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November Airline Traffic Data: 11-Month Domestic Traffic Up 7.7 Percent from 2003
Thursday, February 10, 2005 - U.S. airlines carried 7.7 percent more domestic passengers and flew 3.9 percent more domestic flights during the first 11 months of 2004 than they did during the same period in 2003, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported, in a release of preliminary data (Table 1). The airlines carried 578.5 million domestic passengers during the first 11 months of 2004, up from the 537.3 million carried between January and November 2003 (Table 2). The passengers were carried on 9.1 million flights, up 3.9 percent from the 8.8 million flights operated in 2003 (Table 1). In other domestic comparisons from the first 11 months of 2003 to the first 11 months of 2004: Revenue passenger miles, a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 10.4 percent. Available seat-miles, a measure of airline capacity, were up 7.6 percent. Load factor, a measure of how many seats are sold and used, was up 1.9 percentage points. Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance, was up 4.0 percent. Passenger trip length, the average distance passengers travel, was up 2.6 percent. Among airlines, Southwest Airlines carried 74.5 million domestic passengers during the first 11 months of 2004, the most of any airline (Table 3). Among airports, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta was the busiest U.S. airport for domestic travel during the first 11 months of 2004, with 34.5 million passenger boardings (Table 4). In November 2004, U.S. airlines carried 51.5 million domestic passengers, 8.5 percent more than in November 2003 (Table 5) . These passengers were carried on 789,376 flights, up 1.7 percent from the flights operated in November 2003. The number of October domestic flights has been revised because of late reports from several carriers. There were 822,129 domestic flights in October 2004, revised from 807,788 flghts reported in the January release. In other month-to-month domestic comparisons from November 2003 to November 2004: Revenue passenger miles, a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 10.1 percent. Available seat-miles, a measure of airline capacity, were up 5.9 percent. Load factor, a measure of how many seats are sold and used, was up 2.8 percentage points. Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance, was up 3.9 percent. Passenger trip length, the average distance passengers travel, was up 1.4 percent. The number of domestic airline passengers fell 3.7 percent in November from October (Table 2). Month-to-month comparisons may be affected by seasonal factors. Among airlines, Southwest Airlines carried 6.6 million domestic passengers during November , the most of any airline (Table 6). Among airports, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta was the busiest U.S. airport for domestic travel during November, with 3.1 million passenger boardings (Table 7). Additional airline traffic data can be found on the BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database at http://transtats.bts.gov. Click on "Aviation," then on "Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic)," then click on "T-100 Domestic Market." Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. October traffic data are preliminary and include data received by BTS from 115 airlines as of Feb. 8. Data are subject to revision. Revised data from October 2004 and previous months are posted on the BTS website at http://transtats.bts.gov . BTS will release December traffic data on March 10. Table 1: Domestic Airline Travel January to November
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment Table 2: Total Industry Domestic Enplanements
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market Table 3: Top 10 Airlines, ranked by January to November 2004 Domestic Enplanements
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market Table 4: Top 10 Airports ranked by January-November 2004 Domestic Enplanements
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market Table 5: Domestic Airline Travel in November
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment Table 6: Top 10 Airlines, ranked by November 2004 Domestic Enplanements
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market Table 7: Top 10 Airports ranked by November 2004 Domestic Enplanements
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market |
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