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Aircraft movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly

Latest updates. In Australia, at Townsville airport, the number of aircraft movements was 1,887 in May 2026, compared to 1,919 in April 2026. This marks a reduction of 1.67 percent.

Sample. There are 209 data points in the monthly time series presented in the chart above. The time period covered by the series goes from January 2009 to May 2026.

History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: aircraft movements reached their highest level of 2,636 in August 2010; they reached a trough of 440 in April 2020; they had a mean of 2,034.

Latest values

Date Value - Units
2026-03-31 1,991.00
2026-04-30 1,919.00
2026-05-31 1,887.00

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Aircraft movements: Townsville
Country Australia
Economic concept Flow
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Monthly
Unit Units
Source Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics
Source type Government agency
Data licence Commonwealth of Australia permission
Other information Scheduled regular public transport (RPT) services; inbound plus outbound movements
FSR temporal aggregation code SM1

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Passenger movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Passenger movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Passenger movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31

Aircraft movements

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Aircraft movements: All Australian airports (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Adelaide (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Ballina (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Brisbane (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Cairns (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Canberra (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Darwin (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Gold Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hamilton Island (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Hobart (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Karratha (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Launceston (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Mackay (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Melbourne (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Newcastle (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Perth (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Proserpine (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Rockhampton (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sunshine Coast (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Sydney (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31
Aircraft movements: Townsville (units) - Australia - BITRE - Monthly 209 2009-01-31 2026-05-31