Glenorchy Air
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| AOC # | AOC 38167 |
| Hubs | Queenstown Airport |
| Alliance | Mount Cook Skiplanes and Helicopters, Southern Discoveries, Glacier Explorers |
| Fleet size | 5 |
| Destinations | Milford Sound, Mount Cook, Mt Aspiring, Glentanner, Fox Glacier, Stewart Island, Glenorchy |
| Parent company | Stokes Aviation |
| Headquarters | Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand |
| Key people | James Stokes (Training Manager/Managing Director) |
| Website | www |
Glenorchy Air is a scenic flight and air charter company based at Queenstown Airport, New Zealand. The company was founded by Janet and Robert Rutherford in 1992, with just one aeroplane, a Cessna 185. With the expansion of the business, a second aircraft, a Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six, was purchased in 1996. The Cessna 185 was sold in 2003 when it was replaced by a new Gippsland GA8 Airvan. The company took delivery of a second Airvan in 2013 and added two more before the business was sold in 2019.
The business was purchased in July 2019 by its training manager, James Stokes, and remains family-owned and operated. In August 2019. James and parent company Stokes Aviation began a Fleet upgrade programme beginning with a refurbishment of two GA8 Airvans. Glenorchy Air announced in August that a new Cessna 206 would join its fleet, expanding its flight options to Mount Cook and other destinations. The 206 replaced an ageing Cessna 172 . In December 2019 Glenorchy Air announced the addition of a brand new Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX to its fleet. After a long delay due to the COVID-19 delaying the ferry flight, This aircraft arrived in Queenstown November 2020. . A second Cessna 208B EX arrived in March 2022 and entered service in April. In July 2023, Glenorchy Air announced that it had acquired a Daher Kodiak 100. A second arrived in New Zealand in October 2024
Glenorchy Air is Qualmark Gold Certified by Tourism NZ. The Company Slogan is 'Discover Milford Sound And Beyond'