National Airports System Explained

In Canada, the National Airport System (French: Réseau national d’aéroports, NAS) is a group of major airports defined in the National Airports Policy published in 1994. It was intended to include all airports with an annual traffic of 200,000 passengers or more, as well as airports serving the national, provincial and territorial capitals.[1]

All airports in the NAS, with the exception of the three territorial capitals, are owned by Transport Canada and leased to the local authorities operating them. The three territorial airports are owned and, with the exception of Iqaluit Airport, are operated by their respective territorial governments. Iqaluit is operated by Nunavut Airport Services Limited (NASL), a subsidiary of WASCO (Winnipeg Airport Services Corporation), which in turn is a subsidiary of Winnipeg Airports Authority.[2]

Due to very close proximity to Canada's east coast, the airports on the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an overseas collectivity of France) cooperate with Canada on air travel via several major Canadian airports.[3]

NAS airports

The following list contains the 26 NAS airports effective 13 May 2024, the location, operator, and their passenger numbers for 2023 (except where noted):[4]

Province/territoryAirportCityOperatorPassengers (2023)
18,490,283[5]
7,499,163[6]
2,032,624[7]
417,848[8]
24,938,184[9]
1,740,107[10]
4,094,793[11]
333,813[12]
600,121[13]
175,100[14]
109,678[15]
1,260,000[16]
392,130 (2015)[17]
3,579,293[18]
156,633 (2015)
332,447[19]
4,095,914[20]
714,070[21]
44,800,000[22]
402,686[23]
21,173,941[24]
0
1,688,736[25]
981,845[26]
1,277,863[27]
286,407 (2015)

References

  1. Book: Sharing the Skies: Guide to the Management of Wildlife Hazards - TP 13549. https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/publications/sharing-skies-guide-management-wildlife-hazards-tp-13549/chapter-6-airports . Chapter 6 — Airports. 14 August 2017. 13 May 2024. Transport Canada.
  2. Web site: Iqaluit International Airport. 13 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Decision No. 275-A-2005. Web Experience. Toolkit. 6 May 2005. otc-cta.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: List of airports owned by Transport Canada. 7 February 2024. 13 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Passenger Statistics . 2024-02-09 . www.yyc.com.
  6. Web site: Edmonton International Airport Passenger Statistics December 2023. flyeia.com. 6 February 2024.
  7. Web site: YLW Facts & statistics. 15 August 2016 . ylw.kelowna.ca. 8 February 2023.
  8. Web site: 2023 Passenger Numbers . pgairport.ca. 12 February 2024.
  9. Web site: YVR Traffic Update December 2023 . yvr.ca. 12 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Victoria International Airport Passenger Statistics. victoriaairport.com. 23 January 2024.
  11. Web site: Passengers (Enplaned + Deplaned), Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport . Winnipeg Airports Authority. 6 February 2024.
  12. Web site: Traffic at YFC increases 25 per cent in 2023, outlook for 2024 even stronger . yfcfredericton.ca . 11 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Passenger numbers up, flights added at two largest airports in Maritimes. 8 February 2024 . ctvnews.ca. 10 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Saint John Airport 2023 Annual Report. 13 May 2024. 23.
  15. Web site: Gander International 2023 Annual Report. 13 May 2024. 11.
  16. Web site: SJIAA-2023-Annual-Report . 13 May 2024. 4.
  17. Web site: Passengers enplaned and deplaned on selected services — Top 50 airports. 13 May 2024. 26 July 2016.
  18. Web site: Halifax Stanfield Celebrates Impressive Passenger Traffic Growth in 2023. halifaxstanfield.ca. 30 January 2024 .
  19. Web site: London International Airport 2023 Annual Report . 13 May 2024. 1.
  20. Web site: YOW Passenger Volume. 26 October 2011 . Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority. 18 January 2024.
  21. Web site: Thunder Bay International Airport 2023 Annual Report . 13 May 2024. 4.
  22. Web site: GTAA reports 2023 annual results. newswire.ca. 2024-03-28. 2024-03-31.
  23. Web site: YYG Charlottetown Airport Reports Record Year For Passenger Travel. 17 January 2024 . canadianaviationnews.ca. 27 January 2024.
  24. Web site: YUL passenger statistics 2023 . 22 March 2024 . admtl.com.
  25. Web site: YQB presents its 2023 results - YQB Plans for the Next Five Years Building on Solid Foundations. newswire.ca. 23 April 2024.
  26. Web site: Regina International Airport Authority Annual Report 2023 . 13 May 2024. 28.
  27. Web site: Annual Passenger Traffic. skyxe.ca. 23 January 2024.

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