CYYJ / YYJ — Victoria International Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Victoria, BC, Canada

Elevation: 63 ft (19 m) • 48.6472, -123.4278

Victoria International Airport (CYYJ / YYJ) is a medium regional airport serving Victoria, BC, Canada, situated at an elevation of 63 ft (19 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 15.4° East. The airport has 6 runways, with the longest measuring 7,000 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW4ktMagVar +15.4

CLOUD PROFILE

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Current METAR

METAR CYYJ 161200Z 25004KT 20SM SKC 08/07 A3021 RMK SLP232
Category:
VFR
Wind:
250° at 4 knots
Visibility:
20SM
Temp/Dew:
8°C / 7°C
Altimeter:
30.21 inHg
No TAF available for CYYJ.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
03 5,027 ft 200 ft Asphalt 43°
09 7,000 ft 200 ft Asphalt 105°
14 5,001 ft 200 ft Asphalt 151°
21 5,027 ft 200 ft Asphalt 223°
27 7,000 ft 200 ft Asphalt 285°
32 5,001 ft 200 ft Asphalt 331°

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Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

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