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Table 3
Top 50 airports according to arriving and departing flights for scheduled services and major charter services — by passenger flights and by cargo flights

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Top 50 airports according to arriving and departing flights for scheduled services and major charter services — by passenger flights and by cargo flights
Airport Passengers flights Cargo flights Total
2008 r 2009 Change  2008 r 2009 Change 2008 r 2009 Change
  number percent number percent number percent
Calgary Intl, Alta. 163,127 159,450 -2.3 6,774 9,324 37.6 169,901 168,774 -0.7
Campbell River, B.C. 7,050 6,294 -10.7 0 0 ... 7,050 6,294 -10.7
Charlottetown, P.E.I. 6,891 7,052 2.3 836 1,271 52 7,727 8,323 7.7
Comox, B.C. 11,827 10,907 -7.8 0 0 ... 11,827 10,907 -7.8
Deer Lake, N.L. 12,567 10,692 -14.9 677 1,655 144.5 13,244 12,347 -6.8
Edmonton Intl, Alta. 94,615 91,716 -3.1 1,642 2,921 77.9 96,257 94,637 -1.7
Fort Hope, Ont. 12,161 11,653 -4.2 0 0 ... 12,161 11,653 -4.2
Fort McMurray, Alta. 14,881 15,849 6.5 49 62 26.5 14,930 15,911 6.6
Fort St John, B.C. 5,219 5,772 10.6 396 327 -17.4 5,615 6,099 8.6
Fredericton International, N.B. 7,840 8,112 3.5 371 859 131.5 8,211 8,971 9.3
Goose Bay, N.L. 11,971 6,983 -41.7 188 63 -66.5 12,159 7,046 -42.1
Grande Prairie, Alta. 7,462 7,831 4.9 6 596 9,833.3 7,468 8,427 12.8
Halifax/Robert L Stanfield Intl, N.S. 57,376 58,297 1.6 2,488 4,014 61.3 59,864 62,311 4.1
Hamilton, Ont. 7,327 4,403 -39.9 7,496 8,673 15.7 14,823 13,076 -11.8
Iqaluit, Nvt. 8,602 8,630 0.3 7 0 -100.0 8,609 8,630 0.2
Kamloops, B.C. 8,411 8,010 -4.8 1,745 1,790 2.6 10,156 9,800 -3.5
Kelowna, B.C. 20,224 19,712 -2.5 2,561 2,329 -9.1 22,785 22,041 -3.3
Lansdowne House, Ont. 7,262 6,459 -11.1 0 0 ... 7,262 6,459 -11.1
London, Ont. 12,767 12,795 0.2 267 849 218.0 13,034 13,644 4.7
Moncton/Greater Moncton Intl, N.B. 11,518 11,199 -2.8 4,065 6,412 57.7 15,583 17,611 13.0
Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, Que. 169,818 165,735 -2.4 1,606 1,244 -22.5 171,424 166,979 -2.6
Nakina, Ont. 15,414 15,932 3.4 0 23 ... 15,414 15,955 3.5
Nanaimo/Harbour, B.C. 28,986 27,200 -6.2 0 0 ... 28,986 27,200 -6.2
North Bay, Ont. 4,089 4,122 0.8 1,310 1,967 50.2 5,399 6,089 12.8
Ogoki Post, Ont. 5,188 6,884 32.7 0 8 ... 5,188 6,892 32.8
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Intl, Ont. 79,227 80,568 1.7 1,812 1,442 -20.4 81,039 82,010 1.2
Prince George, B.C. 9,971 9,028 -9.5 1,159 819 -29.3 11,130 9,847 -11.5
Québec/Jean Lesage Intl, Que. 35,122 35,146 0.1 691 951 37.6 35,813 36,097 0.8
Rankin Inlet, Nvt. 7,364 7,253 -1.5 268 267 -0.4 7,632 7,520 -1.5
Red Lake, Ont. 5,985 5,807 -3.0 251 251 0.0 6,236 6,058 -2.9
Regina Intl, Sask. 17,635 18,095 2.6 1,375 1,554 13.0 19,010 19,649 3.4
Saint John, N.B. 7,442 7,240 -2.7 366 792 116.4 7,808 8,032 2.9
Saltspring Island, B.C. 9,582 8,292 -13.5 0 0 ... 9,582 8,292 -13.5
Saskatoon/John G Diefenbaker Intl, Sask. 22,568 23,292 3.2 1,085 1,218 12.3 23,653 24,510 3.6
Sault Ste Marie, Ont. 7,907 7,897 -0.1 738 1,325 79.5 8,645 9,222 6.7
Sept-Iles, Que. 10,650 10,494 -1.5 18 4 -77.8 10,668 10,498 -1.6
Sioux Lookout, Ont. 13,624 13,742 0.9 0 6 ... 13,624 13,748 0.9
St John's Intl, N.L. 21,865 34,006 55.5 1,144 1,573 37.5 23,009 35,579 54.6
Sudbury, Ont. 11,797 11,537 -2.2 2,200 2,998 36.3 13,997 14,535 3.8
Thompson, Man. 12,692 11,837 -6.7 505 663 31.3 13,197 12,500 -5.3
Thunder Bay, Ont. 25,844 26,025 0.7 1,435 1,413 -1.5 27,279 27,438 0.6
Timmins, Ont. 7,600 8,059 6.0 334 1,153 245.2 7,934 9,212 16.1
Toronto/City Centre, Ont. 13,810 24,266 75.7 0 0 ... 13,810 24,266 75.7
Toronto/Lester B Pearson Intl, Ont. 376,731 363,196 -3.6 6,465 7,096 9.8 383,196 370,292 -3.4
Vancouver Harbour, B.C. 56,064 49,773 -11.2 0 0 ... 56,064 49,773 -11.2
Vancouver Intl, B.C. 246,897 224,051 -9.3 9,538 10,225 7.2 256,435 234,276 -8.6
Victoria Harbour, B.C. 36,131 36,035 -0.3 0 0 ... 36,131 36,035 -0.3
Victoria Intl, B.C. 32,853 31,904 -2.9 2,587 2,522 -2.5 35,440 34,426 -2.9
Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson Intl, Man. 71,200 70,328 -1.2 9,057 9,434 4.2 80,257 79,762 -0.6
Yellowknife, N.W.T. 16,922 17,853 5.5 151 196 29.8 17,073 18,049 5.7
Subtotal 1,870,076 1,827,413 -2.3 73,663 90,289 22.6 1,943,739 1,917,702 -1.3
Others 419,235 405,372 -3.3 20,342 31,306 53.9 439,577 436,678 -0.7
Total Canada 2,289,311 2,232,785 -2.5 94,005 121,595 29.3 2,383,316 2,354,380 -1.2