Canada’s skies were alive with activity in 2023! According to Statistics Canada, the country’s airports handled a total of 150.7 million passengers, marking a significant rebound for air travel. Let’s take a closer look at how this traffic was distributed across provinces and territories.
Air Travel Across the Map
The infographic features a row chart that breaks down air passenger traffic by province and territory. Here’s the 2023 tally:
- Ontario: 52.9 million passengers
- British Columbia: 32.6 million passengers
- Alberta: 26.8 million passengers
- Quebec: 23.3 million passengers
- Manitoba: 4.4 million passengers
- Nova Scotia: 3.6 million passengers
- Saskatchewan: 2.2 million passengers
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 million passengers
- New Brunswick: 1.1 million passengers
- Northwest Territories: 649,222 passengers
- Nunavut: 493,478 passengers
- Yukon: 401,904 passengers
- Prince Edward Island: 396,800 passengers
Not surprisingly, Ontario leads the way, accounting for 35.1% of Canada’s total air passenger traffic.
Where People are Flying
A donut chart in the infographic visualizes how passenger traffic is distributed across the country:
- Ontario: 35.1%
- British Columbia: 21.6%
- Alberta: 17.8%
- Quebec: 15.4%
- Rest of Canada: 10.1%
Together, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec handled an impressive 89.9% of Canada’s air passengers, which makes sense considering these provinces are home to the country’s four busiest airports:
- YYZ – Toronto Pearson International Airport
- YVR – Vancouver International Airport
- YUL – Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
- YYC – Calgary International Airport
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How to cite:
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 23-10-0253-01 Air passenger traffic at Canadian airports, annual. Illustration by YHM Designs.
