Aircraft movement statistics

The 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 387,881 aircraft take-offs and landings in June, down 6.3% compared with June 2004 (413,927 movements). Year-over-year increases in aircraft movements were reported by 14 airports in June. Declines of greater than 20% were reported in 7 airports in June compared with 1 airport in May 2005.

Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) decreased by 4.1% (-12,238 movements) in June compared with the same month a year earlier. Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) decreased by 11.6% (-13,808 movements) in June compared with June 2004.

The top 10 airports in terms of volumes of itinerant movements in June showed year-over-year variations ranging from a 3.8% increase (+736 movements) at Calgary International to a decline of 15.3% (-1,393 movements) at Toronto/Buttonville Municipal. Of the top 10 airports, 4 recorded increases in itinerant movements compared with 7 airports in May 2005.

The top 10 airports in terms of local movements showed year-over-year variations ranging from an 18.1% increase (+629 movements) at Chicoutimi/St-Honoré to a decline of 34.9% (-3,279 movements) at Montréal/St-Hubert. Of the top 10 airports, 5 recorded increases in local movements compared with 8 airports in May 2005.

The June issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics, Vol. 4, no. 6 (51F0001PIE, TP1496, free) is now available online. From the Our products and services page, choose Free publications, then Transport and warehousing.

Preliminary statistics for the 56 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA flight service stations are also available for June.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2715.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Kathie Davidson (613-951-0141; fax: 613-951-0010; aviationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.