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Aircraft movement statistics
August 2005

Aircraft Movement Statistics August 2005 (Preliminary)

Airports with NAV CANADA Air Traffic Control Towers

The data in this bulletin represent preliminary monthly statistics for airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers.

The 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 406,643 aircraft take-offs and landings in August, up 0.7% compared with August 2004 (403,773 movements). Year-over-year increases in aircraft movements were reported by 23 of the airports in August 2005. The variations ranged from 28.6% at Chicoutimi/St-Honoré to -37.6% at St-Jean, Québec.

Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased by 0.4% (+1,186 movements) in August compared with the same month a year earlier. Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) increased by 1.6% (+1,684 movements) in August compared with August 2004.

The top 10 airports in terms of volumes of itinerant movements in August showed year-over-year variations ranging from a 16.7% increase (+1,184 movements) at Boundary Bay to a decline of 12.4% (-1,111 movements) at Toronto/Buttonville Municipal. Of the top 10 airports, 8 recorded increases in itinerant movements compared with 7 airports in July 2005.

The top 10 airports in terms of local movements showed year-over-year variations ranging from a 35.7% increase (+1,308 movements) at Chicoutimi/St-Honoré to a decline of 26.8% (-2,324 movements) at Montréal/St-Hubert. Of the top 10 airports, 6 recorded increases in local movements compared with 7 airports in July 2005.

More detailed statistics for airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations will be released in the Aircraft Movement Statistics monthly report (TP141 - Volume 1). Statistics for airports without air traffic control towers will appear in TP 141 – Volume 2. Upon release, the TP141 reports are available (free) on-line at http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/tp141e/tp141.htm

For further information concerning this bulletin, please contact Aviation Statistics Centre, Statistics Canada (1-866-500-8400). Internet: aviationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca

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Aircraft Movements by Class of Operation - Preliminary, Airports with NAV Canada Towers

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