The Prince George Airport saw 365,301 passengers use the facility in 2022 - up 81 per cent from the year before.
“It was great to see passengers return to air travel after Covid-19 paralyzed the industry in 2020” Prince George Airport Authority CEO Gordon Duke said in a press release.
“The first few months of the year we experienced a very healthy increase of passengers with May seeing the highest growth at 320 per cent compared to the same month in 2021.”
Some highlights of the year include a new international destination in Tucson, Arizona via Flair Airlines, welcoming Farmhouse Catering to the terminal and securing federal funding to replace aging infrastructure.
“I would be remiss to not recognize the contributions every employee at YXS, including our airline partners, our concessions, service providers and our PGAA staff, made to keep the airport running, especially during the busy Christmas season,” Duke said.
In 2023, the airport is looking forward to completion of the fire hall expansion and the arrival of a new aircraft rescue and firefighting truck.
The airport's master plan and an accompanying economic impact study will also be updated. HM Aero Aviation Consulting and Parcel Economics is preparing these studies in collaboration with airport staff and local stakeholders and are to outline the airport's plan for the next 20 years.
The public is also invited to take the survey which can be found at www.pgairport.ca. Those who take the survey are entered into a draw to win a flight voucher prize pack.
