AviatDataSechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome (also known as Sechelt Aerodrome) YHS / CAX3
Sechelt, British Columbia · Canada · Unregistered open-water aerodrome (no aerodrome authority); Harbour Air Seaplanes operates the seasonal dock/terminal
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACAX3 / YHS
OperatorUnregistered open-water aerodrome (no aerodrome authority); Harbour Air Seaplanes operates the seasonal dock/terminal
Coordinates49.4830°N, 123.7577°W
Elevation0 ft · 0 m
Time zonePT (UTC-8/-7 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCAX3 — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS (facility listed as abandoned effective 15 Mar 2007; Harbour Air continues informal seasonal float operations from the same Porpoise Bay site)
Operating hoursDaylight/VFR only, uncontrolled. Seasonal: Harbour Air's Sechelt service is summer-focused — direct Vancouver (YVR/downtown) service resumes late June and Sechelt-Nanaimo resumes early May each year, with reduced or no service in winter months. No published curfew or PPR requirement, but the water aerodrome itself has been delisted/marked abandoned in the NAV CANADA Canada Flight Supplement since 15 March 2007, so no formal published water-lane data or ATF exists.
TerminalsNo terminal building; Harbour Air passenger dock/shelter at #1-5674 Wharf Road, Porpoise Bay, downtown Sechelt.
Runways (1)
- Open water (Porpoise Bay) — no published lane heading · Water
IATA code YHS is used commercially for Harbour Air's seasonal seaplane service from the open-water dock at Porpoise Bay on Sechelt's Sunshine Coast; a separate paved general-aviation strip nearby, Sechelt-Gibsons Airport (TC LID CAP3, coords 49.4606/-123.7190, elev. ~95m/311ft), is also sometimes labelled 'Sechelt Aerodrome' but carries no scheduled airline service. The registered Porpoise Bay water aerodrome (CAX3) was itself delisted from the official NAV CANADA CFS in 2007, yet Harbour Air's Sechelt route — Canada's longest-running scheduled seaplane route to this community — continues to operate seasonally from the same bay.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Harbour Air
Harbour Air operates its own passenger terminal at Porpoise Bay (beside The Lighthouse Pub) and self-handles its scheduled seaplane service; as of the 2025-26 network review the Sechelt route runs summer-only, with Vancouver-Sechelt resuming June 26, 2026 and Sechelt-Nanaimo active from May 4, 2026.
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Sunshine Coast Air
Locally owned seaplane operator based at 5987 Sechelt Inlet Road (Sechelt/Porpoise Bay, station code YHS) that self-handles its own year-round daily scheduled floatplane service to Vancouver (YVR), Victoria (YYJ) and Nanaimo, plus charter and scenic-tour flights using Beaver and Cessna 180 aircraft. · Daily 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
Seasonal
Harbour Air
Harbour Air's Sechelt terminal offers Parcel Express small-package shipping alongside its seasonal passenger flights.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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