), delivered new; to be rebuilt by North Cariboo Air to electric "eOtter" standard between 2023 and 2025
 * Dornier Do-328 - 12 (1998 to date), delivered new; to be retired by 2027
 * Short 360 - 4 (1984 to date), delivered new; to be retired by 2023

Historic

 * DHBC DH.89C Dragon Rapide - 3 (1946–1966), delivered new
 * DHBC DH.95B Flamingo - 5 (1947–1983), four delivered new, one second-hand from Pacific Western
 * DHBC-1 Dove - 4 (1951–1985), delivered new
 * DHBC-2B Heron 3B - 4 (1960–1987), delivered new
 * Short 330 - 8 (1977–2001), delivered new

BC-made aircraft
''Note: a green background indicates an aircraft in service, a yellow background indicates a retired aircraft, and a pink background indicates an aircraft lost in an accident.

Routes
Pacific Coastal Airlines have a codeshare agreement with Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines since 1993 and with Kootenay Airways since 2003.



''Entries with a green background indicates a destination in British Columbia.