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Friday, October 20, 2006
September 2006 (preliminary)

The 42 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers reported 398,947 aircraft take-offs and landings in September, up 0.7% compared with September 2005 (396,070 movements). Year-over-year increases in aircraft movements were reported by 18 airports in September. The variations ranged from a 35.4% increase for Abbotsford to a 26.6% decline for Windsor.

The September 2006 issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics, Vol. 5, no. 9 (51F0001PIE, TP1496, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.

Preliminary statistics for the 56 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA flight service stations are also available for September.

Available on CANSIM: table 401-0005.

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.