National Airports System
Airports in Canada
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In Canada, the National Airports System (French: Réseau national d'aéroports, NAS) is a group of major airports defined in the National Airports Policy published in 1994. It was intended to include all airports with an annual traffic of 200,000 passengers or more, as well as airports serving the national, provincial and territorial capitals.[1]
All airports in the NAS, with the exception of the three territorial capitals, are owned by Transport Canada and leased to the local authorities operating them.[2] The three territorial airports are owned and, with the exception of Iqaluit Airport, are operated by their respective territorial governments.[3][a] Iqaluit is operated by Nunavut Airport Services Limited (NASL), a subsidiary of WASCO (Winnipeg Airport Services Corporation), which in turn is a subsidiary of Winnipeg Airports Authority.[4]
NAS airports
The following list contains the 26 NAS airports effective 13 May 2024, the location, operator, and their passenger numbers for 2023 (except where noted):[2]
Notes
- Transport Canada indicates that Iqaluit is operated by the Government of Nunavut.[2] The Canada Flight Supplement, published by Nav Canada, and WASCO say that it is operated by Nunavut Airport Services Limited.[3][4]