Flying in Canada
Sources:
- link to a portable document format (PDF) fileOne Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Future Growth and Competitiveness of Canadian Air Travel
- Report 6—Civil Aviation Infrastructure in the North—Transport Canada, Spring 2017 Report of the Auditor General of Canada
Text version
Flying in Canada’s North
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Population Density |
Airports |
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Territories |
0.3% of population spread out over 39.3% of the country’s landmass |
44 (41 remote) |
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Provinces |
99.7% of population spread out over 60.7% of the country’s landmass |
About 1,800 (68 remote) |
Airports in Remote Northern Communities
“Remote” means accessible year-round only by air
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Airports |
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Most newer generation planes cannot land on gravel without modifications |
Planes capable of landing on gravel without modifications last produced in the ‘80s |
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Runways |
Runways are often 1,200 m or shorter |
Newer generation planes usually need at least 1,500 m to land |
Over half don’t have key visual aids for landing, such as approach lights |