In August, Canada's major and select small airports recorded a total of 547,516 aircraft movements, up 2.8% from August 2023. Itinerant movements (+0.6%) recorded a slight year-over-year increase in August 2024 to 394,326, while local movements rose 9.1% to 153,190.
At the same time, major Canadian airlines flew 8.5 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in August, with a passenger load factor of 88.9%.
Consult the Aviation Data Visualization Hub to explore aircraft movement statistics and monthly civil aviation statistics in an interactive format.
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