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Passengers at Victoria International Airport

Area: Victoria International Airport Calendar year 2025

1.93M a year

In a year Rising+5.7% vs 2024
In 6 yearsSteady+4.2% since 2019

No target expected. This is a context measure. A count of travellers, shown for context. Targets and comparisons

Source: Statistics Canada. We read it on Nov 12, 2026.

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Passengers on and off planes at Victoria International Airport

2025 Passengers, by year

  • 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 543,075 passengers (2020), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,931,201 passengers (2025), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520232021Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0752020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 543,075 passengers (2020), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,931,201 passengers (2025), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520232021Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0752020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 543,075 passengers (2020), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,931,201 passengers (2025), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520242023202220212020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0751,827,3611,701,9392020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 543,075 passengers (2020), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,931,201 passengers (2025), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520242023202220212020Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0751,827,3611,701,939646,7582020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers

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F federal election: Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

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Passengers on and off planes at Victoria International Airport

2025 Passengers, by year

  • 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,662,437 passengers (2015), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520202015Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0752015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,662,437 passengers (2015), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520212017Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,201543,0752015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,662,437 passengers (2015), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520232021201920172015Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2011,662,437543,0752015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 11 periods from 2015 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,662,437 passengers (2015), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,00020252024202320222021202020192018201720162015Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2011,662,437543,0751,881,8331,801,9362015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers

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F federal election: Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

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Passengers on and off planes at Victoria International Airport

2025 Passengers, by year

  • 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 18 periods from 2008 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,497,582 passengers (2008), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520172009Federal election, Oct 14, 2008Federal election, May 2, 2011Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2012008: All passengers: 1,497,582 passengers2009: All passengers: 1,490,559 passengers2010: All passengers: 1,464,349 passengers2011: All passengers: 1,456,782 passengers2012: All passengers: 1,470,070 passengers2013: All passengers: 1,563,656 passengers2014: All passengers: 1,610,512 passengers2015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 18 periods from 2008 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,497,582 passengers (2008), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520192013Federal election, Oct 14, 2008Federal election, May 2, 2011Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2012008: All passengers: 1,497,582 passengers2009: All passengers: 1,490,559 passengers2010: All passengers: 1,464,349 passengers2011: All passengers: 1,456,782 passengers2012: All passengers: 1,470,070 passengers2013: All passengers: 1,563,656 passengers2014: All passengers: 1,610,512 passengers2015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 18 periods from 2008 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,497,582 passengers (2008), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520232021201920172015201320112009Federal election, Oct 14, 2008Federal election, May 2, 2011Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2012008: All passengers: 1,497,582 passengers2009: All passengers: 1,490,559 passengers2010: All passengers: 1,464,349 passengers2011: All passengers: 1,456,782 passengers2012: All passengers: 1,470,070 passengers2013: All passengers: 1,563,656 passengers2014: All passengers: 1,610,512 passengers2015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers
Line chart, 18 periods from 2008 to 2025. All passengers: starts at 1,497,582 passengers (2008), ends at 1,931,201 passengers (2025); highest 1,990,438 passengers (2018), lowest 543,075 passengers (2020). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: Federal election: Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025. Every value is in the table.01,000,0002,000,000202520232021201920172015201320112009Federal election, Oct 14, 2008Federal election, May 2, 2011Federal election, Oct 19, 2015Federal election, Oct 21, 2019Federal election, Sep 20, 2021Federal election, Apr 28, 20251,931,2012008: All passengers: 1,497,582 passengers2009: All passengers: 1,490,559 passengers2010: All passengers: 1,464,349 passengers2011: All passengers: 1,456,782 passengers2012: All passengers: 1,470,070 passengers2013: All passengers: 1,563,656 passengers2014: All passengers: 1,610,512 passengers2015: All passengers: 1,662,437 passengers2016: All passengers: 1,801,936 passengers2017: All passengers: 1,881,833 passengers2018: All passengers: 1,990,438 passengers2019: All passengers: 1,852,962 passengers2020: All passengers: 543,075 passengers2021: All passengers: 646,758 passengers2022: All passengers: 1,451,227 passengers2023: All passengers: 1,701,939 passengers2024: All passengers: 1,827,361 passengers2025: All passengers: 1,931,201 passengers

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F federal election: Oct 14, 2008; May 2, 2011; Oct 19, 2015; Oct 21, 2019; Sep 20, 2021; Apr 28, 2025

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Targets and comparisons

Context measure: no target expected

  • Context measure: no target expected. A count of travellers, shown for context.

How targets are chosen

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Passengers on and off planes at Victoria International Airport (newest first)
PeriodAll passengers
20251,931,201
20241,827,361
20231,701,939
20221,451,227
2021646,758
2020543,075
20191,852,962
20181,990,438
20171,881,833
20161,801,936
20151,662,437
20141,610,512
20131,563,656
20121,470,070
20111,456,782
20101,464,349
20091,490,559
20081,497,582

Who decides

No government decides this directly. The bodies below decide the rules around it.

Show all 1 bodies and the laws

No government decides this directly. Airlines and travellers decide.

Who decides what: Passengers at Victoria International Airport
BodyWhat it decidesLaw or bylaw
Government of Canada and ParliamentRegulates aviation and airports.Aeronautics Act, s. 4.2

Canada: last general election April 28, 2025; next set for October 15, 2029 unless called earlier (Canada Elections Act, s. 56.1).

Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose

What this number does not show

  • Passengers enplaned and deplaned on scheduled and charter flights, as airports report them to Statistics Canada. A traveller who flies out and back is counted twice.
One more limit
  • Passenger counts by sector (domestic, United States, other international) are shown below the chart where Statistics Canada publishes them.

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In plain words

Up 5.7% in a year. Up 4.2% since 2019.

Passengers getting on and off planes at Victoria International Airport in the calendar year, as airports report them to Statistics Canada.

How we decide “Rising”

Travel brings visitors and business but also noise and emissions; it is shown for context. The change is 5.7% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.

1,931,201 passengers enplaned and deplaned in 2025 against 1,827,361 in 2024 (+5.7%). 2019, before the pandemic: 1,852,962.

Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.

All notes on this number

Why it matters. It shows how many people travel to and from the region by air. It is shown for context, without a better or worse label.

  • Passengers enplaned and deplaned on scheduled and charter flights, as airports report them to Statistics Canada. A traveller who flies out and back is counted twice.
  • Passenger counts by sector (domestic, United States, other international) are shown below the chart where Statistics Canada publishes them.

Which places

Area: Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport (YYJ), in North Saanich.

Included

  • All scheduled and charter passengers at the airport

Not included

  • Harbour floatplanes and helicopters, which report separately

Official definition

How the agency describes it: Victoria International Airport (YYJ).

How we got it

This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.

By sector, 2025 (passenger sector)

  • Domestic: 1,745,519 (2025). 2024: 1,638,689.

Licence and credits

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Updated by agency
Annually (July); latest release Jul 21, 2026
Retrieved
Nov 12, 2026, 10:22 PM B.C. time

Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 23-10-0253-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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