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Table A15: Top 10 Busiest Canadian Airports in Terms of Enplaned/Deplaned Revenue Passengers, by Sector, 2014-2023
| Ranking | (Millions of E/D revenue passengers) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 2014-23 | |||||||||||||
| 2014-23 | Sector, Airport/Province | 2014R | 2015R | 2016R | 2017R | 2018R | 2019R | 2020R | 2021R | 2022R | 2023R | TCAC | ||
| Domestic | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 15.0 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 16.0 | 0.7 | ||
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | Calgary International, AB | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | Edmonton International, AB | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 | ||
| 6 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 7 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | (0.6) | ||
| 8 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| 9 | Kelowna International Airport, BC | C | C | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | |||
| 10 | Victoria International, BC | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 | ||
| Total Domestic | 58.0 | 59.4 | 63.1 | 66.5 | 69.2 | 69.3 | 21.2 | 26.0 | 55.8 | 65.9 | 1.4 | |||
| Transborder | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | Edmonton International, AB | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | (6.5) | ||
| 6 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | (3.3) | ||
| 7 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | C | 0.2 | 0.3 | (4.1) | ||
| 8 | Aéroport int'l Jean-Lesage de Québec, QC | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | C | 0.2 | 0.2 | (0.3) | ||
| 9 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | C | 0.1 | 0.2 | (6.8) | ||
| 10 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |||
| Total Transborder | 24.4 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 28.1 | 29.9 | 30.7 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 20.1 | 27.7 | 1.4 | |||
| Other International | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 16.1 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 16.0 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 6.3 | ||
| 3 | Vancouver International, BC | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 5 | Edmonton International, AB | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 6 | Jean Lesage International, QC | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 0.2 | 0.5 | |||
| 7 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | (3.8) | ||
| 8 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (0.6) | ||
| 9 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | (0.9) | ||
| 10 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | C | 0.2 | 0.1 | C | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.2 | ||
| Total Other International | 25.1 | 26.8 | 29.4 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 36.8 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 25.2 | 35.5 | 3.9 | |||
| All Sectors | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 37.2 | 39.6 | 43.1 | 46.0 | 48.4 | 49.2 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 34.9 | 43.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 19.0 | 19.6 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 24.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 14.3 | 14.8 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 20.3 | 4.0 | ||
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 14.1 | 18.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | Edmonton International, AB | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 7.2 | (0.6) | ||
| 6 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | (1.3) | ||
| 7 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.7 | ||
| 8 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | (0.3) | ||
| 9 | Kelowna International Airport, BC | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 10 | Aéroport int'l Jean-Lesage de Québec, QC | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| Total All Sectors | 107.6 | 111.3 | 118.9 | 127.1 | 134.5 | 136.8 | 37.9 | 37.6 | 101.1 | 129.1 | 2.1 | |||
| Grand Total for All Airports | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic | 78.4 | 79.6 | 84.0 | 88.7 | 92.3 | 92.9 | 28.8 | 34.9 | 72.5 | 85.9 | 1.0 | |||
| Transborder | 26.2 | 26.8 | 28.1 | 29.6 | 31.4 | 32.2 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 20.9 | 28.6 | 1.0 | |||
| Other International | 25.5 | 27.2 | 29.8 | 33.0 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 25.4 | 35.9 | 3.9 | |||
| All Sectors | 130.1 | 133.7 | 141.9 | 151.4 | 159.6 | 162.3 | 46.0 | 46.6 | 118.7 | 150.5 | 1.6 | |||
| Top 10’s Share (%) of Grand Total | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic | 74.1 | 74.5 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.7 | 73.5 | 74.6 | 76.9 | 76.8 | ||||
| Transborder | 93.2 | 93.7 | 94.2 | 94.9 | 95.1 | 95.3 | 96.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 96.8 | ||||
| Other International | 98.2 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 97.8 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 98.7 | ||||
| All Sectors | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 82.4 | 80.7 | 85.1 | 85.8 | ||||
Notes and Sources
Notes: R= Revised. P= Preliminary. CAGR= Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
1. Toronto Billy Bishop Airport ranks amongst the top 10 airports, but was not included due to confidentiality.
Sources: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, "Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian airports", Cat. 51-203, various issues; Transport Canada, ECATS database for years 2014-2023
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Notes: R= Revised. P= Preliminary. CAGR= Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
1. Toronto Billy Bishop Airport ranks amongst the top 10 airports, but was not included due to confidentiality.
Sources: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, "Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian airports", Cat. 51-203, various issues; Transport Canada, ECATS database for years 2014-2023
1. Toronto Billy Bishop Airport ranks amongst the top 10 airports, but was not included due to confidentiality.
Sources: Transport Canada, adapted from Statistics Canada, "Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian airports", Cat. 51-203, various issues; Transport Canada, ECATS database for years 2014-2023