Kootenay Lake Aviation is based at the Nelson Airport and offers flight training, sightseeing tours, and charters. High Terrain Helicopters is based in Nelson and offers a full suite of helicopter services Kootenay Valley Helicopters is based in Nelson and offers a full suite of helicopter services Columbia Helicopters is based in Nelson and offers a full suite of helicopter services NADAS is a volunteer run non-profit society that runs and manages the Nelson Airport Nelson SAR is your local ground search and rescue team that operates regularly out of the Nelson Airport CASARA operates out of the Nelson Airport to support air search and rescue Fixed wing air ambulances regularly operate out of the Nelson Airport KERPA provides volunteer physicians for critical emergencies and occasionally uses the Nelson Airport Baldface offers snowcat skiing and uses the Nelson Airport during the winter season Since 1952, 561 Nelson Osprey Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets has been serving the youth of Nelson and area Your local pilots association BC Wildfire uses the Nelson Airport during fire season
