Monthly Itinerant Air Traffic Movements by Operation Type at Canadian Airports

Monthly itinerant air traffic movements categorized by domestic, transborder, and other international flights. Data is disaggregated by type of operation, including Level I-III and foreign air carriers, Level IV-VI, other commercial, private, and government flights. The dataset is produced by Statistics Canada and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Forecast monthly domestic itinerant movements using historical time-series data for capacity planning.
• Analyze trends in transborder versus other international flight volumes by operator type.
• Model seasonal patterns in private versus commercial government flight operations.
• Compare activity levels between airports with NAV CANADA services and other selected airports.

Strengths

• Data provides monthly granularity for tracking short-term trends.
• Covers multiple airport types, including those with NAV CANADA services and other selected airports.
• Disaggregates movements by multiple operation types and flight categories (domestic, transborder, international).

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and historical time range are unknown.
• Sample data and file size are unavailable for preliminary inspection.
• Geographic coverage is limited to Canadian airports, with potential bias towards NAV CANADA-serviced locations.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Collected from airports with NAV CANADA towers or flight service stations and other selected non-NAV CANADA airports.

Time Range

Monthly data; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last update timestamp of March 2026.

Geography

Airports in Canada with NAV CANADA services and other selected Canadian airports.