Airport guide
Airports across the 778 area code region
The 778 airport guide follows the code's current province-wide reach with several B.C. gateways. That is more accurate today than a Vancouver-only YVR page, even though 778 originally launched in the southwest.
Airport details
Airports across British Columbia
Area codes 236, 672 and 778 are province-wide, so the airport guide spans the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan, the Thompson region and northern British Columbia.
Vancouver International Airport
Richmond / Lower Mainland
YVR is the main international gateway for Metro Vancouver and much of British Columbia. It is located on Sea Island in Richmond rather than inside the City of Vancouver.
How to get there
The Canada Line connects YVR directly with downtown Vancouver in under 30 minutes. The station is between the domestic and international terminals. Taxis, rideshare, rental cars and parking are also available.
Canada Line
Taxi / rideshare
Car / rental
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Victoria International Airport
North Saanich / Vancouver Island
YYJ serves Greater Victoria from the Saanich Peninsula and helps show why a province-wide area code cannot be represented by Vancouver alone.
How to get there
BC Transit serves the airport with connections through the McTavish Transit Exchange toward the Saanich Peninsula, Swartz Bay and downtown Victoria. Curbside taxis and on-airport rental cars are also available.
BC Transit
Taxi
Rental car
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Kelowna International Airport
Kelowna / Okanagan
YLW is a major airport for the Okanagan and provides an Interior counterpart to the coastal airports in the province-wide numbering area.
How to get there
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Kelowna Regional Transit serves stops on Airport Way. Taxi and rideshare pick-up, rental cars and scheduled intercity bus services are also available from or near the terminal.
Public transit
Taxi / rideshare
Rental car
Intercity bus
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Kamloops Airport
Kamloops / Thompson region
Kamloops Airport serves the Thompson region and adds another Interior reference point to the British Columbia airport network.
How to get there
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Taxi, rideshare, airport shuttle and rental-car services connect YKA with Kamloops and surrounding destinations. Regular public transit does not currently run directly to the terminal, so travellers should plan the last part of the trip in advance.
Taxi / rideshare
Airport shuttle
Rental car
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Prince George Airport
Prince George / Northern B.C.
Prince George Airport is an important northern British Columbia gateway and illustrates how far the province-wide 236/672/778 geography extends beyond the south coast.
How to get there
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Taxis wait outside the terminal for arriving flights. Rideshare, on-airport rental cars and pre-booked shuttle or limousine services provide additional ways to reach Prince George and the surrounding region.
Taxi
Rideshare
Rental car
Pre-booked shuttle
Official transport information ↗
Airport map
Where these B.C. airports are
The airports are spread across several regions of British Columbia, reinforcing that 236 and 672 are province-wide area codes rather than Vancouver-only codes.
YVRVancouver International Airport · Richmond / Lower Mainland
YYJVictoria International Airport · North Saanich / Vancouver Island
YLWKelowna International Airport · Kelowna / Okanagan
YKAKamloops Airport · Kamloops / Thompson region
YXSPrince George Airport · Prince George / Northern B.C.
Airport locations
The airport network reflects a province-wide area code
The guide deliberately balances Vancouver familiarity with island, Interior and northern B.C. reference points so current information matches the code after its province-wide expansion. Area code 778 spans British Columbia, so no single airport represents the whole numbering geography. YVR covers the largest international gateway, YYJ represents Vancouver Island, YLW and YKA add Interior context, and YXS provides a northern British Columbia reference point.
Ground transport changes from region to region
Modern 778 geography is all of British Columbia, even though many people still associate the code most strongly with Vancouver because of its original southwest footprint. Vancouver has a direct rapid-transit airport link, while other B.C. airports rely on different combinations of local transit, taxis, rideshare, shuttles and rental cars. The practical way to plan an airport transfer is to use the transport options for that specific airport rather than assuming one province-wide pattern.
Airport phone numbers do not define the area-code footprint
That expansion makes 778 different from both 604 and later province-wide overlays: its current meaning cannot be understood from the 2001 launch geography alone. An airport's own contact number can use any active code appropriate to its numbering assignment. That does not change which communities the airport serves or the fact that 778 belongs to British Columbia's wider overlay system.
Travel context
Why these airports belong in the 778 guide
The guide deliberately balances Vancouver familiarity with island, Interior and northern B.C. reference points so current information matches the code after its province-wide expansion.
Airport coverage and telephone coverage are different
Modern 778 geography is all of British Columbia, even though many people still associate the code most strongly with Vancouver because of its original southwest footprint. Airports are included because they are useful gateways for that geography, not because an airport catchment defines the border of area code 778.
Use the travel hub that matches the code's scale
That expansion makes 778 different from both 604 and later province-wide overlays: its current meaning cannot be understood from the 2001 launch geography alone. This is why some area-code guides focus on one metropolitan airport system while province-wide guides need several gateways.
Codes answer different questions
778 has a two-stage history: it began in 2001 as an overlay concentrated around Greater Vancouver, Abbotsford and Mission, then expanded province-wide in 2007. Airport identifiers such as YOW, YVR, YYZ or YTZ describe aviation facilities; 778 is a telephone numbering code. The two systems can overlap geographically without being interchangeable.
Explore the area code
More about 778
Phone Number
Check a 778 phone number and available call reports
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Location
Where area code 778 fits geographically
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Map
Interactive map built for the 778 numbering geography
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Time zone
Current reference time and time rules used by the 778 guide
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Weather
Current weather references selected for area code 778
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Airports
B.C. airport context for area code 778
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Things to do
British Columbia attractions and activities in the 778 guide
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Events
Current B.C. events in the 778 guide
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