News for 2023
![Airport numbers continue slow climb in November](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_2120171219_194918-2048x1536.jpg)
Posted: Dec 03, 2023
Year to date, Sault airport has seen 147,514 passengers, an increase of 15,000 over 2022.
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![October passengers levels were up 3 per cent compared to last October — but still down 24 per cent from pre-COVID traffic](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_2010-25-2022-3-2048x1536.jpg)
Posted: Nov 02, 2023
In a news release, the Sault Ste. Marie Airport announced today that 14,316 passengers travelled through in October, up from 13,939 in October 2022 — a difference of three per cent.
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![Landing in the heart of a region known for adventure](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_1910-25-2022-3-2048x1536.jpg)
Posted: Nov 01, 2023
Weathering All Storms to Maintain Canada’s Only Not-for-Profit Airport, Sault Ste Marie Airport takes flight
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![Airport passenger numbers still well below pre-pandemic levels](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_1810-25-2022-3-2048x1536.jpg)
Posted: Oct 18, 2023
Passenger levels in September at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport dropped 6 per cent from the same time a year ago, marking the second such decrease year-over-year in the past three months.
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![Government of Canada investing $660,000 in the Sault Ste. Marie airport](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_17fednor-funding-annoucmenet-oct-2023-jd-aero-storage.jpg)
Posted: Oct 11, 2023
October 11, 2023 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor
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![25 years later, Sault Airport still flying on its own](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_16terry0033-4x6.jpg)
Posted: Sep 12, 2023
Terry Bos, the airport’s longest-serving manager, is still proudly at the helm as the facility continues to slowly recover from the dark days of COVID-19
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![Sunwing unlikely to fly from the Sault this winter: airport CEO](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_15sunwing-1-31-2023-2048x1536.jpg)
Posted: Sep 12, 2023
Locals hoping to fly non-stop to Cuba this winter are out of luck.
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![$17,000 Raised in Support of The Ontario Finnish Resthome at the 20th Annual SSMADC Charity Golf Tournament!](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_14d3c28c86-ae91-40a0-b907-ab61b9a4dc6b-2048x1536.jpeg)
Posted: Aug 31, 2023
This year’s golf tournament proceeds will provide much needed support towards The Ontario Finnish Resthome Association
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![Stall, reverse of pandemic recovery 'concerning': Airport president](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_13sault-airport-air-canada.jpg)
Posted: Aug 10, 2023
Passenger numbers are still down 26% from pre-pandemic levels in July 2019 and slightly worse than they were last summer.
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![Passenger Levels June 2023](/news/uploads/images/en/Medium/news_920210705-sault-ste_-marie-airport-summer-stock-dt-04.jpg)
Posted: Jun 29, 2023
A passenger movement comparison through May 2023 is provided below
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