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Victoria International Airport YYJ / CYYJ

Victoria, British Columbia · Canada · Victoria Airport Authority
2.0Mpax · 2025
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYYJ / YYJ
OperatorVictoria Airport Authority
Coordinates48.6472°N, 123.4258°W
Elevation64 ft · 20 m
Time zonePT (UTC-8/-7 DST)
Passengers / yr1,986,057 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceCYYJ — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursNot H24 — published hours approx. 04:00-01:00 local, subject to airline schedules; no published noise curfew but overnight movements are minimal. Tower/FSS hours vary; PPR may apply for after-hours ops.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal with 10 gates (3-4, 5-11, 12-13); jet bridges at gates 3-4 and 12-13, ground/apron boarding elsewhere; 3 baggage carousels; CBSA/customs hall for international and US transborder arrivals (no US preclearance).
Runways (3)
  • 09/27 · 2,133 m / 6,998 ft · 61 m wide · Grooved Asphalt
  • 03/21 · 1,532 m / 5,027 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt
  • 14/32 · 1,524 m / 5,001 ft · 61 m wide · Grooved Asphalt
Small hub on Vancouver Island served by Air Canada, WestJet, Porter, and transborder Alaska Airlines flights to Seattle; Canada's 10th-11th busiest airport by passengers and the gateway for Victoria/Greater Victoria, BC's capital region.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 4 providers
YYJ FBO Services Ltd. (Shell Aerocentre)
Provides ramp/ground support including GPU (28V/120V), nitrogen/oxygen, potable water, lavatory service, air stairs, belt loader and forklift access for based and itinerant business aircraft.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Executive Aviation Ltd.
Own site lists Victoria among its British Columbia ground-handling stations, and Victoria Airport Authority-hosted job postings confirm active ground-handler hiring at YYJ. Secondary sources disagree on which specific carriers it serves here (some cite WestJet/Porter, while a union document indicates WestJet counter/ramp work at YYJ was instead assigned to Menzies), so carrier-specific contracts at this station are unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
CANWEST Flight Services
Listed as a ground handler in the Victoria Airport Authority's business directory and in third-party handler listings, providing basic ground/turnaround/transit/technical handling, landing charges coordination and crew/pax meet-and-assist at YYJ.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
Menzies announced full-service passenger and ramp handling agreements covering both WestJet (Feb 2021) and Flair Airlines (May 2021, effective July 2021) at Victoria (YYJ); Menzies' current published station network list no longer shows YYJ, so present-day activity at this airport is unconfirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 2 providers
YYJ FBO Services Ltd. (Shell Aerocentre)
Shell-branded full-service FBO at YYJ selling Jet A and 100LL avgas with into-plane fueling and corporate aircraft storage. · 0600-1800 daily, 24/7 on-call after hours
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
DeHavilland / World Fuel YYJ
Second independent fuel dealer at YYJ (listed as "World Fuels" in the airport authority's business directory) selling 100LL, Jet A and Jet A+Prist, with GPU and rental-car arrangement support. · 0500-2100
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Seasonal · 2 providers
YYJ FBO Services Ltd. (Shell Aerocentre)
Offers de-icing and anti-icing services on request during winter operations.
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Seasonal
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
CANWEST Flight Services
Canada Flight Supplement lists CANWEST as providing de-icing/anti-icing (D&A-ICE) service at YYJ via separate operations phone lines. · 1500-0300Z / 1200-2030Z per CFS listing
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Seasonal
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance Available
Victoria Avionics
Listed in the Victoria Airport Authority's aviation business directory as an avionics maintenance/repair shop based at YYJ.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Available · 4 providers
VIH Execujet Ltd.
Operates an AMO (Aircraft Maintenance Organization) at YYJ with type-specific trained engineers servicing Challenger, Caravan, HondaJet, Learjet, Hawker and Citation aircraft.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
VIH Aerospace Inc.
VIH Aviation Group's helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MMRO) center based at YYJ; a named major aerospace/MRO operator headquartered at this airport.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Victoria Air Maintenance Ltd.
Listed in the Victoria Airport Authority's aviation business directory as an aircraft maintenance provider based at YYJ.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Viking Air Limited
De Havilland Canada legacy-aircraft OEM/MRO (Beaver, Otter, Twin Otter) based at YYJ/Sidney, listed as an aircraft maintenance business in the airport authority's directory.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul Available · 9 providers
VIH Aerospace Inc.
Avionics/electrical shop — bench repair and installation of helicopter avionics: ADS-B upgrades (fixed and rotary-wing), Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) installations, instrument panel design/fabrication, and full aircraft rewiring/harness manufacturing; Bell Helicopter Authorized Customer Service Facility (CSF), class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
VIH Aerospace Inc.
Structures/sheet-metal shop — helicopter structural repairs and modifications, engineering subcontracted to a licensed third party; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
VIH Aerospace Inc.
NDT shop — non-destructive testing held within the Transport Canada AMO scope; specific methods not published on company site; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
VIH Aerospace Inc.
Component/rotable overhaul shop — helicopter parts restoration confirmed for Bell 205, 206A/B, 206L, 212 and 407 as a Bell Authorized CSF, plus Sikorsky S-92 as a Sikorsky Authorized Maintenance Center; broader Bell/Airbus work shown via manufacturer logos elsewhere on site but not confirmed at rotable-overhaul level; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Victoria Air Maintenance Ltd.
Avionics/instrument shop — bench repair and certification of ELT, radios and altimeters; 24-month transponder/encoder recertification and pitot-static system leak testing; Garmin authorized dealer. Holds Transport Canada AMO #461-91 and EASA Part-145 approval 145-7295, both confirmed on company site.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Victoria Air Maintenance Ltd.
Battery shop — aircraft battery capacity testing offered as a listed service line under AMO #461-91; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Victoria Air Maintenance Ltd.
Structures/sheet-metal shop — structural repair, teardown and complete aircraft rebuild services under AMO #461-91; class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Victoria Avionics Ltd
Avionics/instrument shop — bench repair, avionics modifications, instrument wiring and testing, and ELT recertification for aircraft ranging from homebuilts to corporate jets, plus new/used avionics and test-equipment sales; located at East Camp, Victoria International Airport. Transport Canada approved company, AMO number not published on site, class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Harwood Custom Composites Inc.
Composite/structures shop — aerospace composite fabrication and repair via wet-layup and pre-preg processes using carbon fibre, kevlar/aramid and glass reinforcements with honeycomb/balsa cores; OEM for 90+ aircraft parts (doors, fairings, wingtips, nose cones, panels, thermoformed acrylic windows) to OEM/STC standards, independently evaluated by AMOs. Operates from Victoria International Airport. Class rating unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering On request
YYJ FBO Services Ltd. (Shell Aerocentre)
Arranges catering, coffee and ice service for based and transient aircraft.
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On request
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Aircraft cleaning Not listed
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Unconfirmed
Morningstar Air Express (FedEx Feeder)
Operates nightly FedEx Express all-cargo feeder flights into YYJ (Cessna 208B Caravan/408 SkyCourier); whether these flights are self-handled or handled by a third-party contractor at YYJ was not confirmed.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Not listed
Passenger & crew transport Unconfirmed
Executive Aviation Ltd.
Above-wing ground handling scope would typically include passenger/crew assistance, but no YYJ-specific confirmation of this sub-service was found.
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Unconfirmed
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Flight support Available
VIH Execujet Ltd.
Runs a full-service corporate aircraft terminal/FBO-style charter and aircraft management operation at Victoria International Airport, part of the VIH Aviation Group (est. 1955).
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Hotel & travel Not listed