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Table A17 : Top 10 busiest Canadian airports in terms of Loaded/ Unloaded Revenue Cargo1, by Sector, 2015-2024
| (thousands of tons loaded and unloaded) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | ||||||||||||
| Average | 2015-24 | |||||||||||
| 2015-24 | Sector; Airport / Province | 2015R | 2016R | 2017R | 2018R | 2019R | 2020R | 2021R | 2022R | 2023R | 2024P | CAGR |
| Domestic | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver International, BC | 88.3 | 91.8 | C | 117 | C | 105.8 | C | 126.5 | C | C | |
| 2 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | 74.4 | C | C | 84.5 | 80 | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 3 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | 101.5 | |
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 35.1 | C | C | 51 | 48.7 | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 5 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 6 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | C | C | C | 28.5 | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 7 | Yellowknife Airport, NT | 6.4 | 12 | 16 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 31.9 | 19.5 |
| 8 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | 33.4 | C | C | 40.9 | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Greater Moncton Roméo | ||||||||||||
| 9 | LeBlanc International Airport, NB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 10 | Edmonton International, AB | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 18 | C | C | C | C | 17.2 | (1.0) |
| Subtotal (Domestic) | 438.1 | 483.6 | 508.5 | 538.2 | 497.1 | 482.6 | 551.3 | 578.2 | 558.0 | 605.6 | 3.7 | |
| Transborder | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 90.3 | 88.8 | 93.9 | 95.7 | 96.8 | 90.9 | 83.1 | 95.6 | 108.5 | 98.5 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 3 | Vancouver International, BC | 37.6 | 36.8 | 44 | 44.7 | 33.8 | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | C | 20.4 | C | 23 | C | C | 24.5 | C | C | C | |
| 5 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | 16.2 | C | C | 29.8 | C | C | C | |
| 6 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | C | C | C | 10.2 | C | C | C | C | C | C | 2.2 |
| 7 | Edmonton International, AB | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 8 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 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 | 1.1 | 1.7 | C | 0.6 | C | C | C | C | |
| Subtotal (Transborder) | 245.2 | 243.0 | 242.4 | 248.5 | 240.9 | 250.6 | 245.0 | 260.7 | 261.3 | 248.3 | 0.1 | |
| Other International | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 206 | 220 | 262.2 | 299.3 | 278.1 | 148.7 | 168.2 | 241.7 | 223.6 | 241.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 112.9 | 125.1 | 139.2 | 174.8 | 151.1 | 96.9 | 97.2 | 114.2 | 134.3 | 143.4 | 2.7 |
| 3 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 65 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 93.3 | 94.7 | 56.7 | 60.4 | 96.6 | 101.3 | 123.2 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Calgary International, AB | 24.8 | 22.5 | 24 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 9.1 | 10 | 15.9 | 16 | 20.8 | (2.0) |
| 5 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | C | C | C | 3.2 | C | C | 7.7 | C | C | 5.6 | |
| 6 | Edmonton International, AB | C | C | C | C | C | 2.2 | C | C | C | C | |
| 7 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | 0.2 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Greater Moncton Roméo | ||||||||||||
| 8 | LeBlanc International Airport, NB | 0 | C | 0 | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 9 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | C | C | 0.4 | 0.5 | C | 0.4 | C | C | C | 0.9 | |
| 10 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| Subtotal (Other International) | 417.4 | 452.3 | 515.1 | 604.5 | 555.5 | 322.6 | 362.6 | 500.8 | 496.6 | 544.7 | 3.0 | |
| All Sectors | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto Pearson International, ON | 378.1 | 391.4 | 455.1 | 493.0 | 473.0 | 315.2 | 333.4 | 430.0 | 425.2 | 441.5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | Vancouver International, BC | 238.8 | 253.6 | 288.2 | 336.5 | 296.1 | 238.0 | 258.0 | 273.0 | 290.4 | 315.5 | 3.1 |
| 3 | Montréal Trudeau International, QC | 82.0 | 97.4 | 104.9 | 123.4 | 125.5 | 81.1 | 89.3 | 126.6 | 131.8 | 158.3 | 7.6 |
| 4 | John C Munro Hamilton Int'l, ON | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 5 | Calgary International, AB | 81.1 | 79.5 | 94.3 | 94.6 | 91.6 | 82.1 | 94.2 | 110.2 | 111.8 | 127.4 | 5.2 |
| 6 | Montréal Mirabel, QC | 70.5 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 90.6 | 85.1 | 80.6 | C | 79.2 | 64.7 | 64.9 | (0.9) |
| 7 | Winnipeg Richardson International, MB | C | C | C | 66.0 | C | C | C | C | C | C | |
| 8 | Yellowknife Airport, NT | 6.4 | 12.0 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 14.9 | 16.7 | 20.9 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 31.9 | 19.5 |
| 9 | Edmonton International, AB | 27.4 | 26.5 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 27.4 | 28.6 | C | C | 37.9 | 29.0 | 0.6 |
| 10 | Halifax Robert L. Stanfield Int'l, NS | 26.3 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 22.4 | 24.6 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 32.5 | 27.1 | 0.3 |
| Subtotal (All Sectors) | 1,092.5 | 1,169.4 | 1,263.7 | 1,387.0 | 1,292.7 | 1,053.0 | 1,155.7 | 1,336.4 | 1,305.9 | 1387.1 | 2.7 | |
| Grand Total for All Airports | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 533.6 | 614.5 | 662.3 | 706.3 | 668.4 | 666.0 | 753.0 | 775.6 | 758.7 | 802.2 | 4.6 | |
| Transborder | 245.8 | 243.5 | 243.0 | 249.1 | 241.5 | 251.7 | 246.3 | 262.4 | 261.9 | 249.2 | 0.2 | |
| Other International | 418.2 | 453.7 | 516.3 | 606.8 | 556.8 | 324.9 | 365.6 | 503.1 | 497.7 | 546.2 | 3.0 | |
| All sectors | 1,197.6 | 1,311.8 | 1,421.6 | 1,562.2 | 1,466.7 | 1,242.6 | 1,364.9 | 1,541.1 | 1,518.3 | 1597.6 | 3.3 | |
| Top 10's Share (%) of Grand Total | ||||||||||||
| Domestic | 82.1 | 78.7 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 74.4 | 72.5 | 73.2 | 74.5 | 73.6 | 75.5 | ||
| Transborder | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.3 | 99.8 | 99.6 | ||
| Other International | 99.8 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.3 | 99.2 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.7 | ||
| All Sectors | 91.2 | 89.1 | 88.9 | 88.8 | 88.1 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 86.7 | 86.0 | 86.8 | ||
Notes and Sources
Notes : C= Confidential data. CAGR= Compounded Annual Growth Rate.
1 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.
1 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
1 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