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Aircraft movement statistics: Small airports
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From January to April, the number of aircraft take-offs and landings at Canadian airports without air traffic control towers reached 175,407 movements. This is an increase of 4.3% compared with the 168,251 take-offs and landings recorded during the same period in 2006.
Itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) increased 4.4% (+5,325 movements) in the first four months of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
Local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) decreased 16.3% (-7,617 movements) in the first four months of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006.
Data for small airports for January to April 2007 are now available. The monthly publications will be released over the next few weeks. The January 2007 issue of Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers, Vol. 2, no. 1 (51-008-XWE, free), will be available soon.
Available on CANSIM: tables 401-0021 and 401-0022.
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 Client Services (toll-free 1-866-500-8400; transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.
