December 31, 2025
Number of flights in and out of Canadian airports were down slightly in October
Statistics Canada reports that aircraft movements at Canada's major and select small airports totalled 514,143 in October 2025, down 0.6% from the same month the previous year. Local movements declined 3.8% year over year, while itinerant movements increased 0.9%.
In October, local movements at Canada's major and select small airports declined 3.8% compared with the same month in 2024. The airports with the largest declines were Fredericton International (-2,292 movements), Winnipeg/St. Andrews (-2,066) and Brandon Municipal (-1,791).
There were 298,754 domestic itinerant movements in October 2025, 1.1% higher than in October 2024. Increases were recorded in eight provinces and territories, with the largest gains in British Columbia (+3,496 movements) and Quebec (+2,140).
Transborder movements (to and from the United States) declined 2.9% year over year to 35,606 in October 2025. Meanwhile, other international traffic (outside the United States) reached 15,672 movements in October, up 8.0% from the same month of the previous year-the largest increase since August 2024.