Vancouver International Airport (YVR) welcomed more than 26.9 million travellers in 2025, setting a new all-time record, with cargo shipments also reaching their highest volume in the airport’s 94-year history.
This 2.7 per cent year-over-year increase in passengers is a testament to YVR’s tireless work with airlines, tourism organizations, and other stakeholders to strengthen its position as a global hub and a critical gateway between North America, Asia, and beyond.
The previous record of 26.3 million passengers was set in 2019.
Passenger traffic
Domestic traffic was up 3.8 per cent. Notably, for international travel, Asia Pacific passenger volumes increased 15.6 per cent year over year, while transborder traffic between YVR and U.S. destinations declined by 7.1 per cent amidst shifting global travel patterns.
Cargo
A 74 per cent increase over 2024 brought total cargo volumes in 2025 to 365,000 tonnes, underscoring YVR’s growing role in the local and national supply chain, especially for high‑value, time‑sensitive, and perishable exports.
“Strong operations and customer service combined with globally recognized innovation generated record results in 2025,” said Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of Vancouver International Airport. “I recognize and thank our outstanding YVR and Sea Island employees, our partners at Musqueam, as well as our airline customers and passengers for contributing to this achievement.”
YVR’s 2025 passenger and cargo results reflect the airport’s position as Canada’s second busiest airport and its role as a critical economic engine, contributing more than $15 billion to Canada’s GDP each year. For example, a year-round wide-body international flight, such as T’Way Airlines’ service to Seoul, South Korea, which launched in July 2025, is estimated to generate $39.8 million in economic output, $20.8 million in GDP, and 237 full time jobs in the province.
“Looking forward, YVR is ready to go to welcome additional flights and carriers to get more of Canada to global markets while at the same time creating jobs and opportunity here at home,” said Vrooman. “As governments look to sign new bilateral and trade agreements, we are on the ground in those emerging markets, engaged with our partners, building new relationships today to be ready for that additional growth tomorrow.”
YVR is now host to 57 airlines serving 129 non-stop destinations across the province and around the world.
