Sector demographics and activity

We separated the aircraft movements at controlled aerodromes into commercial air transport (CAT) and non-commercial air transport (non-CAT) from 2014 to 2023. CAT counts for 91% of movements at Class C aerodromes. At Class D aerodromes this average reduced to 35%.

(Movement data from 2014 to 2023 through BITRE)
AerodromesCAT Movements Non-CAT Movements Total Movements% of CAT 
Class C (12)1,193,048120,4891,313,537

90.8%

Class D (19)278,337524,607802,944

34.7%

Total (31)1,471,384645,0962,116,481

69.5%

For Class D Aerodromes (Figure 2) most of the annual aircraft movements is with non-commercial air transport (65%) with only 35% is commercial air transport.

A graph of average annual movements for each Class C aerodrome
Figure 1 - Average Annual Movements at Class C Aerodromes

 

A graph of average annual movements for each Class D aerodrome
Figure 2 – Average Annual Movement at Class D Aerodromes

 

Published date: 10 October 2024
Online version available at: https://www.casa.gov.au//operations-safety-and-travel/safety-management-systems/sector-safety-risk-profiles/controlled-aerodromes-sector-safety-risk-profile/sector-demographics-and-activity
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