In September, aircraft movements at Canada's major and select small airports totalled 521,288, up 2.3% from September 2023. Itinerant movements increased 1.1% year over year to 364,689 in September 2024 while local movements rose 5.3% to 156,599.
At the same time, major Canadian airlines flew 7.1 million passengers on scheduled and charter services in September, with a passenger load factor of 82.9%.
Consult the Aviation Data Visualization Hub to explore aircraft movement statistics and monthly civil aviation statistics in an interactive format.
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