Gateway Seattle. The easiest route to Vancouver Island is often through Seattle. Fly Kenmore Air's scheduled flights from Seattle's waterfront to the front docks of dozens of Vancouver Island's most popular destinations. Stops include year round service to Victoria's Inner Harbour (at the Empress Hotel) and summer service to the Gulf Islands, Nanaimo, Campbell River, Desolation Sound, Port McNeill, and several fishing lodges and marinas along Vancouver Island's Inside Passage. The Kenmore Air website features packages, excursions and many links throughout the Pacific Northwest.