Forest Trail, Golden Ears Provincial Park, Maple Ridge BC - Photo Joss Penny
Most major destinations in British Columbia can be accessed by air travel via Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline, and WestJet, the country’s secondary carrier. Regional airlines such as Pacific Coastal Airlines, Central Mountain Air, Tofino Air and specialty airline companies such as Seair Seaplanes, Harbour Air Seaplanes and Helijet (helicopter airline service) have scheduled services around the province. Below are links to international airports in British Columbia and Alberta and various regional and local airports in British Columbia.
For a complete list of British Columbia’s regional airports and website links visit the official government webpage for Certified Airports in BC.
If you fly to Canada from the United States in a private aircraft that carries no more than 15 people, refer to CANPASS, the Private Aircraft program.
The pilot of the private aircraft leaving a US airport must advise Canadian customs by calling 1-888-226-7277 at least two hours, but not more than 48 hours, before flying into the country. Flights originating outside Canada and the US must contact the telephone reporting centre (TRC) at:
TRC for All of Canada
Hamilton, ON
Telephone: 905-679-2073
Fax: 905-679-6877