Bombardier CRJ900 delivers 33‑60 passenger‑miles per gallon on short and medium routes

The Bombardier CRJ900 achieves about 33 passenger‑miles per gallon on a 139‑nautical‑mile Calgary‑Edmonton sector and roughly 60 passenger‑miles per gallon on a 573‑nautical‑mile Toronto‑Thunder Bay sector when fully loaded.

On the Calgary‑Edmonton flight the aircraft burned 428 gallons, equating to 4.86 gallons per seat, while the Toronto‑Thunder Bay flight used 972 gallons, or 11.05 gallons per seat; at a typical 85% load factor the aircraft returns roughly 28 passenger‑miles per gallon on the shorter sector and about 51 passenger‑miles per gallon on the longer sector.