- Built
- 1959

Wilderness Air
Wilderness Air is a Canadian air carrier based in Vermilion Bay, Ontario, licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency for domestic and international charter services.
- Registered fleet
- 7 aircraft
- Aircraft
- Turboprops and Piston aircraft
- Built
- 1953 to 1972
- Base
- Vermilion Bay
The Wilderness Air fleet
7 aircraft listed on its Canadian air carrier licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency (250037, 250038). Open any registration for its details and specifications.
- 2turbopropsDHC-3 Otter
- 5piston aircraftDHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 185 Skywagon
Built 1953 to 1972 · de Havilland Canada, Cessna
DHC-2 Beaver × 3 · Piston aircraft
DHC-2 Beaver specifications →- Built
- 1957
- Built
- 1953
Cessna 185 Skywagon × 2 · Piston aircraft
Cessna 185 Skywagon specifications →- Built
- 1968
- Built
- 1972
DHC-3 Otter × 2 · Turboprops
DHC-3 Otter specifications →- Built
- 1960
- Built
- 1959
Cards marked Model photo show the model, not Wilderness Air's own aircraft. Operate these aircraft? Add your own photos →
3 aircraft types
Piston aircraftModel photo3 aircraftDHC-2 Beaver
Piston aircraftModel photo2 aircraftCessna 185 Skywagon
TurbopropsModel photo2 aircraftDHC-3 Otter
Efficient on short hops and able to use short or unpaved runways that jets cannot.
- Range
- 1,000 to 1,800 nm
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Licence and safety checks
Canadian air carrier licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency (250037, 250038).
Legal name: WILDERNESS AIR (VERMILION BAY) 1982 LIMITED
- ✓LicenceCTA air licence 250037, 250038 · Listed
- –Flies abroad underNo foreign operator authorisation on the EASA or UK lists.
- –Safety auditsNo third-party audit listed.
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About Wilderness Air
Wilderness Air is a charter operator based in Vermilion Bay. It holds a Canadian air carrier licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency (250037, 250038) from the Canadian Transportation Agency.
The fleet counts 7 aircraft: 2 turboprops and 5 piston aircraft. Its flagship type is the DHC-3 Otter, with 2 aircraft. The aircraft come from de Havilland Canada and Cessna. The aircraft were built between 1953 and 1972, 65 years old on average.
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- 1Send your trip
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- 2We check availability
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- 3Choose your aircraft
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- 4Fly
The operator you choose flies the trip with its own crew and keeps operational control. Altivo Jets stays your contact before, during and after the flight.
Altivo Jets is an independent air charter broker. It does not own or operate aircraft and has no agreement with Wilderness Air. Every flight is operated by a properly licensed air carrier, which keeps operational control of the aircraft and is named on your quote.
Questions, answered
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Ask a specialistHow many aircraft does Wilderness Air have?+
7: 3 DHC-2 Beaver, 2 Cessna 185 Skywagon and 2 DHC-3 Otter.
Is Wilderness Air licensed to fly charter?+
Yes. Wilderness Air holds a Canadian air carrier licensed by the Canadian Transportation Agency (250037, 250038).
Where is Wilderness Air based?+
Vermilion Bay.
How old is Wilderness Air's fleet?+
The aircraft were built between 1953 and 1972, 65 years old on average.
Is Altivo Jets part of Wilderness Air?+
No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Wilderness Air. Wilderness Air operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.
Does Altivo Jets work with Wilderness Air?+
No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Wilderness Air, and Wilderness Air has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.
Where this comes from
Licence and registrations from the Canadian Transportation Agency register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.
Company sources
- Canadian Transportation Agency air carrier licences (11 Sep 2026) and Transport Canada's Canadian Civil Aircraft Register portail-portal.otc-cta.gc.ca/en/air-carrier-licences
- portail-portal.otc-cta.gc.ca portail-portal.otc-cta.gc.ca/en/air-carrier-licences
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