Kenmore Air, Puyallup Tribe Expand Partnership

Service flies local scenic flights in a 1955 de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter from Tacoma's Ruston Way.

Friday, January 31, 2025 at 02:33 PM ET

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One of Kenmore Air’s seaplanes is wrapped in the Puyallup Tribe’s and Emerald Queen Casino’s colors and salmon. [Credit: Kenmore Air]

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Kenmore Air and the Puyallup Tribe are expanding their seasonal seaplane service, introducing a new daily international flight.
Starting May 15, the new route will connect Tacoma, Washington, to Victoria, British Columbia, via a stop in Friday Harbor.
The partnership also sees the return of seasonal flights from Tacoma to the San Juan Islands and represents a significant economic development for the Puyallup Tribe.

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Kenmore Air and the Puyallup Tribe are expanding their seasonal seaplane flight service that runs from May 15 through September 15, the airline announced.

In August 2023, Kenmore Air began flying local scenic flights in a 1955 de Havilland DHC-3 Turbine Otter from Tacoma’s Ruston Way in Pierce County, Washington. The seaplane base is located on tribal land. Operations at the South Sound base later expanded to seasonal travel to the San Juan Islands north of Seattle.