Edmonton International Airport Demonstrates Resilience, Closing in on Pre-Pandemic Passenger Levels in 2025

In 2025, YEG served 8.14 million passengers - a 2.8 per cent increase over 2024, just shy of the 8.15 million passengers served in 2019. This achievement reflects not only sustained demand and disciplined growth, but a resilient strategy rooted in long-term partnerships, infrastructure investment and a commitment to the region's economic future.

While recovery across global markets remains uneven, YEG's progress has been anchored by robust domestic travel demand. In 2025:

• Domestic passenger volumes grew 6.2 per cent, serving as the backbone of YEG's passenger growth
• Total seat capacity increased 6.9 per cent, with notable growth in domestic routes including new service to Kamloops and Hamilton.
• While transborder traffic experienced a decrease of 15 percent amid broader cross-border travel headwinds, YEG maintained important U.S. connections and welcomed new service to Houston, Chicago and Salt Lake City.
• International travel remained steady with a 1.1 per cent increase year over year.
• The announcement of the return of non-stop service to Reykjavik, Iceland beginning June 2026 signals growing confidence from airline partners in YEG's international potential.

Airlines including WestJet, Flair, United Airlines, KLM, Porter Airlines, Air North and Air Tindi expanded their presence at YEG, strengthening links for leisure, business and essential travel. YEG offers flights with 11 airlines to over 50 non-stop destinations.

"Reaching near pre-pandemic passenger levels against a backdrop of uncertainty and shifting travel behaviours is a milestone we are proud of - and one we did not arrive at by chance. We made deliberate decisions: staying agile, maintaining discipline and never losing sight of the long view. The growth we are seeing at YEG is a direct reflection of the strength of our partnerships, the confidence our airline partners continue to place in us and an unwavering commitment to driving economic prosperity for this region."- Myron Keehn, President & CEO, Edmonton International Airport

This progress comes as YEG continues to generate significant economic value, supporting $5.4 billion in total (Total Aktie) economic output and 22,690 jobs in 2025, reinforcing the airport's role as a critical economic engine for the region.

The 65 Avenue and QEII interchange, completed in 2025, now provides enhanced connectivity between YEG, major highway infrastructure and adjacent industrial lands. This key piece of transportation infrastructure ties in to more than 2,000 acres of south land planned for the International Cargo Hub (ICH), a transformational development underway designed to expand cargo operations and logistics growth.

Edmonton International Airport (YEG)

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