Aircraft movement statistics: Major airports, February 2018
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Released: 2018-04-26
365,673
February 2018
2.8% 
(year-over-year change)
There were 365,673 aircraft take-offs and landings at the 91 Canadian airports with NAV CANADA air traffic control towers and flight service stations in February, compared with 355,609 movements in February 2017.
In February, an increase in both itinerant movements (flights from one airport to another) and local movements (flights that remain in the vicinity of the airport) contributed to the year-over-year increase. Itinerant movements rose 2.3% to 263,590 and local movements were up 4.3% to 102,083.
Domestic itinerant movements (within Canada) increased to 212,483 in February, up 1.9% from February 2017. Transborder movements (between Canada and the United States) grew 2.5% to 35,441 movements, while other international traffic rose 7.1% to 15,666 movements.
In February, 10 airports accounted for 41% of total activity. Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International, Ontario, the nation's busiest airport, reported 34,840 movements, an increase of 3.4% compared with February 2017. This was followed by Vancouver International, British Columbia, which reported 23,684 movements (+6.5%) and Montréal/Pierre Elliott Trudeau International, Quebec, with 17,569 movements (+5.9%).
Chart 1
Total aircraft movements at major airports
Chart 2
Total aircraft movements at top 10 Canadian airports, February 2018
Note to readers
This survey collects data on itinerant and local aircraft movements at major airports in Canada.
Major airports include all airports with either a NAV CANADA Air Traffic Control Tower or a NAV CANADA Flight Service Station.
An aircraft movement is defined as a take-off, a landing, or a simulated approach by an aircraft as defined by NAV CANADA.
Data for the same month in the previous year may have been revised.
Annual estimates are released each year.
The data in this monthly release are not seasonally adjusted.
Statistics Canada and Transport Canada have launched the Transportation Data and Information Hub, a new website to provide Canadians with online access to comprehensive statistics and measures on the country's transportation sector.
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Additional analytical information is now available in "Monthly Aircraft Movements: Major airports – NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations, February 2018," as part of the service bulletin Aviation (51-004-X).
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