Although some of the operations took place from airstrips, most of the work was carried out using seaplanes.
The airline started off with a combination of scheduled, aerial photography and general aviation services using seaplanes.
Widerøe intended to use seaplanes, while DNL chose land planes.
Pontoons may be used on boats, rafts, barges, docks, floatplanes or seaplanes.
As aircraft improved the problems of using seaplanes became more of a handicap.
He was active as a pilot, instructor, test pilot, and also the probably most prominent pioneer using seaplanes in Switzerland.
Transport to the new airport was among other means carried out using seaplanes which used the Altaelva river to land.
Røst was first served using seaplanes from the 1960s, and then by helicopters from 1970.
Tourists may island hop between islands and often do so using small seaplanes or ferries.
Using seaplanes they flew both air taxi and air ambulance services to Kirkenes, starting in the 1960s.