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PASSENGER-KILOMETER [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Commercial Aviation
DEF

The sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of revenue passengers carried on each flight stage by the stage distance.

CONT

From the early 1960s to the mid 1990s, the fuel consumption per passenger seat-kilometre of newly certified aircraft in Canada decreased by approximately 50 per cent. ... Energy use per passenger-kilometre was also reduced due to increased load factors (passenger-kilometres per available seat-kilometres), and improvements in operating procedures. ... Transportation activity is typically measured as passenger-kilometres for passenger transportation, and tonne-kilometres for freight transportation.

Key term(s)
  • passenger-kilometers
  • passenger-kilometres

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Aviation commerciale
DEF

Unité de mesure du trafic aérien correspondant à 1 passager transporté sur une distance de 1 kilomètre.

CONT

Du début des années 1960 aux années 1990, la consommation de carburant par siège-kilomètre des aéronefs récemment certifiés du Canada a diminué d'environ 50 %. [...] La consommation d'énergie par passager-kilomètre a aussi diminué grâce à l'augmentation des coefficients de charge (passagers-kilomètres par siège-kilomètre offert) et aux améliorations des méthodes d'exploitation. [...] Les activités de transport se mesurent d'ordinaire en passagers-kilomètres pour ce qui est du transport des personnes et en tonnes-kilomètres dans le cas des marchandises.

OBS

Au pluriel : des kilomètres-passagers; des passagers-kilomètres.

Key term(s)
  • passagers-kilomètres
  • kilomètres-passagers

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
  • Aviación comercial
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Record 2 2002-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Passenger Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

Passenger-mile: a statistical unit denoting one mile traveled by one passenger and used by agencies of public transportation (as railroad, bus lines, or airlines) in measuring the volume of passenger traffic.

Key term(s)
  • passenger-kilometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic voyageurs (Transport par rail)
DEF

Unité de mesure du trafic ferroviaire [...]

CONT

[...] un kilomètre-voyageur est la «quantité de transport» qui équivaut à un voyageur effectuant un parcours de un kilomètre.

OBS

Des voyageurs-kilomètres ou des voyageurs-km.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Servicio de pasajeros (Transporte ferroviario)
Key term(s)
  • kilómetro-viajero
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