Victoria International Airport

[5] The airport also has seasonal (late fall to early spring) nonstop service to several Mexican resort destinations.

The airport is also home to Arundel Castle, the operating base for 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

[9] During the early part of World War II (1940–1941), the airfield was used as Royal Air Force Station Patricia Bay, providing basic flight training for Royal Air Force pilots preparatory to returning them to the UK.

[citation needed] In July 1989, Canadian Forces Air Command[a] returned to Victoria International Airport when HS 443 Squadron, which operated CH-124 Sea King ship-borne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters, was relocated from CFB Shearwater to better support Canadian Forces Maritime Command[a] operations in the Pacific.

[citation needed] In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced a reduction in the rent paid by the Victoria Airport Authority.

[citation needed] In 2015, 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron moved into a new $155 million heliport at the airport, which the RCAF[a] titled Arundel Castle after the major landmark of that name in West Sussex, the English county where the unit operated when it was a fighter squadron flying the Supermarine Spitfire during World War II.

The main mission of 443 Squadron in the 21st century is to provide ASW and logistical support for the Royal Canadian Navy.

As of December 1, 2010,[15] time limited, ad supported[16] Wi-Fi internet service provided by Telus is available terminal wide.

[17] Most commercial flights at Victoria fly either to airports in nearby British Columbia and Alberta or to western Washington.

Seasonal scheduled flights by WestJet connect Victoria to tourist destinations in Mexico and Las Vegas.

For the Summer 2017 season, Air Canada Rouge operated wide-body Boeing 767s on its daily flights to Toronto.