The Daily, Thursday, July 22, 2004. Aircraft Movement Statistics

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Aircraft Movement Statistics

In June, the 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air-traffic control towers reported 410,935 take-offs and landings, a decrease of 1.7% compared with June 2003 (418,059). This decline represents the fourth consecutive decrease in year-over-year comparisons of monthly movements. In total, 25 airports showed year-over-year decreases in aircraft movements for June 2004 compared with June 2003. Seven airports showed decreases greater than 20% this month compared with 10 airports in May.

Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased by 1.5 % (up 4,326 movements) in June 2004 compared with June 2003. This increase in monthly year-over-year percentage changes follows a decrease in May. Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) declined by 8.8% (down 11,450 movements) in June 2004, the fourth consecutive month of decline.

The top 10 airports in terms of volumes of itinerant movements in June showed year-over-year variations ranging from 13.1% (4,018 movements) at Toronto–LB Pearson Intl to -6.5% (-757 movements) at Ottawa–Macdonald-Cartier Intl. Six of the top 10 airports recorded increases in itinerant movements compared with 4 airports in May 2004.

The top 10 airports in terms of local movements showed year-over-year variations ranging from 53.8% (3,767 movements) at Toronto–Buttonville Municipal to -19.7% (-2,252 movements) at Boundary Bay. Four of the top 10 airports recorded decreases in local movements compared with 7 airports in May 2004.

The June issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics, Vol. 3, 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.