 Access to Cortes Island is by plane or ferry.By plane through a non-profit private airstrip Cortes Island Aerodrome on the south end of the island, or by seaplane to many of the island's protected harbours; by ferry from Quadra Island, which is itself accessed from Campbell River on Vancouver Island via BC Ferries.Communities on the island include Cortes Bay, Whaletown, Squirrel Cove and Mansons Landing.