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PASSENGER-KILOMETERS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Air Traffic Control
- Commercial Aviation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- passenger-kilometre
1, record 1, English, passenger%2Dkilometre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- passenger-kilometer 2, record 1, English, passenger%2Dkilometer
correct
- passenger-km 4, record 1, English, passenger%2Dkm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of revenue passengers carried on each flight stage by the stage distance. 5, record 1, English, - passenger%2Dkilometre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 6, record 1, English, - passenger%2Dkilometre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- passenger-kilometers
- passenger-kilometres
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Circulation et trafic aériens
- Aviation commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- passager-kilomètre
1, record 1, French, passager%2Dkilom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- P/km 2, record 1, French, P%2Fkm
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- kilomètre-passager 3, record 1, French, kilom%C3%A8tre%2Dpassager
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure du trafic aérien correspondant à 1 passager transporté sur une distance de 1 kilomètre. 3, record 1, French, - passager%2Dkilom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, French, - passager%2Dkilom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au pluriel : des kilomètres-passagers; des passagers-kilomètres. 5, record 1, French, - passager%2Dkilom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- passagers-kilomètres
- kilomètres-passagers
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Control de tránsito aéreo
- Aviación comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- viajero-kilómetro
1, record 1, Spanish, viajero%2Dkil%C3%B3metro
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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