Royal Roads University (RRU) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, like many institutions of higher learning, has made climate action a major focus for institutional activity. This study of Scope 3 air travel-related emissions at RRU was done to further the analytical work regarding the institution’s various emissions sources. A GHG analysis tool was used to examine air travel during the pre-COVID year 2019, focusing on faculty, marketing staff and the five executive members of the administrative cohort, as well as both domestic and international student travel. RRU had at that time ≈80 faculty, ≈600 non-teaching staff and administrators, ≈2500 FTE students. Results demonstrated that RRU employees travelled more than ≈ 4.2 million kilometres on business-related air trave In 2019, resulting in >1200 tCO2e of emissions. However, student air travel in 2019 dwarfed all other GHG categories, with domestic and international student travel accounting for roughly 28 million kilometres of air-related travel, resulting in ≈4600 tCO2e. Air travel overall generated roughly 85% of the total GHG emissions attributable to the university. Emissions from travel related to the university’s administration functions (including marketing and executive travel) are roughly equal to emissions related to the university’s academic function. Twelve employees (five executive and seven faculty, representing 2% of RRU staff) generate 25% of all the business-related air travel emissions. This study offers a window into the total air-related emissions of a small university, and demonstrates the enormous impact that international student travel has on an institution’s emissions footprint.