Its communities and settlements are small and are geographically some distance apart. Skidegate and Queen Charlotte are the two exceptions, with only a matter of a few short minutes separating the two. Queen Charlotte, considered by some the hub to all other communities, can be a desirable home base. It is the starting point for most charters and excursions, has most amenities, and is close to the Haida Village of Skidegate, rich in native culture with its totem poles, carvings, artwork and museum. Canadian Airlines offers two direct flights daily from Vancouver in the summer season.
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Harbour Air offers seaplane service three times per week between Prince Rupert and Queen Charlotte and daily between Prince Rupert and Masset. Flight time approximately 50 minutes. There is no public on island transportation system, but there are taxi services and an airport shuttle service that are available to meet ferry and airplane arrivals. If you are arriving on the islands by plane, the airport shuttle is parked outside the Sandspit Airport Arrivals area for each flight. If you are arriving by ferry, taxis wait at the terminal and take people on a first come first serve basis.