Victoria Inner Harbour Airport or Victoria Harbour Water Airport is located in

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, adjacent to

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, Canada. The airport is classified as an

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and is staffed by the

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(CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle small airline and

general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. The facility can be used only by

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s and

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s. In 2007, the link to

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was, according to the

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, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights.OAG reveals latest industry intelligence on the busiest routes

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