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Distribution of itinerant aircraft movements at airports with NAV CANADA towers and flight service stations, by weight groups

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Distribution of itinerant aircraft movements at airports with NAV CANADA towers and flight service stations, by weight groups
  2008
Towers Flight service stations Total
Movements Proportion Movements Proportion Movements Proportion
  number percentage number percentage number percentage
Maximum take-off weight in kilograms  
Light  
2 000 and under 1,015,586 29.8 316,486 33.7 1,332,072 30.6
2 001 to 4 000 253,600 7.4 110,922 11.8 364,522 8.4
4 001 to 5 670 289,670 8.5 202,704 21.6 492,374 11.3
Total 1,558,856 45.7 630,112 67.0 2,188,968 50.3
Medium  
5 671 to 9 000 214,643 6.3 96,029 10.2 310,672 7.1
9 001 to 18 000 246,656 7.2 97,278 10.3 343,934 7.9
18 001 to 35 000 482,478 14.2 91,339 9.7 573,817 13.2
35 001 to 70 000 611,954 17.9 19,646 2.1 631,600 14.5
70 001 to 90 000 124,426 3.6 1,998 0.2 126,424 2.9
90 001 to 136 000 55,107 1.6 3,330 0.4 58,437 1.3
Total 1,735,264 50.9 309,620 32.9 2,044,884 47.0
Heavy  
136 001 and over 115,126 3.4 345 0.0 115,471 2.7
Total 115,126 3.4 345 0.0 115,471 2.7
Grand Total 3,409,246 100.0 940,077 100.0 4,349,323 100.0