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Vancouver (YVR) posts record 26.9M passengers and 365,000 tonnes of cargo in 2025

Vancouver International Airport handled a record 26.9 million passengers and 365,000 tonnes of cargo in 2025, as six new routes and three additional carriers expanded its role as Canada’s Pacific gateway. The growth underscores YVR’s strengthened long‑haul connectivity to Asia and transpacific cargo flows.

Discovered 2026-02-03T07:49:00.692583-08:00 | 2026-02-03T07:49:00.692583-08:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

YVR’s 26.9M passengers and 365,000 tonnes of cargo are material capacity and demand metrics that signal stronger transpacific passenger and freight flows after route and carrier additions.
The six new routes and three carriers point to increased long‑haul connectivity and commercial opportunity for airlines, ground handlers and cargo integrators at a major North American West Coast hub.
This local surge aligns with a broader Asia‑Pacific passenger and freight rebound, providing regional demand context (see Asia‑Pacific traffic trends) (source:8ce7cd52-919b-49fa-a568-1d1dd6aa89b0) and mirrors record hub outcomes at peers such as Singapore and Hong Kong (source:98f22866-d6b5-40d3-abda-f0ad8900a8cb) (source:d884e9b1-0f18-4e62-88eb-4daf2f7cca99).

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