November 12, 2021
NAV CANADA announced today its traffic figures for the month of October 2021, as measured in weighted charging units for enroute, terminal and oceanic air navigation services, in comparison to the last fiscal year and to its 2019 fiscal year.
In October 2021 weighted charging units increased by an average of 69.9 percent compared to the same month in 2020. As compared to the same month in 2019, October 2021 weighted charging units decreased by an average of 30.7 percent.
Weighted charging units represent a traffic measure that reflects the number of billable flights, aircraft size and distance flown in Canadian airspace and is the basis for movement-based service charges, which comprise the vast majority of the Company’s air traffic revenue.
NAV CANADA is a private, not-for-profit company, established in 1996, providing air traffic control, airport advisory services, weather briefings and aeronautical information services for more than 18 million square kilometres of Canadian domestic and international airspace. The Company is internationally recognized for its safety record, and technology innovation.