This growth over the past decade has propelled the need for airports to expand infrastructure to meet the growing demand of the traveling public. Since the transfer of airports from the Government of Canada in the 1990’s, airports in Atlantic Canada have self-financed hundreds of millions in capital improvements. These investments have allowed our airports to expand their capacity to handle every increasing passenger and cargo traffic, and to enhance the travel experience for business people, tourists and families.

Air access and capacity have also been on an upward trend. It is now more possible than ever to fly directly to more destinations within Canada, North America and Europe from an airport in Atlantic Canada.

There is no doubt that air transportation is a key component to economic growth and airports are the essential link that connects communities and air travel. In fact, Canada’s airports are engines for economic development in the communities they serve. They serve as a vital link to intra-provincial, national and international trade and commerce.