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Table A17: Top 10 Busiest Canadian airports in terms of Loaded/Unloaded Revenue Cargo, by Sector, 2014-2023
| Ranking | (Thousands of tonnes loaded and unloaded) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 2014-2023 | |||||||||||
| 2014-23 | Sector; Airport / Province | 2014R | 2015R | 2016R | 2017R | 2018R | 2019R | 2020R | 2021R | 2022R | 2023P | CAGR |
| Domestic | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver International, BC | 81.8 | 88.3 | 91.8 | 105.0 | 117.0 | 111.3 | 105.8 | 126.7 | 126.5 | 126.3 | 4.9 |
| 2 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 3 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 73.7 | 81.8 | 82.6 | 99.0 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 75.6 | 82.2 | 92.6 | 93.0 | 2.6 |
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 29.2 | 35.1 | 36.6 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 48.7 | 49.7 | 59.7 | 67.6 | 71.8 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 49.9 | 56.5 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 6 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | C | C | C | C | C | 27.9 | C | C | C | C | |
| 7 | Edmonton International, AB | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 18.8 | C | C | C | |
| 8 | Yellowknife Airport, NT | C | 6.4 | 12.0 | 16.2 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 21.2 |
| 9 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | 33.0 | 33.4 | C | 37.0 | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 10 | Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l, NB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Subtotal (Domestic) | 395.3 | 438.1 | 483.6 | 508.6 | 538.2 | 497.1 | 482.4 | 549.5 | 577.6 | 557.4 | 3.9 | |
| Transborder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 93.3 | 90.3 | 88.8 | 93.9 | 95.7 | 96.8 | 90.9 | 83.1 | 95.6 | 108.5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 3 | Vancouver International, BC | 31.5 | 37.6 | 36.8 | 44.0 | 44.7 | 33.8 | C | C | C | C | |
| 4 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 29.0 | C | 26.0 | |
| 5 | Calgary International, AB | C | C | 20.4 | C | C | C | C | 24.5 | C | C | |
| 6 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 7 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 8 | Edmonton International, AB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 9 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 10 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | C | C | C | 1.1 | 1.7 | C | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | |
| Subtotal (Transborder) | 237.3 | 245.2 | 243.0 | 242.4 | 248.5 | 240.9 | 250.6 | 244.2 | 260.7 | 261.3 | 1.1 | |
| Other International | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 193.1 | 206.0 | 220.0 | 262.2 | 299.3 | 278.1 | 148.7 | 168.2 | 241.7 | 223.7 | 1.6 |
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 103.4 | 112.9 | 125.1 | 139.2 | 174.8 | 151.1 | 96.9 | 97.2 | 114.1 | 134.3 | 2.9 |
| 3 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 62.7 | 65.0 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 93.3 | 94.7 | 56.7 | 60.4 | 96.6 | 101.3 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 26.5 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 15.9 | 16.0 | (5.5) |
| 5 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 7.7 | C | C | |
| 6 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 7 | Edmonton International, AB | 1.2 | C | C | C | C | C | 2.2 | C | C | C | |
| 8 | Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc Int'l, NB | C | 0.0 | C | 0.0 | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 9 | St John's International, NL | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Subtotal (Other International) | 391.5 | 414.9 | 450.5 | 513.4 | 602.6 | 553.8 | 322.9 | 363.8 | 501.8 | 496.8 | 2.7 | |
| All Sectors | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 360.1 | 378.1 | 391.4 | 455.1 | 493.0 | 473.0 | 315.2 | 333.4 | 429.9 | 425.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 216.8 | 238.8 | 253.6 | 288.2 | 336.5 | 296.1 | 238.0 | 257.1 | 272.9 | 290.4 | 3.3 |
| 3 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | 100.6 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 4 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 77.9 | 82.0 | 97.4 | 104.9 | 123.4 | 125.5 | 81.1 | 89.3 | 126.6 | 131.7 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Calgary International, AB | 79.7 | 81.1 | 79.5 | 94.3 | 94.6 | 91.6 | 82.1 | 94.2 | 110.1 | 111.7 | 3.8 |
| 6 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | 70.2 | 70.5 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 90.6 | 85.1 | 80.6 | 81.7 | 79.1 | 64.5 | (0.9) |
| 7 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | 59.1 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 47.8 | (2.3) |
| 8 | Edmonton International, AB | 28.3 | 27.4 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 27.4 | C | C | 49.1 | 37.9 | 3.3 |
| 9 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 30.5 | 26.3 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 22.4 | 24.6 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 32.4 | 0.7 |
| 10 | Yellowknife Airport, NT | C | 6.4 | 12.0 | 16.2 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 24.6 | 24.4 | 21.2 |
| Subtotal (All Sectors) | 1,027.5 | 1,092.5 | 1,169.4 | 1,263.9 | 1,387.0 | 1,292.7 | 1,052.7 | 1,152.9 | 1,335.3 | 1,305.2 | 2.7 | |
| Grand Total for All Airports | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 484.4 | 533.6 | 614.5 | 662.7 | 706.3 | 668.3 | 665.8 | 751.1 | 774.8 | 755.7 | 5.1 | |
| Transborder | 238.0 | 245.8 | 243.5 | 243.0 | 249.1 | 241.5 | 251.8 | 245.5 | 262.4 | 261.9 | 1.1 | |
| Other International | 395.9 | 418.2 | 453.7 | 516.3 | 606.8 | 556.8 | 324.7 | 365.5 | 502.7 | 497.7 | 2.6 | |
| All sectors | 1,118.2 | 1,197.6 | 1,311.8 | 1,422.0 | 1,562.2 | 1,466.6 | 1,242.3 | 1,362.1 | 1,539.8 | 1,515.2 | 3.4 | |
| Top 10's Share (%) of Grand Total | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 81.6 | 82.1 | 78.7 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 74.4 | 72.5 | 73.2 | 74.5 | 73.8 | ||
| Transborder | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.8 | ||
| Other International | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.8 | ||
| All Sectors | 91.9 | 91.2 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 88.8 | 88.1 | 84.7 | 84.6 | 86.7 | 86.1 | ||
Notes and Sources
Notes : C= Confidential data. CAGR= Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
Reported tonnage might be underestimated as:
- cargo data were not collected for the smaller scheduled services / or the smaller charter operations
- some carriers report their data after the submission period. Updated data is published in the next edition.
Sources: Transport Canada, ECATS database
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Notes : C= Confidential data. CAGR= Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
Reported tonnage might be underestimated as:
- cargo data were not collected for the smaller scheduled services / or the smaller charter operations
- some carriers report their data after the submission period. Updated data is published in the next edition.
Sources: Transport Canada, ECATS database
Reported tonnage might be underestimated as:
- cargo data were not collected for the smaller scheduled services / or the smaller charter operations
- some carriers report their data after the submission period. Updated data is published in the next edition.
Sources: Transport Canada, ECATS database