Canada is known for its large land mass and concentration of population along the southern border, but with smaller communities across the country. Air connectivity allows for the movement of people and goods, supporting tourism and trade from larger centres. For smaller communities, air connectivity is vital and can often be the only form of transportation to other parts of the country. The recovery of the sector post-COVID 19 has changed the aviation landscape in Canada. Many communities have faced changes in services as the airlines adjusted their networks through the recovery period. Given the importance of air connectivity across the country, it is prudent to understand the different ways of measuring air connectivity. There are basic metrics such as number of direct destinations, or total number of seats, but these metrics do not take into account other factors that are important to connectivity, such as the size of the destination or economic importance. We propose a measure for connectivity that accounts for not only the size destination (and number of onward connections), but also accounting for one stop connections. This allows for connectivity to be measured by accounting for the hub and spoke model common in aviation.
