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No Airplane, no problem, there are multiple Air Charter Companies that will fly you into Pelly Lake. Costs vary depending on your pick-up and drop off points and how many people(our camp can accommodate a max of six people in one group with prior arrangements). Contact the following Air Charter Companies for exact quotes;
Gaurdian Air(Eric Stier) - Bases in Prince George and Vanderhoof
Ph; 1-866-567-9889
Website; www.gaurdianaerospace.net
Aircraft types: Cessna C182 and C210
**Average cost with Gaurdian for a flight from Prince George or Mackenzie to Pelly Lake in a Cessna C182 for two people and gear is approximately $3750(tax included, return flight the same cost). Call Gaurdian for an exact quote.
**Average cost for a single turbine Otter on wheels with six people and gear(our max lodge capacity) from Smithers BC to Pelly Lake direct is approximately $5300(return same cost). Smithers to Pelly Lake is approximately 160 miles, cost for the various aircraft types Tsayta Air uses are as follows;
Cessna 206 or 182 = $8.50 per mile
Single Turbine Kodiak = $15.00 per mile
Single Turbine Otter = $16.00 per mile
Note; Driving or commercially flying into Smithers BC gets you the closest to Pelly lake saving greatly in charter air fare costs. This may be the most cost effective way for groups(max six for our camp) to get into Pelly Lake. Call Tsayta Air for exact quotes.
Sekani Air(Kris Wuthrich) - Base in Ft St John
Ph; 250-261-3618
**Average cost Ft. St John to Tsey Keh for 6 people and gear in a King Air is approximately $5000. Return Flight the same. ***Note will still require second smaller aircraft to shuffle people and gear from Tsey Keh to Pelly Lake airstrip and back(contact Gaurdian Air or Tsayta Air for that portion). Call Sekani Air for exact qoutes.
Have your own aircraft, we can accommodate wheel(**) or float aircraft. There are several routes depending upon if your starting on the West Coast of BC, South from the USA, or East from Alberta.
West Coast: You may wish to transit from the West Coast of B.C. through the VFR route onto the Chilcotin plateau then onto Quesnel or Vanderhoof (Fuel) or Fraser Lake and then North to Pelly Lake.
Southern Interior: Perhaps you are coming up through the Okanagan or Kootenay area. Route to Williams Lake, Quesnel or Prince George, B.C. or Mackenzie, B.C. where there is fuel and then direct to Pelly Lake. Prince George to Pelly 200 SM, Mackenzie to Pelly 140 SM.
From Alberta: Best to route over to Mackenzie, B.C. for fuel and then direct to Pelly Lake. If coming from Fort St. John or Dawson Creek you maybe able to route direct if fuel is not an issue to a further fuel destination or a return via Mackenzie
**(always contact us for runway information and condition and landing permission. Runway use requires pilots with experience in mountain bush strips, use at own risk )