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1. Air passenger traffic at Canadian airports increased 5.4% in 2014, the fifth consecutive annual increase following the economic slowdown of 2009. All sectors experienced growth, as the domestic sector expanded 4.9% (+3,678,877 passengers), other international traffic was up 7.1% (+1,702,421) and transborder traffic (between Canada and the United States) increased 5.3% (+1,298,442). Both Canadian and foreign carriers expanded their ‘other international’ flight offerings, contributing to the overall growth in passenger traffic. The trend for air passenger traffic in Canada, since 1997, is shown in Chart 1.
2. The total number of passengers enplaned and deplaned in Canada rose from 104.8 million in 2009 to 130.6 million in 2014, an increase of 24.6%. Since 2009, the transborder (+26.5%) and other international (+31.4%) sectors have experienced stronger passenger traffic growth than the domestic sector (+22.0%). However, the domestic sector remains the largest with 78.9 million passengers in 2014, compared with the transborder (26.0 million) and other international (25.7 million) sectors.
3. The weight of cargo loaded and unloaded at Canadian airports increased 2.7% in 2014 to more than 1.1 million tonnes. Domestic cargo increased 2.8% to 483,295 tonnes. Transborder tonnages fell 1.9% to 228,494 tonnes while international cargo grew 5.3% to 389,684 tonnes.
4. Canadian airports experienced a small decrease in the total number of flights arriving and departing; flights were down 0.8% in 2014.