Airports in Canada - Statistics & Facts
Air transportation in Canada is a vital part of the transport mix, with national and international airlines flying passengers and cargo across the country and around the world. In Canada, safety oversight and regulation of air transportation are overseen by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA). The total number of both enplaned and deplaned air passengers in 2020 in Canada amounted to around 46 million, with about 29 million of them being domestic air passengers. The Canadian domestic airline market is dominated by Air Canada and Westjet Airlines, both accounting for about 80 percent of the total domestic market as of 2020. This duopoly has precipitated a high cost in Canadian airfare with system-wide average airfare standing at 239.3 Canadian dollars in the second quarter of 2019.
