According to the source, itinerant movements refer to flights from one airport to another, while local movements include flights that remain in the vicinity of the airports.
The figures have been calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ based on the source's data.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Aircraft movements by class of operation in Canadian airports 2020
In 2020, Canadian airports reported approximately *** million aircraft movements, from which around *** million were itinerant movements and *** were local movements.
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