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-| commenced        =8 November 2002
-| ceased           = 2009
-| bases            =[[Greymouth]] [[New Zealand]]
-| fleet_size       = See [[Air West Coast#Fleet|Fleet]] below
-| destinations     = Formerly: [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]<br/>[[Christchurch]], [[New Zealand]]<br/>[[Westport, New Zealand]]
-| parent           =[[Gloriavale Christian Community]]
-| headquarters     = [[Greymouth]], [[Grey District]], [[New Zealand]]
-|website        = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130722233052/http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/ www.airwestcoast.co.nz]
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-'''Air West Coast''' is an [[airline]] based in [[Greymouth]], [[New Zealand]].
-It operated flights between [[Wellington]] and two [[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]] towns, [[Westport, New Zealand|Westport]] and [[Greymouth]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/daily.html |title=Air West Coast - Daily Service |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212190031/http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/daily.html |archive-date=12 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/html/airportinfo/airlines.php |title=Wellington Airport - Airlines |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814162416/http://www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/html/airportinfo/airlines.php |archive-date=14 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> also Westport to Christchurch briefly in 2009, and also runs scenic and charter flights to various destinations in the [[South Island]]. It was last registered as operating a [[Cessna 150]] and two [[Cessna 210]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg1.asp?Class=Aeropl&Query1=Get+List |title=Civil Aviation Authority - Aircraft Registry |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214094338/http://www.caa.govt.nz/script/AirReg1.asp?Class=Aeropl&Query1=Get+List |archive-date=14 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-The company has ceased all scheduled flying, the Dornier has been sold, but still operates "one of the best-value"<ref>[http://www.frommers.com/destinations/greymouth/2731010019.html Frommers - NZ Guide]</ref> Scenic Flights to Mt Cook and Milford Sound and Air Charter Flight services throughout New Zealand.
-[[File:Dornier 228, Wellington, 28 March 2007.jpg|thumb|right|alt=A small plane flies over a wooded, residential area.|Air West Coast Dornier 228 on approach to Wellington in March 2007]]
-==History==
-Air West Coast was established by the [[Gloriavale Christian Community]] in 2002. This community had its origins at Cust in Canterbury and moved to Lake Haupiri on the West Coast in 1991. Among its other activities the community established an airstrip and maintenance base at Lake Haupiri.
-Air West Coast began scheduled operations on 8 November 2002 offering flights to Wellington and Christchurch. On Mondays and Fridays a Greymouth-Westport-Wellington service was flown, while on Tuesdays and Thursdays a Greymouth-Westport-Christchurch service was flown. Both routes saw the aircraft leaving Greymouth early in the morning and returning in the late afternoon/early evening. The Wellington service continued to grow and from 1 November 2004 the Greymouth-Westport-Wellington service became a five-day-a-week Monday-to-Friday service. While the scheduled services have ended, Air West Coast continue to operate charter flights from Greymouth. One charter collects passengers off the [[TranzAlpine]] Express train at Greymouth and flies them back to Christchurch over Mt Cook and the Glaciers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/scenic.html |title=Air West Coast |access-date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018060150/http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/scenic.html |archive-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-==Fleet==
-*1 [[Cessna 150]] (ZK-CTE)
-*2 [[Cessna 210]] (ZK-COY and ZK-VIR)
-==Ownership==
-Air West Coast is owned by the [[Gloriavale Christian Community]] of Haupiri, and operates out of Greymouth.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/daily.html |title=Air West Coast - Contact |access-date=25 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212190031/http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/daily.html |archive-date=12 February 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-== See also ==
-{{Portal|New Zealand|Companies|Aviation}}
-* [[History of aviation in New Zealand|Air transport in New Zealand]]
-* [[List of defunct airlines of New Zealand]]
-* [[List of general aviation operators of New Zealand]]
-{{Clear}}
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130722233052/http://www.airwestcoast.co.nz/ Air West Coast website]
-<br/>{{Airlines of New Zealand}}
-[[Category:Airlines of New Zealand]]