▁the ▁world ' s ▁highest ▁levels ▁of ▁se ap lane ▁activity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁tower ▁handled ▁ 5 4 , 7 4 1 ▁aircraft ▁movements , ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁bus iest ▁control ▁tower ▁in ▁Canada . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁BC ▁and ▁the ▁bus iest ▁water ▁aer od rome ▁in ▁Canada . ▁It iner ant ▁aircraft ▁movements ▁( from ▁one ▁air port ▁to ▁another ) ▁for ▁the ▁aer od rome ▁were ▁ 5 4 , 7 1 1 ▁while ▁local ▁movements ▁were ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁local ▁movements ▁is ▁because ▁float ▁training ▁and ▁circ uits ▁are ▁disc ou rag ed ▁in ▁the ▁busy ▁V ancouver ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁float plane ▁operators ▁are ▁Har bour ▁Air ▁and ▁Se air ▁Se ap lan es . ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁operators ▁offer ▁scheduled ▁passenger ▁service ▁to ▁Victoria ▁Har bour ▁and ▁N ana imo ▁Har bour ▁on ▁V ancouver ▁Island . ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁fly ▁char ters ▁to ▁many ▁small ▁communities ▁and ▁har b ours ▁along ▁the ▁BC ▁coast . ▁Other ▁float plane ▁operators ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁Har bour ▁include ▁Salt ▁Spring ▁Air , ▁Wh ist ler ▁Air ▁and ▁Ken more ▁Air ▁Services . ▁Float plan es ▁commonly ▁seen ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁Har bour ▁include ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Be a vers ▁( D HC 2 ), ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Tur bine ▁Ot ters ▁( D H 3 T ) ▁and ▁de ▁Hav