Mission Statements

History

• To promote flying and recreational aviation in general and particularly on the Sunshine Coast;
  
• To promote awareness of the Elphinstone Aero Club’s role in support of the broader Sunshine Coast community;
  
• To operate and maintain aircraft and other facilities owned, acquired, leased or rented by the Society, to the mutual benefit of all members on a non-profit sharing basis.
  

Airport Terminal

The Elphinstone Aero Club makes it building on the airport grounds available to the flying public and transient aircrews, where they can find a lounge and washrooms For pilots, a computer and telephone is available for flight planning.

The Elphinstone Aero Club was founded as a not-for-profit society in 1956 in order to build an airstrip on the Sechelt Peninsula.  Appropriate level land was sought out, assembled and cleared by the volunteer members of the Club, using donated equipment and materials.  The first landing of an aircraft on the new airstrip was by a Fleet Canuck (a Canadian-made airplane), registration CF-DPG, owned and operated by Roy Brett. Later, the airstrip was turned over the the Villages of Sechelt and Gibsons in order to receive federal funding for the paving of the runway.

Today

Today, the Sunshine Coast Regional Airport is home to many businesses and organizations, employing many local residents.

The first aircraft to land at the nascent Sechelt airstrip....

Click to watch first landing

Our Board of Directors . . .

Luke Gordon
Chairperson

Jennifer Burgess
Treasurer

Kris Reynolds
Director of Maintenance

Darlene Fowlie
Secretary

Doug Thomas
Director of Flight Operations