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Aircraft take-offs and landings at the 93 Canadian airports
with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations increased
by 7.5% in December compared with December 2008. These airports
reported 357,545 movements in December 2009 compared with 332,693 movements
in December 2008.
Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased 5.1%
(+13,250 movements) in December 2009 compared with the same
month a year earlier.
Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport)
increased by 16.0% (+11,602 movements) in December 2009 over
the previous year.