April 2008 Airline
Traffic Data: Four-Month 2008 System Traffic Up 0.4 Percent from 2007 but Down 2.8
Percent in April
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Thursday, July 10, 2008 - The
number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during
the first four months of 2008 grew by 0.4 percent from the same period in 2007,
reaching 244.2 million, 0.9 million more than a year earlier, the U.S.
Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today
reported in a release of preliminary data (Table 1).
BTS, a part of DOT’s Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, reported that in April, the most recent
data month,
U.S. airlines carried 63.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers, 2.8
percent less than in April 2007, the second consecutive monthly decline from
the same month of the previous year (Table 2). The number of domestic passengers decreased 3.3 percent in April from a
year earlier and international passengers increased 1.2 percent (Tables 7, 13).
The combined domestic and
international system load factor of 77.7 percent for January through April was 0.1
percentage point below last year’s record for the four-month period (Table 1). Load factor measures the use of the airlines’
passenger capacity.
U.S. airlines carried 0.3 percent fewer
domestic passengers and 5.4 percent more international passengers during the first four months of 2008 than during the same period in 2007 (Tables 7, 13).
Top Airlines
Southwest
Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first four
months than any other
U.S. airline (Tables 3 and 9). American Airlines
carried more international passengers than any
U.S. carrier (Table 15).
America West Airlines and US
Airways now operate under a single certificate and report jointly as US
Airways. Numbers reported as US Airways
in this release for previous years do not include America West’s numbers. See the notes for system, domestic and
international airline ranking tables 3, 4, 9, 10, 15 and 16 for America West’s 2007
passenger numbers.
Top
Airports
More total system
and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first four months at Atlanta
Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport (Tables 5 and
11); and more international passengers boarded U.S. carriers at Miami International
than at any other U.S. airport (Table 17).
Flights Operated
U.S.
carriers operated 3.4 million domestic and international flights in the first
four months of 2008, 1.3 percent fewer than were operated during the same
period in 2007 (Table 1). Domestic
flights decreased 1.6 percent from the previous year while international
flights were up 1.7 percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
April,
U.S. airlines operated 867,400 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 1.7 percent from the number of flights operated
in April 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 1.8 percent
in April from a year earlier while international flights were down 0.2 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first four
months of 2007 to the first four months of 2008 and from April 2007 to April 2008 (Table
1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were up 2.0 percent in the first four months
of 2008. In April, RPMs were down
1.4 percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were up 2.1 percent in the first four
months of 2008. In April, ASMs
were up 0.5 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 0.1 percentage points to 77.7 percent in the first
four months of 2008. In April,
load factor decreased 1.5 percentage points to 79.3 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 3.0 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, flight stage
length was up 2.0 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.6 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, passenger trip length was up 1.5 percent.
Among
U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 33.5 million passengers on its system in the first four months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table
3). In April, Southwest carried 8.8 million passengers on its system, the most
of any airline (Table 4).
Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
was the busiest
U.S. airport in the first four months of 2008, with
13.6 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In April, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest
U.S. airport with 3.5 million domestic and international passenger boardings on
U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 213.8 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first four months
of 2008, down 0.3 percent from the 214.4 million carried during the same
period in 2007 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 3.1 million flights, down
1.6 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).
In the most recent data month, April,
the airlines carried 55.5 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 3.3
percent from the passengers carried during April 2007 (Table 8). The passengers
were carried on 795,300 flights, down 1.8 percent from the 809,700 flights
operated in April 2007 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first four months of 2007 to the first four months of 2008
and from April 2007 to April 2008 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 0.2
percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, domestic RPMs were down 3.3 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were up 0.2 percent in the first four
months of 2008. In April,
domestic ASMs were down 1.8 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was unchanged at 77.9 percent in
the first four months of 2008. In April, domestic load factor was down 1.3 load
factor points to 80.1 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.0 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, domestic flight stage length was up
0.9 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.5 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, domestic passenger trip length was unchanged.
Southwest carried 33.5 million domestic
passengers in the first four months of 2008,
the most of any airline (Table 9). In April, Southwest carried 8.8 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first four months of
2008, with 12.3 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In April,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.2 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 30.4 million scheduled international
passengers during the first four months of 2008,
up 5.4 percent from the 28.8 million carried during the same period in 2007
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 288,400 flights, up 1.7 percent from
the 283,600 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month, April, the
airlines carried 7.6 million scheduled international passengers, up 1.2 percent
from the passengers carried during April 2007. The passengers were carried on 72,100
flights, down 0.2 percent from the 72,300 flights operated in April 2007 (Table
13).
In other international
comparisons from the first four months of 2007 to the first four months of 2008
and from April 2007 to April 2008 (Table
13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 6.6 percent
in the first four months of 2008. In April, international RPMs were up 3.8
percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 7.1 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, international ASMs were up 6.3
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.4 load factor points
to 77.4 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, international load factor was down
1.9 load factor points to 77.3 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.8 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, international flight stage length
was up 5.4 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.1 percent in the first four months of 2008. In April, international passenger trip length was up 2.6 percent.
American carried
7.0 million international passengers in the first four
months of 2008, the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In April, American carried 1.7 million
international passengers, the most of any
U.S. airline
(Table 16).
Miami International was the busiest
U.S. airport
for international travel on
U.S. carriers in
the first four months of 2008, with 1.6
million international passenger boardings (Table 17). In April, Miami was the
busiest international airport with 376,100 international passenger boardings on
U.S. carriers (Table
18).
Reporting Notes
Data are compiled from monthly reports
filed with BTS by commercial
U.S. air
carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This
release includes data received by BTS from 87 carriers as of July 1 for
U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations. Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the
complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers. U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights are included in system and
international totals. To create a customized table for passengers,
flights, RPMs, ASMs and other data, including non-scheduled service, go to http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/air_carrier_traffic_statistics/.
Additional traffic numbers are available on the
BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database, at http://transtats.bts.gov. Click on "Aviation." For system passengers, RPMs and ASMs by
carrier through April, click on "Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C
Summary Data)," and then click on "Schedule T-1." Use crosstabs to find
scheduled service.
For domestic numbers through April and international
numbers through January by origin as well as by carrier, after clicking on
"Aviation," click on "Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic)." Click on "T-100 Market" for system passenger
numbers, "T-100 Domestic Market" for domestic or "T-100 International Market"
for international. For flights, stage
length and trip length, use the appropriate T-100 Segment database. Use
crosstabs to find scheduled service.
TranStats system and international totals do not
include
U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights. For April,
U.S. carriers reported 222,256 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through April,
U.S. carriers reported 962,376 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Aug. 14 for the release of May
traffic data.
Table 1. Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
64.9 |
63.1 |
-2.8 |
243.3 |
244.2 |
0.4 |
Flights (in thousands) |
881.9 |
867.4 |
-1.7 |
3,452.3 |
3,406.1 |
-1.3 |
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) |
68.8 |
67.9 |
-1.4 |
259.1 |
264.3 |
2.0 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
85.2 |
85.6 |
0.5 |
332.9 |
340.0 |
2.1 |
Load Factor* |
80.8 |
79.3 |
-1.5 |
77.8 |
77.7 |
-0.1 |
Flight Stage Length** |
702.5 |
716.5 |
2.0 |
701.6 |
722.4 |
3.0 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,060.5 |
1,076.3 |
1.5 |
1,065.1 |
1,082.4 |
1.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
T-100 Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2. Total System (Domestic and International) Scheduled Enplanements
on U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
55.6 |
57.1 |
2.8 |
57.8 |
1.1 |
February |
53.3 |
54.1 |
1.4 |
56.5 |
4.4 |
March |
65.8 |
67.2 |
2.0 |
66.9 |
-0.4 |
April |
63.2 |
64.9 |
2.7 |
63.1 |
-2.8 |
May |
64.4 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
|
|
June |
67.2 |
69.7 |
3.6 |
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|
July |
69.5 |
72.4 |
4.1 |
|
|
August |
66.5 |
71.3 |
7.3 |
|
|
September |
56.4 |
59.2 |
4.9 |
|
|
October |
61.6 |
64.2 |
4.1 |
|
|
November |
60.3 |
61.9 |
2.7 |
|
|
December |
60.7 |
60.8 |
0.2 |
|
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4- Mo Total |
238.0 |
243.3 |
2.2 |
244.2 |
0.4 |
Yr. Total |
744.7 |
769.6 |
3.3 |
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Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 3. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January-April 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
33.503 |
2 |
31.338 |
6.9 |
2 |
American |
30.597 |
1 |
31.506 |
-2.9 |
3 |
Delta |
22.938 |
3 |
23.290 |
-1.5 |
4 |
United |
20.661 |
4 |
22.249 |
-7.1 |
5 |
US Airways** |
18.282 |
7 |
12.204 |
49.8 |
6 |
Northwest |
16.549 |
5 |
17.465 |
-5.2 |
7 |
Continental |
15.793 |
6 |
15.679 |
0.7 |
8 |
AirTran |
7.698 |
8 |
7.051 |
9.2 |
9 |
JetBlue |
7.428 |
9 |
6.985 |
6.3 |
10 |
SkyWest |
6.820 |
10 |
6.855 |
-0.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways Jan-Apr 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Apr 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 6.846 million
system passengers in Jan-Apr 2007.
Note: Percent changes based on
numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4. Top 10 U.S. Airlines,
ranked by April 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
8.794 |
1 |
8.435 |
4.3 |
2 |
American |
7.546 |
2 |
8.202 |
-8.0 |
3 |
Delta |
5.909 |
3 |
6.154 |
-4.0 |
4 |
United |
5.416 |
4 |
5.903 |
-8.2 |
5 |
US Airways** |
4.748 |
7 |
3.290 |
44.3 |
6 |
Northwest |
4.242 |
5 |
4.589 |
-7.6 |
7 |
Continental |
4.089 |
6 |
4.217 |
-3.0 |
8 |
AirTran |
1.986 |
8 |
1.997 |
-0.5 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.931 |
9 |
1.933 |
-0.1 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.742 |
10 |
1.793 |
-2.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways April 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The April 2007 numbers
were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported
1.782 million system passengers in April 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 5. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-April 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
13.623 |
1 |
13.185 |
3.3 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
9.984 |
2 |
10.825 |
-7.8 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
8.546 |
3 |
8.872 |
-3.7 |
4 |
Denver |
7.659 |
4 |
7.463 |
2.6 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
7.260 |
5 |
7.446 |
-2.5 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
6.769 |
7 |
6.833 |
-0.9 |
7 |
Phoenix |
6.670 |
6 |
6.871 |
-2.9 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
6.364 |
8 |
6.504 |
-2.2 |
9 |
Orlando |
5.895 |
9 |
5.613 |
5.0 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
5.571 |
10 |
5.545 |
0.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 6. Top 10 U.S. Airports ranked by April 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.518 |
1 |
3.527 |
-0.3 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.678 |
2 |
2.841 |
-5.7 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
2.105 |
3 |
2.313 |
-9.0 |
4 |
Denver |
1.920 |
5 |
1.919 |
0.1 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.850 |
4 |
1.994 |
-7.2 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
1.718 |
7 |
1.797 |
-4.4 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.694 |
6 |
1.814 |
-6.6 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
1.657 |
8 |
1.689 |
-1.9 |
9 |
Orlando |
1.512 |
9 |
1.513 |
-0.1 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
1.444 |
10 |
1.488 |
-3.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 7. Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
57.4 |
55.5 |
-3.3 |
214.4 |
213.8 |
-0.3 |
Flights (in thousands) |
809.7 |
795.3 |
-1.8 |
3,168.7 |
3,117.7 |
-1.6 |
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) |
49.8 |
48.1 |
-3.3 |
186.4 |
186.8 |
0.2 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
61.1 |
60.0 |
-1.8 |
239.4 |
239.8 |
0.2 |
Load Factor* |
81.4 |
80.1 |
-1.3 |
77.9 |
77.9 |
0.0 |
Flight Stage Length** |
617.4 |
623.2 |
0.9 |
617.1 |
629.7 |
2.0 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
867.1 |
867.1 |
0.0 |
869.2 |
873.7 |
0.5 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 8. Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
48.9 |
50.0 |
2.3 |
50.3 |
0.5 |
February |
47.4 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
49.5 |
3.7 |
March |
58.3 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
58.4 |
-1.4 |
April |
55.8 |
57.4 |
2.8 |
55.5 |
-3.3 |
May |
57.1 |
59.3 |
3.7 |
|
|
June |
59.3 |
61.5 |
3.7 |
|
|
July |
60.8 |
63.4 |
4.3 |
|
|
August |
58.3 |
62.7 |
7.5 |
|
|
September |
50.0 |
52.3 |
4.7 |
|
|
October |
55.1 |
57.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
November |
53.9 |
55.0 |
2.2 |
|
|
December |
53.5 |
53.3 |
-0.5 |
|
|
4- Mo Total |
210.4 |
214.4 |
1.9 |
213.8 |
-0.3 |
Yr. Total |
658.4 |
679.2 |
3.2 |
|
|
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 9. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January-April 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
33.503 |
1 |
31.338 |
6.9 |
2 |
American |
23.568 |
2 |
24.592 |
-4.2 |
3 |
Delta |
19.225 |
3 |
19.816 |
-3.0 |
4 |
United |
16.836 |
4 |
18.430 |
-8.6 |
5 |
US Airways* |
16.188 |
7 |
10.796 |
49.9 |
6 |
Northwest |
13.079 |
5 |
14.157 |
-7.6 |
7 |
Continental |
11.752 |
6 |
11.978 |
-1.9 |
8 |
AirTran |
7.698 |
8 |
7.033 |
9.4 |
9 |
JetBlue |
7.025 |
9 |
6.774 |
3.7 |
10 |
SkyWest |
6.437 |
10 |
6.514 |
-1.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways Jan-Apr 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Apr 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 6.354 million
domestic passengers in Jan-Apr 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by April 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
8.794 |
1 |
8.435 |
4.3 |
2 |
American |
5.848 |
2 |
6.409 |
-8.7 |
3 |
Delta |
4.932 |
3 |
5.246 |
-6.0 |
4 |
United |
4.471 |
4 |
4.921 |
-9.1 |
5 |
US Airways* |
4.189 |
7 |
2.892 |
44.8 |
6 |
Northwest |
3.398 |
5 |
3.790 |
-10.3 |
7 |
Continental |
3.040 |
6 |
3.221 |
-5.6 |
8 |
AirTran |
1.986 |
8 |
1.992 |
-0.3 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.824 |
9 |
1.871 |
-2.5 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.641 |
10 |
1.707 |
-3.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways April 2008 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The April 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 1.663 million
domestic passengers in April 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 11. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-April 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
12.334 |
1 |
11.958 |
3.1 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
8.956 |
2 |
9.778 |
-8.4 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
7.864 |
3 |
8.202 |
-4.1 |
4 |
Denver |
7.384 |
4 |
7.228 |
2.2 |
5 |
Las Vegas |
6.716 |
6 |
6.775 |
-0.9 |
6 |
Los Angeles |
6.613 |
5 |
6.793 |
-2.6 |
7 |
Phoenix |
6.420 |
7 |
6.647 |
-3.4 |
8 |
Orlando |
5.861 |
8 |
5.584 |
5.0 |
9 |
Houston-Bush |
5.287 |
9 |
5.510 |
-4.1 |
10 |
Charlotte |
5.136 |
12 |
4.875 |
5.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 12. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by April 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.201 |
1 |
3.223 |
-0.7 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.420 |
2 |
2.577 |
-6.1 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
1.950 |
3 |
2.147 |
-9.2 |
4 |
Denver |
1.848 |
4 |
1.861 |
-0.7 |
5 |
Las Vegas |
1.705 |
6 |
1.784 |
-4.5 |
6 |
Los Angeles |
1.697 |
5 |
1.827 |
-7.1 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.632 |
7 |
1.758 |
-7.1 |
8 |
Orlando |
1.500 |
8 |
1.505 |
-0.3 |
9 |
Houston-Bush |
1.396 |
9 |
1.437 |
-2.8 |
10 |
Charlotte |
1.342 |
11 |
1.314 |
2.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 13. International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
7.5 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
28.8 |
30.4 |
5.4 |
Flights (in thousands) |
72.3 |
72.1 |
-0.2 |
283.6 |
288.4 |
1.7 |
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) |
19.0 |
19.8 |
3.8 |
72.7 |
77.5 |
6.6 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
24.0 |
25.6 |
6.3 |
93.5 |
100.2 |
7.1 |
Load Factor* |
79.2 |
77.3 |
-1.9 |
77.8 |
77.4 |
-0.4 |
Flight Stage Length** |
1,655.5 |
1,744.4 |
5.4 |
1,645.2 |
1,724.1 |
4.8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,544.1 |
2,609.3 |
2.6 |
2,521.8 |
2,549.5 |
1.1 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 14. International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
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January |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
February |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
9.2 |
March |
7.5 |
7.9 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
7.0 |
April |
7.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
May |
7.3 |
7.5 |
2.6 |
|
|
June |
7.9 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
|
|
July |
8.7 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
|
|
August |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
|
|
September |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
|
|
October |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
|
|
November |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
|
|
December |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
|
|
4- Mo Total |
27.6 |
28.8 |
4.5 |
30.4 |
5.4 |
Yr. Total |
86.3 |
90.4 |
4.7 |
|
|
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by January-April 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
7,028.4 |
1 |
6,914.3 |
1.7 |
2 |
Continental |
4,041.2 |
3 |
3,701.4 |
9.2 |
3 |
United |
3,825.0 |
2 |
3,818.8 |
0.2 |
4 |
Delta |
3,712.7 |
4 |
3,474.6 |
6.9 |
5 |
Northwest |
3,469.6 |
5 |
3,307.8 |
4.9 |
6 |
US Airways* |
2,094.1 |
6 |
1,408.2 |
48.7 |
7 |
Alaska |
828.4 |
7 |
840.6 |
-1.5 |
8 |
Express Jet |
709.1 |
8 |
640.0 |
10.8 |
9 |
Executive |
556.4 |
9 |
570.2 |
-2.4 |
10 |
JetBlue |
403.6 |
19 |
210.8 |
91.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* US Airways Jan-Apr 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Apr 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 491.4 thousand
international passengers in Jan-Apr 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 16. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by April 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
1,698.1 |
1 |
1,793.2 |
-5.3 |
2 |
Continental |
1,048.9 |
2 |
995.8 |
5.3 |
3 |
Delta |
977.3 |
4 |
908.0 |
7.6 |
4 |
United |
945.1 |
3 |
981.5 |
-3.7 |
5 |
Northwest |
844.4 |
5 |
799.0 |
5.7 |
6 |
US Airways* |
558.7 |
6 |
397.4 |
40.6 |
7 |
Alaska |
202.7 |
7 |
217.5 |
-6.8 |
8 |
ExpressJet |
178.0 |
8 |
165.1 |
7.8 |
9 |
Executive |
137.0 |
9 |
156.9 |
-12.7 |
10 |
JetBlue |
107.1 |
16 |
61.9 |
73.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* US Airways April 2008 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The April 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 119.3 thousand
international passengers in April 2007.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 17. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-April 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
Miami |
1,637.5 |
1 |
1,530.3 |
7.0 |
2 |
New York-JFK |
1,306.7 |
3 |
1,151.7 |
13.5 |
3 |
Atlanta |
1,288.4 |
2 |
1,227.4 |
5.0 |
4 |
Newark |
1,239.6 |
4 |
1,127.0 |
10.0 |
5 |
Houston-Bush |
1,076.9 |
6 |
994.1 |
8.3 |
6 |
Chicago-O'Hare |
1,028.3 |
5 |
1,047.4 |
-1.8 |
7 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
681.4 |
7 |
670.6 |
1.6 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
646.7 |
8 |
653.3 |
-1.0 |
9 |
San Francisco |
600.1 |
9 |
566.0 |
6.0 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
570.6 |
10 |
530.2 |
7.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 18. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by April 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Miami |
376.1 |
1 |
376.6 |
-0.1 |
2 |
New York-JFK |
352.1 |
2 |
321.0 |
9.7 |
3 |
Newark |
337.8 |
4 |
304.1 |
11.1 |
4 |
Atlanta |
317.8 |
3 |
304.6 |
4.3 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
261.0 |
6 |
252.1 |
3.5 |
6 |
Chicago-O'Hare |
258.1 |
5 |
264.0 |
-2.2 |
7 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
155.0 |
8 |
166.0 |
-6.6 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
153.5 |
7 |
167.7 |
-8.5 |
9 |
San Francisco |
146.6 |
9 |
144.0 |
1.8 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
136.7 |
10 |
136.9 |
-0.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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