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Aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations increased in August compared with August 2006, marking the 15th consecutive monthly increase. These 96 airports reported 586,186 movements in August compared with 561,106 movements at 97 airports in August 2006, an increase of 4.5% (+25,080 movements).
Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) rose 2.3% (+9,412 movements) in August compared with August 2006.
Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) increased 10.8% (+15,668 movements) in August compared with August 2006.
Available on CANSIM: tables 401-0007 to 401-0020.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2715.
The August 2007 issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, Vol. 1, no. 8 (51-007-XWE, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-866-500-8400; transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.
