Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Port Alberni.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Port Alberni. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Port Alberni.

Large Airports ...

• Vancouver Intl.   (YVR/CYVR)
  (72 miles [115.9 km] to the east)
  • Official website: https://www.yvr.ca/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YVR       ICAO: CYVR
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
• Victoria Intl.   (YYJ/CYYJ)
  (74 miles [119.1 km] to the east southeast)
  • Official website: https://www.victoriaairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YYJ       ICAO: CYYJ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Alberni Valley Rgnl.   (IATA: YPB)
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YPB
• Qualicum Bch. Airport   (IATA: XQU)
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: XQU
• Comox Airport   (YQQ/CYQQ)
  (32 miles [51.5 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.comoxairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YQQ       ICAO: CYQQ
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]

General Aviation Airports ...

• Courtenay Airpark   (IATA: YCA)
  (31 miles [49.9 km] to the north northwest)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YCA
• Texada / Gillies Bay Airport   (YGB/CYGB)
  (33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: YGB       ICAO: CYGB
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
• Cortes Island Airport   (FAA ID: CCI9)
  (54 miles [86.9 km] to the north)
• Duncan Airport   (IATA: DUQ)
  (59 miles [95 km] to the southeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: DUQ

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Alberni: www.city.port-alberni.bc.ca/

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/