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For the eighth consecutive month, aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations increased in year-over-year monthly comparisons. These 96 airports reported 395,423 movements in January compared with 363,999 movements in January 2006, an increase of 8.6% (+31,424 movements).
Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased by 4.9% (+13,677 movements) in January compared with the same month a year earlier. Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International was the most active airport for itinerant movements with 34,723 movements, up 4.7% (+1,555 movements) from January 2006.
Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) increased by 20.3% (+17,747 movements) in January compared with January 2006. Abbotsford airport was most active for local movements with 8,763 movements, up 41.4 % (+2,565 movements) from January 2006.
The January 2007 issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, Vol. 1, no. 1 (51-007-XWE, free) is now available from the Publications module of our website.
Available on CANSIM: tables 401-0007 to 401-0020.
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.
