The Daily, Thursday, October 28, 2004. Aircraft movement statistics

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Aircraft movement statistics

In September, the 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 395,595 take-offs and landings, a decrease of 1.7% compared with September 2003 (402,467). This was the seventh consecutive decrease in year-over-year comparisons of monthly movements. In September, 27 airports showed year-over-year decreases in aircraft movements compared with September 2003. Declines of greater than 20% were reported at 5 airports this month compared with 3 airports in August.

Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) fell by 1.0% (down 2,800 movements) in September 2004 compared with September 2003. This decrease in monthly year-over-year percentage changes follows an increase in August. Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) declined by 3.4% (down 4,072 movements) in September 2004, the seventh consecutive month of decline.

The top 10 airports in terms of volumes of itinerant movements in September showed year-over-year variations ranging from an increase of 9.5% (+778 movements) at Toronto/Buttonville Municipal to a 10.7% decline (-977 movements) at Victoria International. Of the top 10 airports, 6 recorded increases in itinerant movements (unchanged from August 2004).

The top 10 airports in terms of local movements showed year-over-year variations ranging from an increase of 31.5% (+1,876 movements) at Toronto/Buttonville Municipal to an 18.0% decline (-2,181 movements) at Boundary Bay. Declines in local movements were reported in 5 of the top 10 airports compared with 4 airports in August 2004.

The September issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics, Vol. 3 no. 9 (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 September.

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.