Sustainable Transportation Lab


April 24, 2018

Is taking a seaplane from Seattle to Vancouver greener than driving?

This week Seattle’s Kenmore Air announced that they will be partnering with Vancouver’s Harbour Air to start a scheduled seaplane service directly between downtown Seattle and downtown Vancouver, BC. I was asked whether taking a seaplane for this trip would be more environmentally friendly than driving. As much as I love floatplanes, the answer is…