Airports / Canada / YYJ
Victoria International Airport
CYYJ / YYJVictoria, CanadaELEV 63 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Stuart Island Airpark (SSW) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Victoria International Airport (CYYJ / YYJ) sits in Victoria, Canada, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 63 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, YYJ is a home base: VIH Execujet Inc operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Stuart Island Airpark (SSW, 10 nm), Roche Harbor Airport (RCE, 12 nm), and Waldron Airstrip (WDN, 17 nm).
Trip costs from YYJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YYJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYYJ
IATA
YYJ
FAA / Local
CYYJ
Elevation
63 ft
Coordinates
48.6472° N · 123.4278° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 63 ft, YYJ sits lower than 94% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmSSWStuart Island AirparkFriday Harbor
- 12nmRCERoche Harbor AirportRoche Harbor
- 17nmWDNWaldron AirstripEastsound
- 17nmDHBDeer Harbor SPBDeer Harbor
- 18nmFRDFriday Harbor AirportFriday Harbor
- 18nmFBSFriday Harbor Seaplane BaseFriday Harbor
Location
Open the full mapCYYJ · Victoria International Airport · Victoria, Canada