Defunct airlines of BC

From Dominion of British Columbia

List of defunct airlines of British Columbia.

Name IATA ICAO Callsign Hub airport(s) or
headquarters 		From To Fate
Air Caledonia ZC ACM WEST CAL Vancouver 1982 1989 Defunct
Airwest Airlines ZX AWT AIRWEST Vancouver 1964 1990 Defunct
Alberni Airways RN LBN ALBERNI Port Alberni 1969 1984 Defunct
Atlin Air XA --- ATLIN AIR Atlin 1970 1972 Defunct, reformed as Atlin Airways
Atlin Airways XA TLN ATLIN AIR Atlin 1972 1987 Defunct
Awyr Cymru Newydd WR CYM DRAIG AUR Blaenau 1950 1983 Acquired by Kootenay Airways
BC Airways VB --- BC AIRWAYS Victoria International Airport 1960 1972 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Blaenau Air Lines -- --- --- Blaenau 1927 1942 Merged into Canadian Pacific Air Lines
British Columbia Air Lines -- --- --- Vancouver 1929 1936 Company reformed as Inter-Dominion Air Lines
Burrard Air 6E BXA BURRARD Vancouver 1981 1991 Defunct
Central British Columbia Airways CC --- CENTRAL AIRWAYS Williams Lake 1938 1952 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Columbia Air Cargo CR CCC COLUMBIA CARGO Vancouver 1970 1984 Acquired by Evergreen International Airlines
Columbia West Air 3B CWA COLUMBIA WEST Vancouver 1986 1990 Defunct
Dawson Airways WS --- DAWSON Dawson Creek 1959 1968 Merged into North Peace Airlines
Dominion Airways ZD --- DOM AIR Vancouver 1935 1962 Defunct
Ginger Coote Airways -- --- --- Chilliwack 1920 1942 Merged into Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Haida Air (Sandspit Air) SP SSP SANDSPIT AIR Sandspit 1972 2003 Defunct
Haida Air Charter HI HIA HAIDA Sandspit 1949 1981 Absorbed by Pacific Coastal Airlines
Harrison Airways HW HAA HARRISON Vancouver 1969 1979 Defunct
Hyack Air YK HYK HYACK AIR New Westminster 1975 1987 Defunct
Island International Airways IL IIA ISLAND INTER Nanaimo, Victoria 1954 1988 Defunct
Kamloops Air Service KS --- KAMLOOPS AIR Kamloops 1938 1952 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Kootenay Air Transport -- --- --- Cranbrook 1931 1947 Merged into Air BC
Mackenzie Air Services -- --- --- Fort St John 1932 1942 Merged into Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Maverick Air Lines MV MCL MAVERICK Vancouver 1981 1983 Defunct
North Coast Air Service NS NCO NORTHCOAST Prince Rupert 1961 1987 Defunct
North Vancouver Air VL NRV NORVAN Vancouver 1994 2003 Defunct
Northern Air NO NOR NORTHERN Cassiar, Mackenzie 1966 1979 Merged into Northern Thunderbird Air
Northern Air Lines NO --- NORTHERN Terrace 1937 1952 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
North Peace Airlines NP NPE NORTH PEACE Fort Nelson 1962 1977 Defunct
Omineca Airlines OI OMI OMINECA Burns Lake 1969 1976 Defunct
Peace Airways -- --- --- Dawson Creek 1933 1942 Merged into Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Points of Call Airlines P1 PTS POINTSCALL Vancouver 1987 1991 Defunct
Port Alberni Airways LB --- ALBERNI Port Alberni 1938 1955 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Queen Charlotte Airlines QC --- CHARLOTTE Sandspit 1930 1952 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Skeena Air Transport ST --- SKEENA New Aiyansh 1938 1952 Merged into Pacific Western Airlines
Stikine Airlines KN STK STIKINE Cassiar 1955 1966 Merged into Northern Air
Sunshine Coast Air SC SUN SUNSHINE Sechelt 1947 1988 Merged into Vancouver Island Air
Swiftair Cargo W3 SCL SWIFTAIR Abbotsford 1980 1982 Defunct
Thunderbird Airways TB TBD THUNDERBIRD Prince Rupert 1959 1979 Merged into Northern Thunderbird Air
Tisquit Air TQ TQT TISQUIT AIR Tisquit 1975 1985 Merged into Air BC
Trans Dominion Airlines CD TDY TRANSDOM Prince Rupert 1960 1993 Defunct
Tyee Airways 6T TYE TYEE AIR Sechelt 1969 1987 Defunct
Upper Fraser Airways UF UFA UPPER FRASER Mackenzie 1952 1966 Merged into Northern Air
Vancouver Island Air Service -- --- --- Victoria 1929 1947 Merged into Air BC
Victoria–Vancouver Air Line -- --- --- Victoria Harbour 1924 1937 Merged into Dominion Airways
West Coast Air Services -- --- --- Victoria 1934 1947 Merged into Air BC
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