Victoria International Airport (IATA code: YYJ) is the 11th busiest airport in Canada, connecting Vancouver Island with destinations across North America. It's located 30 minutes north of Downtown Victoria which is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world, with over 1.5 million passengers passing through the airport annually.

The town of Sidney itself is a short seven-minute drive away, while the Swartz Bay ferry terminal is 15 minutes away.

The Victoria International Airport is home to scheduled and charter airlines, flying schools, air freight and courier services, fuel dealers, aircraft maintenance facilities and Fixed Base Operators.

Victoria International Airport serves many nonstop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport. Additionally, Victoria International has nonstop service to Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Montreal (YUL, summer only), Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), and several smaller cities in British Columbia and Yukon. The airport also has seasonal nonstop service to several Mexican resort destinations. Alaska Airlines provides non-stop service between Victoria and the United States.

Victoria International Airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 450 passengers when unloaded from the plane in stages, or 120 normally. YYJ does not have United States customs and border preclearance, but many passengers fly first to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which does have U.S. preclearance.

There’s only one terminal at Victoria International Airport, the Main Terminal. It has ten gates, organized as gates 3–4, 5–11, and 12–13. 

The Main Terminal is composed of three levels:
 

• Level 1 is home to the arrivals hall, check-in counters, domestic and international baggage carousels, security, and departure gates 5–11.
• Level 2 is solely a departure hall with gates 3, 4, 12, and 13. Gates 3-4 and 12-13 are equipped with aircraft loading bridges.
• Level 3 houses a small observation lounge and a historical exhibit.