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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Victoria Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | North Saanich, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 64 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°38′50″N 123°25′33″W / 48.64722°N 123.42583°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.victoriaairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Victoria Airport Authority Facts & Stats[4] | |||||||||||||||||||
Victoria International Airport (IATA: YYJ, ICAO: CYYJ) serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north northwest[2] of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula, with the bulk of the airport (including the passenger terminal) in North Saanich, and a small portion of the airfield extending into Sidney. The airport is run by the Victoria Airport Authority. YYJ has many nonstop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport (YVR, about 15 minutes), which is a major airport serving many global routes. Additionally, Victoria International has nonstop service to Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL, summer only), Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), and several smaller cities in British Columbia and Yukon.[5] The airport also has seasonal (late fall to early spring) nonstop service to several Mexican resort destinations.[5] Non-stop service between Victoria and the United States decreased by 50% at the beginning of September 2019 when Delta Airlines permanently ended its three daily flights to Seattle, after which only Alaska Airlines continued to fly the route.[6]
Victoria International Airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 450 passengers, when unloaded from the aircraft in stages, or 120 normally.[2] YYJ does not have United States customs and border preclearance, but many passengers fly first to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which does have U.S. preclearance.
In 2023, YYJ served 1,740,107[4] passengers and had 108,034[4] aircraft movements, making it Canada's 11th busiest airport in terms of passengers. It was British Columbia's third busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements. The airport is also home to Arundel Castle, the operating base for 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.[7]
Like most airports that are run by local authorities in Canada, YYJ charges an airport improvement fee for each outgoing passenger. As of April 2024, it was $25.00 per departing passenger.[8] AIF fees are usually added to fares and collected automatically by most airlines.
- ^ "List of airports owned by Transport Canada". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Victoria Airport Authority Facts & Stats". Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Non-Stop Destinations". Victoria International Airport. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Duffy, Andrew (8 March 2019). "Delta Airlines pulls service from Victoria International Airport". Times Colonist. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
- ^ Bell, Jeff (April 9, 2015). "New home at Victoria airport has helicopter unit flying high". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "Victoria airport improvement fee rising to $25 for departing passengers". Victoria Airport. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.