YYJ · Victoria, Canada
Victoria International Airport.
--:--:-- · PDT (UTC-07:00) · 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W
Victoria International Airport
Airport in British Columbia, Canada
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for YYJ
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 1979; ident CYYJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
victoriaairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Victoria International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
YYJ / CYYJ
OurAirports ident
CYYJ
GPS / local code
CYYJ
ISO region
CA-BC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
victoriaairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q130193
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PDT · UTC-07:00
Time zone
PDT
America/Vancouver · UTC-07:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
67 km
Approximate distance to central Victoria.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
7,000 ft / 2,134 m
Runway surface
asphalt (3)
Opened / operator
1914 · The Victoria Authority
Owner / entity
Q130193
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Victoria International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Victoria, Canada. Victoria's built-up core sits roughly 67 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Vancouver (UTC-07:00, PDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Victoria International Airport (YYJ / CYYJ) is at 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W, elevation 63 ft (19 m), serving Victoria, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Victoria is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Victoria: 67 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YYJ.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Victoria International Airport (YYJ / CYYJ)
Victoria International Airport · Airport in British Columbia, Canada
Source identifiers
CYYJ · CYYJ · CA-BC
victoriaairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
YYJ has many non-stop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport, which is a major airport serving many global routes.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for YYJ; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Central Saanich
central-saanich · 9.0 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 17,385 · city coordinates 48.5663, -123.4193
2. Saanich
saanich · 12 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 117,735 · city coordinates 48.5496, -123.3693
3. Carey
carey · 20 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 18,405 · city coordinates 48.4721, -123.3948
4. Gordon Head
gordon-head · 20 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 21,270 · city coordinates 48.4833, -123.3167
5. Langford
langford · 23 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 46,584 · city coordinates 48.4496, -123.5026
6. Esquimalt
esquimalt · 24 km from YYJ
Canada · America/Vancouver · +0h · population 17,655 · city coordinates 48.4357, -123.4117
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver
63 km from YYJ · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 14 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 49.1939, -123.1840
2. SEA KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
157 km from YYJ · America/Los_Angeles · -1h · elevation 433 ft (132 m) · airport coordinates 47.4479, -122.3103
3. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna
328 km from YYJ · America/Vancouver · +0h · elevation 1,421 ft (433 m) · airport coordinates 49.9561, -119.3780
Route-time reference set
1. YYJ-YVR
Vancouver · 63 km · 55m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YYJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YYJ-SEA
Seattle · 157 km · 1h 2m
America/Los_Angeles · -1h from YYJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YYJ-YLW
Kelowna · 328 km · 1h 15m
America/Vancouver · +0h from YYJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 7,000 ft / 2,134 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (3)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YYJ.
Runway identifiers
03/21 · 09/27 · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver · 63 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 14 ft (4 m) · 49.1939, -123.1840
2. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna · 328 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 1,421 ft (433 m) · 49.9561, -119.3780
3. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary · 728 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · 51.1188, -114.0099
4. YEG CYEG
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton · 861 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 2,373 ft (723 m) · 53.3097, -113.5800
5. YXE CYXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon · 1245 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Regina · canada · 1,653 ft (504 m) · 52.1707, -106.7008
6. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1895 km from YYJ
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
Country and authority
YYJ sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YYJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in British Columbia, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: YYJ has many non-stop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport, which is a major airport serving many global routes.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q130193 · Victoria International Airport. Administrative area: British Columbia. Named after: Victoria. Entity official-site cross-check: yyj.ca
Field and clock profile
Victoria International Airport is a near sea-level field at 63 ft (19 m), positioned at 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 7,000 ft / 2,134 m. The airport clock uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Central Saanich is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.0 km. YVR Vancouver is the closest retained airport alternative at 63 km.
Country airport peers
YYJ is compared with YVR Vancouver at 63 km, YLW Kelowna at 328 km, YYC Calgary at 728 km, YEG Edmonton at 861 km, YXE Saskatoon at 1245 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
YYJ-YVR Vancouver: 63 km, about 55m, +0h. YYJ-SEA Seattle: 157 km, about 1h 2m, -1h. YYJ-YLW Kelowna: 328 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident CYYJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. victoriaairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 7,000 ft / 2,134 m
Runway identifiers
03/21, 09/27, 14/32
OurAirports classifies YYJ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Victoria.
YYJ (CYYJ) is a near sea-level field at 63 ft (19 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YYJ sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YYJ's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 7,000 ft / 2,134 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (3).
The Victoria Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YYJ.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at victoriaairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for YYJ
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
YYJ uses America/Vancouver (PDT, UTC-07:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Victoria International Airport is about 67 km from central Victoria; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
YVR Vancouver is the closest retained alternate at 63 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
victoriaairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place YYJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
YYJ ranks #11 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
YYJ shares America/Vancouver with YLW Kelowna CA · YVR Vancouver CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
YYJ is 63 ft (19 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DXB 62 ft (19 m) (1 ft delta) · SFS 64 ft (20 m) (1 ft delta) · SJC 62 ft (19 m) (1 ft delta) · SSA 64 ft (20 m) (1 ft delta) · ADA 65 ft (20 m) (2 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
YYJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YVR 63 km +0h · SEA 157 km -1h · YLW 328 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | YVR | 63 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Seattle | SEA | 157 km | 1h 2m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Kelowna | YLW | 328 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
YYJ to YVR
Vancouver
Distance 63 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YYJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YYJ to SEA
Seattle
Distance 157 km; estimated travel window 1h 2m; destination zone America/Los_Angeles is -1h from YYJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YYJ to YLW
Kelowna
Distance 328 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone America/Vancouver is +0h from YYJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Victoria, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Surrey is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Victoria International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YYJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Central Saanich
central-saanich · 9.0 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saanich
saanich · 12 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Carey
carey · 20 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gordon Head
gordon-head · 20 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Langford
langford · 23 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Esquimalt
esquimalt · 24 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Oak Bay
oak-bay · 24 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Victoria
victoria · 24 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Colwood
colwood · 24 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Victoria-Downtown
victoria-downtown · 25 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Duncan
duncan · 25 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Cowichan
north-cowichan · 29 km · America/Vancouver
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Victoria International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Vancouver (YVR), Seattle (SEA), Kelowna (YLW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 7,000 ft / 2,134 m; identifiers 03/21, 09/27, 14/32.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (3); 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: The Victoria Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1914.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YYJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Vancouver International AirportYVR
Vancouver · large airport
- Distance
- 63 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 14 ft (4 m)
Compare against YVR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEA
Seattle · large airport
- Distance
- 157 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 433 ft (132 m)
Compare against SEA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kelowna International AirportYLW
Kelowna · large airport
- Distance
- 328 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft (433 m)
Compare against YLW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Victoria International Airport (YYJ) in?▾
Victoria International Airport is in the America/Vancouver timezone (UTC-07:00, PDT).
What are the codes for Victoria International Airport?▾
Victoria International Airport uses IATA code YYJ and ICAO code CYYJ.
Where is Victoria International Airport located?▾
Victoria International Airport is located in Victoria, Canada at coordinates 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W, with an elevation of 63 ft (19 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Victoria International Airport from central Victoria?▾
Victoria International Airport sits roughly 67 km from the nearest mapped city center for Victoria.
Which route reference is most useful from YYJ?▾
Vancouver (YVR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone America/Vancouver, and a +0h difference from YYJ.
Which authority regulates YYJ?▾
Victoria International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
What other airports in Canada are close peers to YYJ?▾
YYJ's curated peers in Canada on this site include YVR Vancouver, YLW Kelowna, YYC Calgary, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Victoria International Airport have?▾
Victoria International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 7,000 ft / 2,134 m; identifiers include 03/21, 09/27, 14/32.