AirportsVictoria International Airport is a large airport serving Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYJ
- ICAO code
- CYYJ
- City
- Victoria
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W
- Elevation
- 19 m (63 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYJ means Victoria International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYJ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.6472° N, 123.4278° W. It stands 19 metres (63 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Surrey, about 67 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Victoria International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 46.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,532 m 5,027 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,524 m 5,001 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bedwell Harbour Seaplane BaseBedwell Harbour | YBW | 18 km |
| Stuart Island AirparkFriday Harbor, United States | SSW | 19 km |
| Roche Harbor AirportRoche Harbor, United States | RCE | 22 km |
| Maple Bay Seaplane BaseMaple Bay | YAQ | 23 km |
| Ganges Seaplane BaseSalt Spring Island | YGG | 24 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,191 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,311 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,797 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,639 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,954 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,687 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,834 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,573 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,458 km | 15 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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