In May, Canada's major and select small airports recorded a total of 544,313 aircraft movements, down 1.6% from May 2023. Itinerant movements decreased 2.2% year over year to 373,928, while local movements declined 0.5% to 170,385.
At the same time, major Canadian airlines flew 7.3 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in May, with a passenger load factor of 84.5%.
Consult the new Aviation Data Visualization Hub to explore aircraft movement statistics and monthly civil aviation statistics in an interactive format.
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