Introduction

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Since 1970, the publication Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Canada - United States Report (51-205-X) has been produced annually. It provides users with estimates, by directional origin and destination, of the total passengers who traveled on scheduled commercial flights between Canada and the United States. These passenger counts are reported by major air carriers to the Passenger Origin-Destination Survey. From 1955 through 1969, transborder data tables were included in the Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Domestic Report (51-204-X).

Within this publication, the Introduction is followed by Statistical tables, Data quality, concepts and methodology, Notes to users, and the Appendix (glossary).

The Introduction contains an overview of the structure of this publication.

The Statistical tables section presents six market-oriented tables. Tables 1 through 3 display passenger data, by directional origin and destination, for journeys between Canada and the United States. Tables 4 through 6 present passenger data for cities which represent transborder portions of international journeys. Several levels of aggregation are shown, with Tables 3 and 6 containing the most detail.

The Data quality, concepts and methodology section contains information on topics such as survey coverage, survey methodology, data quality and limitations, revisions, complexities, etc.

The Notes to users section lists factors which may have influenced the data.

The Appendix presents a glossary of terms used in this publication.

The Aviation Statistics Centre of Statistics Canada publishes origin and destination statistics in response to the many requests received from public authorities, the industry and other interested parties. Comments on the usefulness of this publication together with suggestions for improvement are always welcome. Please call (1-866-500-8400) or e-mail Client Services at transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca.