In April, aircraft movements at Canada's major and select small airports totalled 486,993, up 7.4% from April 2023. Itinerant movements increased 5.7% year over year to 322,319 in April 2024, while local movements rose 10.9% to 164,674.
At the same time, major Canadian airlines flew 7.0 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in April, with a passenger load factor of 84.1%.
Consult the new Aviation Data Visualization Hub: Monthly Civil Aviation Indicators to explore aircraft movement statistics and monthly civil aviation statistics in an interactive format.
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