Seaplane Facts

Unlike boats, seaplanes do not cause any disturbance to the underwater marine life and ecosystem, thanks to no underwater propellers. Moreover, the minimal immersion of aircraft floats of only 2 feet in the water do not pose a risk for marine species or corals.

Constructing new airports poses a huge environmental concern as it requires a permanent location and destruction of a natural habitat and infrastructure support which leads to more construction, waste disposal, and also requires time and massive investment. Seaplanes require only a body of water such as a suitable beach, or a floating dock. It means that seaplanes provide fast, safe, and low-impact transportation to remote and sensitive areas and the only infrastructure we require is water.

On 18 December 1990, Pilot Tom Casey completed the first round-the-world flight with only water landings using a Cessna 206 seaplane named Liberty.

Our seaplane operations will be conducted in daylight hours only, both for safety and the passengers' enjoyment of the ultimate views of Thailand’s beautiful geography.

The Canadair CL-215 and CL-415 flying boats are some of the world's best amphibious "water-bombers". They are designed for aerial firefighting and can perform other roles such as passenger services, freight transport, and air-sea search and rescue operations. The newer variant CL-415 takes just 11 seconds to scoop up more than 6,100 litres of water from a water source and drop it on a fire, without having to return to base to refill its tanks.

The Seaplane Pilots Association(SPA) has been the voice for protecting and promoting water flying since 1972. In addition to supporting seaplane pilots, SPA publishes the Water Flying magazine, the only magazine dedicated to covering the seaplane community. Find out more: https://seaplanepilotsassociation.org/

In many places around the world, seaplanes are considered tourist attractions themselves. Many passengers take scenic tours to experience the beauty of the sky and landscape below them.

Cessna is part of Textron, the world’s leading aircraft manufacturer, exceeding 100 million flight hours across their aircraft models.

No regulatory distinctions are made between flying boats and seaplanes equipped with floats. Based on the appropriate training within a seaplane pilot’s class rating, you can fly both.

In 1910, the first successful powered seaplane flight was completed by Frenchman Henri Fabre in the Gnome Omega-powered hydravion, a trimaran floatplane.

While we are a last-mile transportation service ensuring comfort in bringing you to waterfront locations, our aircraft actually have a range of up to 1,500 km.

Aircraft equipped with turboprop engines are mostly efficient at a medium altitude and commonly used for short to medium distance flights.