Edmonton International Airport Statistics

Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Alberta’s second-busiest airport and a key gateway to Northern Canada. Located about 30 km south of downtown Edmonton, it serves as a hub for Flair Airlines and a major focus city for WestJet. YEG offers a wide range of connections across Canada, the United States and several international destinations.

Edmonton Airport handles around 8 million passengers annually.

• The airport served 8.14 million passengers in 2025, representing a 2.8% increase from 7.92 million in 2024.
• Pre-pandemic traffic peaked at 8.15 million passengers in 2019, then fell to 2.63 million in 2020.
• Traffic rebounded to 2.79 million in 2021, then surged to 5.85 million in 2022 (a 110% jump), and 7.50 million in 2023.

Where do Edmonton’s passengers come from?

The primary segments of Edmonton Airport’s 2025 traffic composition show domestic travel as the dominant segment, though international markets are experiencing stronger growth.

• Domestic passengers totaled 6.11 million in 2025, accounting for 75% of traffic with growth of approximately 6.2% from the previous year.
• Transborder (U.S.) passengers reached 803,995 in 2025, representing 10% of total traffic but experiencing a decrease of 15.1% from 2024.
• Other international passengers numbered 527,710 in 2025, representing 6.5% of traffic and showing expansion of around 1.1% year-over-year.

Major airlines serving Edmonton International Airport include WestJet, Air Canada, Flair Airlines, Porter Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and KLM.

• WestJet is one of YEG’s largest carriers, with a broad mix of domestic, transborder and sun-destination service.
• Air Canada serves YEG with nonstop flights to major Canadian cities and selected non-domestic destinations.
• Flair operates low-fare service from YEG to several Canadian and leisure destinations.
• Porter entered the Edmonton market in 2023 with Toronto service, added Ottawa later that year, and launched Montréal–Edmonton service in 2024.

• YEG serves multiple domestic and international destinations year-round.
• The airport offers nonstop flights to major Canadian cities, U.S. hubs, sun destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean, and European cities.
• 2023 saw the addition of new routes including Denver (United), new Porter services to eastern Canada, and resumed international connections.

Edmonton Airport has established itself as a cargo hub for Western Canada, though volumes have experienced significant fluctuations in recent years.

• Edmonton Airport processed 28,738 tonnes of cargo in 2024, representing a 24.2% decrease from 2023.
• Pre-pandemic cargo volumes reached 26,973 tonnes in 2019, remaining relatively stable at 27,476 tonnes in 2020.
• Cargo operations showed growth from 2021, rising from 32,746 tonnes to a record 49,055 tonnes in 2022 before declining to 37,887 tonnes in 2023 and 28,738 tonnes in 2024.

• YEG ranks fifth in Canada for passenger traffic and aircraft movements.
• The airport is Canada’s largest by land area, spanning approximately 7,700 acres (28 km²).
• The airport is pursuing Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040 and is developing the world’s largest airport solar farm (120 MW on 627 acres).