Valley Air Taxi

From Dominion of British Columbia
Valley Air Taxi
Headquarters 8406 Lockheed Place
Chilliwack CL1 8AG
IATA code V1
ICAO code VAX
Call sign VALLEY TAXI
Hubs Chilliwack Airport, Chilliwack
Services Scheduled domestic, continental, charter

Valley Air Taxi is a commercial airline in British Columbia offering scheduled and charter domestic and continental services.

Valley Air Taxi serves nine destinations (seven domestic, two continental) in two countries with scheduled flights.

History

Valley Air Taxi was established in 1989, and began scheduled operations in 1998. International service between Chilliwack and Omak, Washington began in 2001, initially on an as-needed basis, becoming a permanent twice-weekly schedule in 2003; flights between Chilliwack and Bellingham, Washington were added in 2011, and between Vancouver and Bellingham in 2015. In 2020 two 33-passenger Saab 340s were acquired for its new US services to Everett, Port Angeles, Seattle, and Spokane.

Fleet

Valley Air Taxi operates a total of nine aircraft.

Aircraft

Type Registration C/n Blt Acquisition Disposal
BAe Jetstream 3201 VB-VTD 948 1991 1998, bought from Jet Acceptance Corp. (USA) in service
BAe Jetstream 3201 VB-VTE 949 1991 1998, bought from Jet Acceptance Corp. (USA) in service
BAe Jetstream 3112 VB-VTF 951 1991 1998, bought from Jet Acceptance Corp. (USA) in service
BAe Jetstream 31 VB-VTG 953 1991 1998, bought from Jet Acceptance Corp. (USA) in service
Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II VB-VTA 34-7970106 1979 1989, bought from private owner (Switzerland) in service
Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III VB-VTB 34-48018 1992 1992, delivered new in service
Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III VB-VTC 34-48007 1990 1994, bought from private owner (USA) in service
Saab 340B VB-VTH 340B-328 1993 2020, bought from Hawkair in service
Saab 340B VB-VTI 340B-335 1993 2020, bought from Hawkair in service

Routes

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

Airport Service area Destination Aircraft Notes
Abbotsford (XAB) Domestic Chilliwack (XCW) Seneca
Hope (XHE) Seneca
Bellingham, Washington, USA (BLI) Continental Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream 31
Vancouver (XVR) Jetstream 31
Chilliwack (XCW) Domestic Abbotsford (XAB) Seneca
Grand Forks (XGF) Jetstream
Hope (XHE) Seneca
Merritt (XMB) Jetstream
Princeton (XPT) Jetstream
Vancouver (XVR) Jetstream
Continental Bellingham (BLI) Jetstream 31
Omak (OMK) Jetstream 31, Seneca
Seattle (SEA) Saab 340
Spokane (GEG) Saab 340
Everett, Washington, USA (PAE) Continental Vancouver (XVR) Saab 340
Grand Forks (XGF) Domestic Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream
Hope (XHE) Domestic Abbotsford (XAB) Seneca
Chilliwack (XCW) Seneca
Vancouver (XVR) Seneca
Continental Seattle (SEA) Saab 340
Merritt (XMB) Domestic Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream
Omak, Washington, USA (OMK) Continental Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream 31, Seneca
Port Angeles, Washington, USA (CLM) Continental Vancouver (XVR) Saab 340
Princeton (XPT) Domestic Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream
Seattle, Washington, USA (SEA) Continental Chilliwack (XCW) Saab 340
Hope (XHE) Saab 340
Spokane, Washington, USA (GEG) Continental Chilliwack (XCW) Saab 340
Vancouver (XVR) Saab 340
Vancouver (XVR) Domestic Chilliwack (XCW) Jetstream
Hope (XHE) Seneca
Continental Bellingham (BLI) Jetstream 31
Everett (PAE) Saab 340
Port Angeles (CLM) Jetstream 31
Spokane (GEG) Saab 340