Pat Bay Air was a charter float plane and airline flying from the
Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome
Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome is a seaplane base located north northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to Victoria International Airport.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by th ...
in
Patricia Bay
Patricia Bay ("Pat Bay" to locals) is a body of salt water that extends east from Saanich Inlet and forms part of the shoreline of North Saanich, British Columbia. It lies due west of Victoria International Airport. A municipal park covers most of ...
near the
Victoria International Airport
Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is north northwest of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula, with the bulk of the airport (including the passenger terminal) in North Saanich, and a small portion of the ...
on Widgeon Drive in
North Saanich
The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately north of Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria on southern Vancouver Island. It is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The District ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, Canada, where its headquarters was located. Pat Bay Air was one of only two seaplane companies to be based out of the historic Patricia Bay Seaplane Base; the other is Ocean Air Floatplanes.
[Ocean Air Floatplanes Inc.](_blank)
Accessed 2011-02-08. The seaplane base has been in continuous operation since the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
British Columbia Aviation Museum
Retrieved 10 June 2009 Pat Bay Air Ltd. was purchased by Sandpiper Air Seaplanes Ltd. in 2013. Sandpiper Air Seaplanes Ltd. officially ceased operations in Alberta and BC in March 2016.
Former fleet
*de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is a single-engined high-wing propeller-driven short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland Canada. It has been primarily operated as a bush plane and has been used ...
*Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
* Cessna 185
File:Pat Bay Air Beaver.jpg, Pat Bay Air de Havilland Canada Beaver
File:Pat Bay Air C172.jpg, Pat Bay Air Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.
File:Sandpiper Air Logo.jpg,
File:Sandpiper Air Seaplanes on Cessna 185.jpg,
File:Sandpiper Air Seaplanes over Victoria, BC.jpg,
See also
* List of seaplane operators
This is a list of seaplane operators. A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water.Gunston, "The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary", 2009. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields ...
* List of defunct airlines of Canada
References
{{Defunct airlines of Canada
Regional airlines of British Columbia
Transport in the Capital Regional District
Airlines established in 2005
2005 establishments in British Columbia
Defunct seaplane operators