Main base Kelowna, BC · Sub bases Kispiox · Lac La Biche · Whitehorse
Call (250) 631-6031Safety is the first decision on every flight — before schedule, before load, before anything else. If it isn’t right, we don’t go.
Every Northcoast flight starts with the same question: is this safe to fly? Not whether it fits the schedule, and not whether the load needs to move. Safety comes first, and everything else — timing, loads, plans for the day — comes after it.
Our pilots have real time in the mountains, flying this country year-round, and they train through Northcoast’s own BC Mountain Course. Mountain flying is learned in the mountains — in the weather, the terrain and the confined spots this work demands — and that experience is in the seat on every flight.
Weather and conditions are judged as they are, not as the schedule needs them to be. Any Northcoast pilot can call a flight off — no argument and no pressure to go. The job can wait for better weather. A flight that shouldn’t leave doesn’t.
Our aircraft are maintained to standard for the work they do. And we fly country we know: the Skeena, the Nass and the north coast — its weather, its terrain and its landing spots. Out here, local knowledge isn’t a bonus. It’s part of flying safely.
One standard on every flight — exploration, fire, heli-skiing, survey, search & rescue support or scenic tour. No exceptions.
From the work — drill pads, fire lines, ski days and lodge country across BC, Alberta and the Yukon.
The people at the controls — and the ones coming up behind them.
VoxVision · Airborne sensing
VoxVision brings visible and thermal imaging (EO/IR), onboard computing and a tablet interface together in one aircraft-mounted system — a clearer view for crews on fire, patrol and survey work, with findings shared to ground teams.
Heli-skiing · Skeena Mountains
Wilderness lodge · Northwest BC
A wilderness lodge in northwest BC — Northcoast works with Bear Claw Lodge in Skeena country, supporting guest access and operations in remote country our crews fly year-round.
Wilderness lodge · Kispiox River
A wilderness lodge on the Kispiox River in northwest BC — Northcoast works with the lodge in Skeena country, supporting guest access and operations in the Kispiox Valley.
Helicopter operator · Northern BC & the Yukon
A BC helicopter operator flying forestry, fire fighting, mineral exploration, air ambulance and wildlife work across northern BC and the Yukon since 1996 — the kind of northern flying Northcoast knows well, and an operator we work alongside.
No call centre, no form disappearing into a CRM. Call, or send the details below and they'll open as an email to Craig, ready to send.
Home base in Kelowna, BC, with sub bases at Kispiox, BC, Lac La Biche, AB and Whitehorse, YT. Serving northwest BC, the BC Interior, Alberta and the Yukon, deploying across western and northern Canada.