Prince George Airport Statistics

Prince George Airport handles approximately 450,000 passengers annually.

• The airport welcomed 443,366 passengers in 2025, a 1.6% decrease from 450,494 passengers in 2024.
• Pre-pandemic traffic peaked at 506,486 passengers in 2018, marking a historic milestone as the first time YXS surpassed 500,000 passengers in its 77-year history, then fell to 176,994 in 2020.
• Traffic rebounded to 201,506 in 2021, then surged to 364,663 in 2022, an 81.0% jump, and 417,848 in 2023.

Prince George Airport manages around 43,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings each year.

• Prince George Airport recorded 44,444 total aircraft movements in 2025, a 3.1% increase from 43,096 movements in 2024.
• Before the pandemic, 40,097 aircraft operations were recorded in 2019, which dropped to 33,604 in 2020, due to the pandemic.
• Recovery began with 37,833 operations in 2021, 42,226 operations in 2022, and peaked at 45,834 operations in 2023.

• WestJet appears to be the largest scheduled passenger operator at Prince George Airport (YXS) by departures.
• Air Canada is another major scheduled operator at YXS, with Air Canada-branded service between Prince George and Vancouver.
• Central Mountain Air provides regional scheduled service from Prince George to destinations including Terrace/Kitimat, Fort Nelson, Kelowna, Calgary and Edmonton.
• Pacific Coastal Airlines operates non-stop service from Prince George to Victoria and Kelowna.

Prince George Airport experiences peak travel in August to December, with these months seeing the highest passenger volumes in 2025.

• October was the busiest month in 2025 with 41,145 passengers.
• December followed with 39,040 passengers.
• September also witnessed strong traffic with 37,927 passengers.
• February (33,953 passengers) saw the lowest passenger numbers.

• By the end of 2025, Prince George Airport (YXS) had scheduled nonstop passenger service to 8 destinations: Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Nelson, Kelowna, Puerto Vallarta, Terrace, Vancouver and Victoria.

• Vancouver leads as the busiest domestic route with approximately 194 monthly flights.
• Calgary follows with around 66 monthly flights.
• Kelowna maintains significant service with nearly 51 monthly flights.
• Victoria and Edmonton complete the top five destinations with 30 and 21 monthly flights respectively.

Note: The number of monthly flights varies seasonally.

Prince George Airport serves as a key regional cargo gateway for Northern British Columbia, supporting industrial supply chains and freight movement for surrounding resource-based communities.

• Prince George Airport processed 501.7 tonnes of cargo in 2024, representing a 15.7% decrease from 2023.
• Pre-pandemic cargo volumes reached 596.3 tonnes in 2019, followed by a slight decline to 579.3 tonnes in 2020 despite the pandemic.
• Cargo operations rebounded strongly in 2021 to 657.3 tonnes, before dropping to 536.8 tonnes in 2022, recovering to 594.8 tonnes in 2023, and subsequently falling to the recorded level in 2024.

Prince George Airport generates over CAD$11 million in revenue each year.

• The airport set a revenue record in 2025 at CAD$12.0 million, a slight increase from CAD$11.9 million in 2024.
• Revenue totaled CAD$11.0 million in 2023, following CAD$8.4 million in 2022 as the airport continued its post-pandemic recovery.

• YXS is strategically located on the Great Circle Route between Asia and North America.
• The airport's extended commercial runway is 3,490 metres / 11,450 feet long.
• The facility achieved the historic milestone of surpassing 500,000 passengers for the first time in its 77-year history in 2018.
• The airport maintains partnerships with the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation as part of its commitment to reconciliation and community engagement.