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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
2007 r 2008 Change  2007 r 2008 Change 2007 r 2008 Change
  number percent number percent number percent
Abbotsford, B.C. 6,781 6,296 -7.2 1 0 -100.0 6,782 6,296 -7.2
Calgary Intl, Alta. 160,720 162,818 1.3 5,969 6,774 13.5 166,689 169,592 1.7
Campbell River, B.C. 7,163 7,050 -1.6 0 0 ... 7,163 7,050 -1.6
Charlottetown, P.E.I. 6,050 6,891 13.9 474 836 76.4 6,524 7,727 18.4
Comox, B.C. 11,523 11,827 2.6 0 0 ... 11,523 11,827 2.6
Deer Lake, N.L. 12,304 12,567 2.1 0 677 ... 12,304 13,244 7.6
Edmonton Intl, Alta. 91,238 94,621 3.7 1,483 1,642 10.7 92,721 96,263 3.8
Fort Hope, Ont. 12,640 12,161 -3.8 31 0 -100.0 12,671 12,161 -4.0
Fort McMurray, Alta. 13,783 14,819 7.5 178 49 -72.5 13,961 14,868 6.5
Fredericton International, N.B. 7,791 7,840 0.6 0 371 ... 7,791 8,211 5.4
Goose Bay, N.L. 10,942 11,974 9.4 0 188 ... 10,942 12,162 11.1
Grande Prairie, Alta. 12,433 10,026 -19.4 7 6 -14.3 12,440 10,032 -19.4
Halifax/Robert L Stanfield Intl, N.S. 56,932 57,214 0.5 1,606 2,488 54.9 58,538 59,702 2.0
Hamilton, Ont. 8,628 7,324 -15.1 7,175 7,496 4.5 15,803 14,820 -6.2
Iqaluit, Nvt. 7,719 8,425 9.1 3 7 133.3 7,722 8,432 9.2
Kamloops, B.C. 6,443 8,411 30.5 1,102 1,745 58.3 7,545 10,156 34.6
Kelowna, B.C. 20,671 20,224 -2.2 1,227 2,561 108.7 21,898 22,785 4.1
Kingston, Ont. 5,409 5,512 1.9 506 490 -3.2 5,915 6,002 1.5
Lansdowne House, Ont. 7,632 7,262 -4.8 27 0 -100.0 7,659 7,262 -5.2
London, Ont. 12,712 12,767 0.4 68 267 292.6 12,780 13,034 2.0
Moncton/Greater Moncton Intl, N.B. 11,265 11,516 2.2 2,629 4,065 54.6 13,894 15,581 12.1
Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl, Que. 169,138 166,518 -1.5 1,100 1,606 46.0 170,238 168,124 -1.2
Nakina, Ont. 15,176 15,414 1.6 0 0 ... 15,176 15,414 1.6
Nanaimo/Harbour, B.C. 29,394 28,986 -1.4 0 0 ... 29,394 28,986 -1.4
Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier Intl, Ont. 72,632 78,827 8.5 1,995 1,812 -9.2 74,627 80,639 8.1
Prince George, B.C. 9,395 9,971 6.1 863 1,159 34.3 10,258 11,130 8.5
Québec/Jean Lesage Intl, Que. 32,831 35,122 7.0 813 691 -15.0 33,644 35,813 6.4
Rankin Inlet, Nvt. 6,109 7,287 19.3 5 266 5,220.0 6,114 7,553 23.5
Red Lake, Ont. 6,800 5,983 -12.0 198 0 -100.0 6,998 5,983 -14.5
Regina Intl, Sask. 17,297 17,761 2.7 1,119 1,370 22.4 18,416 19,131 3.9
Saint John, N.B. 7,569 7,442 -1.7 0 366 ... 7,569 7,808 3.2
Saltspring Island, B.C. 3,092 9,582 209.9 0 0 ... 3,092 9,582 209.9
Saskatoon/John G Diefenbaker Intl, Sask. 20,182 21,089 4.5 816 1,002 22.8 20,998 22,091 5.2
Sault Ste Marie, Ont. 7,740 7,907 2.2 540 738 36.7 8,280 8,645 4.4
Sept-Iles, Que. 10,728 10,650 -0.7 0 18 ... 10,728 10,668 -0.6
Sioux Lookout, Ont. 17,249 13,624 -21.0 194 0 -100.0 17,443 13,624 -21.9
St John's Intl, N.L. 21,929 21,865 -0.3 657 1,144 74.1 22,586 23,009 1.9
Sudbury, Ont. 11,439 11,797 3.1 1,939 2,200 13.5 13,378 13,997 4.6
Thompson, Man. 12,864 10,789 -16.1 483 289 -40.2 13,347 11,078 -17.0
Thunder Bay, Ont. 27,936 25,843 -7.5 1,253 1,187 -5.3 29,189 27,030 -7.4
Timmins, Ont. 7,432 7,600 2.3 2 334 16,600.0 7,434 7,934 6.7
Toronto/City Centre, Ont. 9,505 13,810 45.3 0 0 ... 9,505 13,810 45.3
Toronto/Lester B Pearson Intl, Ont. 367,753 371,099 0.9 6,283 6,437 2.5 374,036 377,536 0.9
Vancouver Harbour, B.C. 48,327 56,064 16.0 0 0 ... 48,327 56,064 16.0
Vancouver Intl, B.C. 236,997 246,560 4.0 7,810 9,532 22.0 244,807 256,092 4.6
Victoria Harbour, B.C. 37,961 36,131 -4.8 0 0 ... 37,961 36,131 -4.8
Victoria Intl, B.C. 31,975 32,853 2.7 2,167 2,587 19.4 34,142 35,440 3.8
Webequie, Ont. 6,422 6,258 -2.6 34 0 -100.0 6,456 6,258 -3.1
Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson Intl, Man. 72,251 59,103 -18.2 9,016 7,593 -15.8 81,267 66,696 -17.9
Yellowknife, N.W.T. 18,407 16,838 -8.5 209 136 -34.9 18,616 16,974 -8.8
Subtotal 1,827,309 1,850,318 1.3 59,982 70,129 16.9 1,887,291 1,920,447 1.8
Others 397,289 382,108 -3.8 13,680 17,268 26.2 410,969 399,376 -2.8
Total Canada 2,224,598 2,232,426 0.4 73,662 87,397 18.6 2,298,260 2,319,823 0.9