Québec City Airport Statistics

Québec City Airport handles around 1.8 million passengers annually.

• The airport welcomed 1.82 million passengers in 2025, up 4.6% from 1.74 million in 2024.
• Pre-pandemic traffic peaked at 1.79 million passengers in 2019 then fell to 535,111 in 2020.
• Traffic rebounded to 353,203 in 2021, then surged to 1.17 million in 2022, a 231.3% jump, and 1.69 million in 2023.

Québec City Airport manages around 117,000-145,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings each year.

• Québec City Airport recorded 142,460 total aircraft movements in 2025, a 10.8% increase from 128,526 movements in 2024.
• Before the pandemic, 144,991 aircraft operations were recorded in 2019, which dropped to 117,390 in 2020 and 129,649 in 2021 due to the pandemic.
• Recovery saw movements rise to 134,400 operations in 2022 before declining to 117,680 operations in 2023.

• Air Canada is one of the main scheduled carriers at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB), with frequent domestic services linking Québec City with major Canadian hubs such as Montréal, Toronto and Ottawa.
• Air Transat is a major leisure and international carrier from YQB, offering seasonal non-stop service to destinations such as Paris, Fort Lauderdale, Cancún and Punta Cana.
• WestJet provides seasonal Western Canada connectivity, including service between Québec City and Calgary, and is also listed on selected sun-destination routes such as Cancún and Punta Cana.
• American Airlines operates transborder service from YQB to several U.S. hubs, including Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth and Philadelphia, subject to seasonal schedule availability.
• United Airlines serves key U.S. hub routes from YQB, including Newark, Chicago and Washington-Dulles, with some services operating seasonally.

• As of 2025, there were 44 direct (non-stop) destinations available from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB).
• These flights were operated by 13 different airlines connecting to 11 countries.

• Montréal (YUL) leads as the busiest route with approximately 341 monthly flights, providing essential connections for government officials and business travelers between the two largest cities in Québec.
• Toronto (YYZ) follows with about 187 monthly flights, serving as the primary hub for onward international connections to the United States, Europe, and beyond.
• Sept-Îles (YZV) maintains significant regional service with 148 monthly flights to eastern Québec.
• Longueuil/Saint-Hubert (YHU) serves the greater Montréal area with nearly 99 monthly flights.
• Newark (EWR) completes the top five destinations with about 90 monthly flights, representing the busiest transborder route.

Note: The number of monthly flights varies seasonally.

Québec City Airport's cargo operations have shown significant growth in recent years, though they remain smaller in scale compared to major Canadian hubs.

• Québec City Airport handled 1,771 tonnes of cargo in 2024, representing a slight decline from the 2023 peak but still well above pre-pandemic levels.
• Pre-pandemic cargo volumes reached 955 tonnes in 2019, followed by a decline to 720 tonnes in 2020 due to reduced commercial flights.
• Cargo operations showed strong recovery from 2021, rising from 824 tonnes to 1,241 tonnes in 2022 and reaching a post-pandemic high of 2,015 tonnes in 2023 before moderating to 1,771 tonnes in 2024.

Québec City Airport generates nearly CAD$95 million in revenue annually.

• The airport set a revenue record in 2025 at CAD$94.8 million, up 13% from CAD$83.9 million in 2024.
• Revenue totaled CAD$68.6 million in 2019, but dropped sharply to CAD$26.7 million in 2020 due to the pandemic.
• It then declined further to CAD$21.1 million in 2021, before recovering to CAD$55.0 million in 2022 and CAD$76.4 million in 2023.

• YQB has two runways: Runway 06/24 at 9,000 ft / 2,743 m and Runway 11/29 at 5,207 ft / 1,587 m.
• Passenger satisfaction averaged 8 out of 10 in 2025, consistently achieving high service quality ratings¹.
• YQB’s Airport Improvement Fee is currently CAD$40 plus taxes for departing passengers².
• The airport is managed by Aéroport de Québec inc. (AQi), a private non-profit corporation with full responsibility for operations and development.
• YQB’s 2025-2030 strategic plan targets a 60% reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 compared with 2016. In 2024, the airport reported that YQB-controlled emissions had already fallen by over 50% from the 2016 baseline³.