Pat Bay Air

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Pat Bay Air / Sandpiper Air Ltd.
Pat Bay Air Cessna 185
Founded2005
Ceased operationsMarch 2016
Focus citiesSidney, Cowichan Bay, Gulf Islands, Victoria, British Columbia
Parent companySandpiper Air Ltd.

Pat Bay Air was a charter float plane and airline flying from the Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome in Patricia Bay near the Victoria International Airport on Widgeon Drive in North Saanich, British Columbia, 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.[1] The seaplane base has been in continuous operation since the Second World War.[2] 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.

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  1. ^ Ocean Air Floatplanes Inc. Accessed 2011-02-08.
  2. ^ British Columbia Aviation Museum. Retrieved 10 June 2009 Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine