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Pacific Northwest helicopter and seaplane airline service.

Founded

1986

Headquarters

Vancouver, Canada

Helijet is a Canadian regional airline specializing in helicopter and scheduled air services connecting Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo in British Columbia. Founded in 1986, the airline operates one of the world's largest commercial helicopter airline services, providing a vital link across the Strait of Georgia. The airline serves business and leisure travelers with frequent daily departures, offering a rapid alternative to ferry or ground transportation between major coastal British Columbia communities. Helijet also provides medevac and charter services. In addition to its scheduled helicopter routes, Helijet has expanded its operations over the years to include air ambulance contracts with BC Emergency Health Services, making it a key part of the province's emergency medical transportation infrastructure.

Hubs & network

Helijet primarily operates from Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre and Victoria Harbour, with additional service to Nanaimo Harbour.

Fleet

Helijet operates Sikorsky S-76 helicopters for its scheduled passenger and medevac services.

Notable facts

›Helijet is one of the world's largest scheduled helicopter airlines by frequency of service.
›The airline holds air ambulance contracts with BC Emergency Health Services.
›Helijet connects downtown Vancouver and downtown Victoria without requiring travel to major airports.
›The airline has been operating scheduled helicopter services since 1986.
›Helijet's heliport-to-heliport model allows for very short city-centre travel times.

Official website Wikipedia

This profile is provided for general information only. Contact details may be inaccurate or outdated — always verify with the airline's official website before acting on them.

Primary hubs

Vancouver Harbour Water AerodromeCXH · 1 rts Victoria Harbour Seaplane BaseYWH · 1 rts

Route network map (2 legs)

Leaflet © OpenStreetMap © CARTO

Route network

CXH → YWHS76

YWH → CXHS76

Fleet (aircraft types operated)

Sikorsky S-762 routes

Encyclopaedia

Helijet International is a helicopter airline and charter service based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Its scheduled passenger helicopter airline services operates flights from heliports at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), downtown Vancouver, downtown Nanaimo and downtown Victoria. It also operates a charter division serving the film, television, aerial tour, industrial and general helicopter and corporate jet charter markets, as well as helicopter and jet air ambulance services. Its head office and main hangar is Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

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