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# \[aerodrome] traffic density

EASA defines “\[aerodrome] traffic density” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘\[aerodrome] traffic density’ means the number of movements in the mean busy hour and is the arithmetic mean over the year of the number of movements in the daily busiest hour;

Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to IV · Aerodromes · Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 13 Mar 2026 revision · [Read the article](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aerodromes/definitions/powers-and-recitals#definitions-for-terms-used-in-annexes-ii-to-iv)

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