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Victoria International Airport (IATA: YYJ, ICAO: CYYJ) serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north northwest [ 2 ] of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula , with the bulk of the airport (including the passenger terminal) in North Saanich , and a small portion of the airfield extending into Sidney .
Airport name ICAO/TC LID/IATA Location Coordinates Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome: CAP5: North Saanich: Victoria (General Hospital) Heliport: CBW7: View Royal
CBSA officers at this airport can handle small airline and general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. [2] The facility can be used only by floatplanes and seaplanes . In 2007, the link to Vancouver Harbour Water Airport was, according to the Official Airline Guide , Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights.
Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation.
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The terminal is located about 10 minutes from Victoria International Airport via Highway 17. The 29-kilometre (18 mi) Lochside Regional Trail also runs south from Swartz Bay to Victoria. Swartz Bay is the only major southern terminal in the BC Ferries system without a traffic signal at its entrance or exit.
Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CAP5) is a seaplane base located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) north northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to Victoria International Airport. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The project was partly funded by BC Hydro working with the Vancouver International Airport Authority to reduce energy consumption and costs at YVR. [145] YVR also uses nightly energy set backs, carbon dioxide sensors , and improved scheduling and system tune-ups since 2001 which has led to a decrease of 25 per cent in natural gas usage.