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.

 

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