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For the 17th consecutive month, aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations increased in year-over-year monthly comparisons. These 95 airports reported 544,997 movements in October compared with 486,201 movements at 96 airports in October 2006, an increase of 12.1% (+58,796 movements).
Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased by 6.9% (+24,037 movements) in October compared with the same month in 2006.
Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) increased by 25.1% (+34,759 movements) in October compared with October 2006.
The October 2007 issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, Vol. 1, no. 10 (51-007-XWE, free), is now available from the Publications module of our website.
Available on CANSIM: tables 401-0007 to 401-0020.
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 Client Services (toll-free 1-866-500-8400; transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.
