Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, January 2018
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Released: 2018-03-28
356,096
January 2018
-3.4% 
(year-over-year change)
There were 356,096 aircraft take-offs and landings at the 91 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations in January, compared with 368,525 movements in January 2017.
In January, a reduction in both local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) and itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) contributed to the year-over-year decrease. Local movements declined 8.5% to 87,969 and itinerant movements fell 1.5% to 268,127 .
Domestic itinerant movements (within Canada) declined to 213,751 in January, down 2.5% from the same month the previous year. Transborder movements (between Canada and the United States) increased 0.8% to 37,238 movements, while other international traffic rose 6.0% to 17,138 movements.
In January, 10 airports accounted for 45% of total activity. Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International, Ontario, the nation's busiest airport, reported 37,736 movements, up 1.2% compared with January 2017. This was followed by Vancouver International, British Columbia, which was virtually unchanged at 25,455 movements and Calgary International, Alberta, with 19,261 movements (+2.6%).
Chart 1
Total aircraft movements at major airports
Chart 2
Total aircraft movements at top 10 Canadian airports, January 2018
Note to readers
This survey collects data on itinerant and local aircraft movements at major airports in Canada.
Major airports include all airports with either a NAV CANADA Air Traffic Control Tower or a NAV CANADA Flight Service Station.
An aircraft movement is defined as a take-off, a landing, or a simulated approach by an aircraft as defined by NAV CANADA.
Data for the same month in the previous year may have been revised.
Annual estimates are released each year.
The data in this monthly release are not seasonally adjusted.
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Additional analytical information is now available in "Monthly Aircraft Movements: Major airports – NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, January 2018," as part of the service bulletin Aviation (51-004-X).
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