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The air cargo industry is extremely important to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, the City of Winnipeg, and Winnipeg Airports Authority. An important ingredient to Winnipeg’s success as a cargo airport is its 24-hour airport operations.
Based on past studies in 1989 and 1998, a restriction on nighttime activities (between midnight and 6:00 a.m.) at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport would cause a significant contraction of the local economy because many of these operations cannot be rescheduled to another time of day.
Nighttime activity supports about 565 jobs annually, almost $14 million in labour income and over $57 million in airport-related expenditures. When daytime cargo activity is added in, the importance of the air cargo industry in Winnipeg is even greater.
| Year | Cargo (tonnes) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 175,000 | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 173,000 | 7.5% |
| 2009 | 159,371 | 7.5 % |
| 2008 | 148,252 | - 4.96 % |
| 2007 | 155,988 | 1.55 % |
| 2006 | 153,604 | 2.46 % |
| 2005 | 149,909 | 5.96 % |
| 2004 | 141,482 | 24.66 % |
| 2003 | 113,497 | 12.56 % |
| 2002 | 100,837 | 2.43 % |
| 2001 | 98,442 | 1.5 % |
| 2000 | 96,988 |
