Victoria International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Victoria International 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°WCoordinates: 48°38′50″N 123°25′33″W / 48.64722°N 123.42583°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.victoriaairport.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft movements | 135,708 |
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| Number of passengers | 1,856,421 |
Victoria International Airport (IATA: YYJ, ICAO: CYYJ) serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north northwest of the city, in North Saanich, quite close to the town of Sidney on the Saanich Peninsula. The airport is run by the Victoria Airport Authority.
Like most airports that are run by local authorities in Canada, Victoria International Airport charges an Airport Improvement Fee for each outgoing passenger. As of March 2013, it was $10.00.
The 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.
In 2016, YYJ served 1,856,421 passengers and had 135,708 aircraft movements making it Canada's 10th busiest airport in terms of passengers. It was British Columbia's second busiest airport in terms of passengers and aircraft movements.
There are two popular locations for plane spotters. The first is at the end of Canora Road, on the south-east side of the airport, next to a small cemetery. A second, lesser-known location is an open field off of Mills Road, near the Mills Road and Meadlands Road intersection on the north-east corner of the airport.
The airport started in 1939 as a grass strip, and was used as a military training base. During the early part of WWII (1940 - 1941), the base was used by British airforce personnel for basic training, prepatory to returning them to the UK. (Note. My father trained there while in the RAF Regiment).
The airport is located beside Patricia Bay, which, due to the prevalence of flying boats at the time, proved to be an excellent location. The Department of Transport took over the airport in 1948. It was then called Victoria (Patricia Bay) Airport, and many locals still refer to it as the "Pat Bay Airport". Trans-Canada Airlines (later Air Canada) began regular service in 1943.
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