We at Sable Aviation feel privileged to provide fixed-wing aircraft charter service to Sable Island, a delicate crescent of sand located 300 km south-east of Halifax, NS. Since there is no airstrip on the island, our BN-2A Britten Norman Islander aircraft lands on the sandy expanse of the island's south beach.

Sable Island is a National Park Reserve, so Parks Canada has sole control over approving and scheduling visitor flights. Visitor season runs from June through October and to limit the number of visitors and protect Sable's delicate ecology, only one fixed wing visitor flight per week is approved. These flights are only approved on weekends, to avoid interfering with Station Operations. If you wish to visit Sable, you have two options - to organize a charter of the entire aircraft yourself, or buy a single seat on a flight that we have organized.

We expect to have 4 flights in 2022 on which individual seats may be purchased and will publish what those dates are in January 2022. We will at that time also let you know when we will start selling seats - sorry, but while early birds may get the worm, their request will not go in the queue if sent early. The seats will go fast (we sold 50% in the first 90 seconds one year!) so we will also maintain a standby list for each flight. If you have a seat on one of these flights, you do not need to contact Parks Canada - we will take care of permissions and payment of all fees.

To charter the entire aircraft to Sable Island, you must request a visitation date from Parks Canada. Their online booking system will go live on January 17, 2022 at noon Atlantic Standard Time (GMT -4). Visiting Sable Island is on many people's bucket list, so if you hope to get one of the few available dates, be sure and have your fingers poised over the keyboard at 11:59 a.m.! Parks Canada also maintains a standby list, so if you aren't successful in snaring a booking, don't despair.

For those who have been assigned a visitation date in 2021 (i.e. have chartered the entire aircraft), Parks Canada will inform us of your booking, however, we would appreciate an e-mail from you with your day-of-flight contact information, so that we can reach you in the event of any flight delays. We also need to know the number of people in your group and your method of payment.

We have created the Facebook group called Sable Island Aircraft Charter for those who have booked the entire aircraft but still need a person or two to fill up their group. This is also where we will post details about upcoming seat cancellations when/if they happen. Please note that this group is only for flight info - if you're looking for photos of our days on Sable, be sure and check out our company Facebook page.

Groups that have chartered the entire aircraft must present a single payment for the flight - collection of a share of expenses is left up to the group leader, who is considered the charterer of the aircraft. Note that although it is acceptable for groups to share expenses, reselling of individual seats (i.e. at a profit) must be reported immediately to Sable Aviation, as additional fees and obligations will apply.