BTS Releases November 2007 Airline Traffic Data;  
11-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.2 Percent From 2006 

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines during the first 11 months of 2007 grew by 3.2 percent from the same period in 2006, reaching 706.6 million, 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 November, the most recent data month, U.S. airlines carried 59.9 million scheduled domestic and international passengers, 0.7 percent fewer than in November 2006 (Table 2).  The number of domestic passengers decreased 1.5 percent in November from a year earlier and international passengers increased 5.4 percent (Tables 7, 13). 

The combined domestic and international system load factor of 80.3 percent from January through November was a record for the 11-month period (Table 1).  Load factor measures how much of the airlines’ passenger capacity is used.   

During the first 11 months, U.S. airlines carried 22.6 million more total system passengers than during the first 11 months of 2006.  U.S. airlines would carry a record number of passengers in 2007 if the growth rate over 2006 is sustained in the final month of the year.   

U.S. airlines carried 3.1 percent more domestic passengers and 4.6 percent more international passengers during the first 11 months of 2007 than during the same period in 2006 (Tables 7, 13).  

Top Airlines

            Southwest Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first 11 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 are now operating under a single certificate and are reporting jointly as US Airways for the first time.  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 2007 and 2006 passenger numbers previously reported for America West. 

Top Airports  

            More total system and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first 11 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 9.7 million domestic and international flights in the first 11 months of 2007, 0.7 percent more than were operated during the same period in 2006 (Table 1).  Domestic flights increased 0.7 percent from the previous year while international flights were up 0.6 percent (Tables 7, 13). 

In November, U.S. airlines operated 821,800 scheduled domestic and international flights, down 4.1 percent from the number of flights operated in November 2006 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 4.4 percent in November from a year earlier while international flights increased 4.6 percent (Tables 7, 13). 

System Comparisons (Tables 1-6)

In other total system comparisons from the first 11 months of 2006 to the first 11 months of 2007 and from November 2006 to November 2007 (Table 1): 

Revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 3.8 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, RPMs were up 2.4 percent. 

Available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were up 2.8 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, ASMs were up 2.3 percent. 

Passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.9 load factor points to 80.3 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, load factor was unchanged at 77.9 percent. 

Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.5 percent in the first 11 months of 2007. In November, flight stage length was up 4.1 percent. 

Passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.6 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, passenger trip length was up 3.1 percent. 

Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 93.8 million passengers on its system from January to November, the most of any airline (Table 3). In November, Southwest carried 8.3 million passengers on its system, the most of any airline (Table 4). 

Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest U.S. airport from January through November, with 39.1 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5).  In November, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest U.S. airport with 3.4 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U. S. carriers (Table 6).   

Domestic Air Travel (Tables 7-12)

U.S. airlines carried 623.9 million scheduled domestic passengers during the first 11 months of 2007, up 3.1 percent from the 604.9 million carried during the same period in 2006 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 9.0 million flights, up 0.7 percent from the number of flights operated in 2006 (Table 7). 

In the most recent data month, November, the airlines carried 53.1 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 1.5 percent from the passengers carried during November 2006 (Table 8). The passengers were carried on 757,600 flights, down 4.4 percent from the 792,400 flights operated in November 2006 (Table 7). 

In other domestic comparisons from the first 11 months of 2006 to the first 11 months of 2007 and from November 2006 to November 2007 (Table 7):  

Domestic revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 3.1 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, domestic RPMs were up 0.3 percent.   

Domestic available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were up 1.9 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, domestic ASMs were up 0.6 percent. 

Domestic passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.9 load factor points to 80.3 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, domestic load factor was down 0.2 load factor points to 77.9 percent. 

Domestic flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 0.8 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, domestic flight stage length was up 2.9 percent. 

Domestic passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was unchanged in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, domestic passenger trip length was up 1.8 percent. 

Southwest carried 93.8 million domestic passengers in the first 11 months of 2007, the most of any airline (Table 9). In November, Southwest carried 8.3 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline (Table 10). 

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport in the first 11 months of 2007, with 32.4 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In November, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.1 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 12). 

International Air Travel (Tables 13-18)

U.S. airlines carried 82.8 million scheduled international passengers during the first 11 months of 2007, up 4.6 percent from the 79.1 million carried during the same period in 2006 (Table 14). The passengers were carried on 782,700 flights, up 0.6 percent from the 778,200 flights operated in 2006 (Table 13). 

In the most recent data month, November, the airlines carried 6.8 million scheduled international passengers, up 5.4 percent from the passengers carried during November 2006. The passengers were carried on 64,200 flights, down 0.2 percent from the 64,300 flights operated in November 2006 (Table 13). 

In other international comparisons from the first 11 months of 2006 to the first 11 months of 2007 and from November 2006 to November 2007 (Table 13):  

International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 6.2 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, international RPMs were up 8.1 percent.   

International available seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown, were up 5.5 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, international ASMs were up 7.1 percent. 

International passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.5 load factor points to 80.1 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, international load factor was up 0.6 load factor points to 78.3 percent. 

International flight stage length, the average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.6 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, international flight stage length was up 6.7 percent. 

International passenger trip length, the average distance flown per passenger, was up 1.6 percent in the first 11 months of 2007.  In November, international passenger trip length was up 2.6 percent. 

American carried 19.8 million international passengers in the first 11 months of 2007, the most of any U.S. airline (Table 15). In November, 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 11 months of 2007, with 4.4 million international passenger boardings (Table 17). In November, Miami was the busiest international airport with 395,589 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 86 carriers as of Feb. 3 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations. 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 June, click on “Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C Summary Data),” and then click on “Schedule T-1.” 

For domestic numbers through November and international numbers through July by origin as well as by carrier and region, 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.   

TranStats system and international totals do not include U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point flights. For November, U.S. carriers reported 243,543 foreign point-to-point passengers. For January through November, U.S. carriers reported 2,734,636 foreign point-to-point passengers. 

Data are subject to revision.  BTS has scheduled March 17 for the release of December traffic data.

 

Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers

	Monthly			Year-to-Date
	Nov 2006	Nov 2007	Change %	2006	2007	Change %
Passengers (in millions)	60.3	59.9	-0.7	684.0	706.6	3.2
Flights (in thousands)	856.7	821.8	-4.1	9,682.1	9,747.4	0.7
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions)	62.6	64.1	2.4	732.3	761.4	3.8
Available Seat-Miles(in billions)	80.4	82.3	2.3	921.7	948.6	2.8
Load Factor*	77.9	77.9	0.0	79.4	80.3	0.9
Flight Stage Length**	688.9	717.3	4.1	696.7	707.1	1.5
Passenger Trip Length***	1,038.9	1,071.3	3.1	1,070.6	1,077.6	0.6

 

 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)

	2005	2006	2005-2006 Pct. Change	2007	2006-2007 Pct. Change
January	54.4	55.6	2.1	57.1	2.8
February	52.9	53.4	0.9	54.1	1.4
March	66.1	65.8	-0.4	67.2	2.0
April	61.6	63.2	2.6	64.9	2.7
May	64.2	64.5	0.4	66.8	3.6
June	67.1	67.2	0.1	69.7	3.6
July	70.6	69.5	-1.5	72.4	4.1
August	66.8	66.5	-0.5	71.3	7.3
September	56.8	56.4	-0.7	59.2	4.9
October	59.9	61.6	2.9	64.2	4.1
November	58.7	60.3	2.7	59.9	-0.7
December	59.5	60.7	2.1
11- Mo Total	679.1	684.0	0.7	706.6	3.2
Yr. Total	738.6	744.7	0.8

 

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-November 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov 2006 Rank	Jan-Nov  2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Southwest	93.831	2	88.408	6.1
2	American	90.241	1	90.077	0.2
3	Delta	67.225	3	67.573	-0.5
4	United	63.234	4	63.826	-0.9
5	Northwest	49.551	5	50.313	-1.5
6	Continental	44.991	6	42.770	5.2
7	US Airways**	37.807	7	33.543	12.7
8	AirTran	21.810	9	18.282	19.3
9	Sky West	20.351	10	17.887	13.8
10	JetBlue	19.495	12	16.770	16.2

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

** US Airways Jan-Nov 2007 numbers include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US Airways and America West in subsequent months.  For Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 15.657 million enplaned system passengers. The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways.  For Jan-Nov 2006, America West reported 19.486 million enplaned system passengers.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. 

 

Table 4. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by November 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Nov 2006 Rank	Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Southwest	8.272	1	8.065	2.6
2	American	7.984	2	7.698	3.7
3	Delta	5.722	3	5.848	-2.1
4	United	5.253	4	5.467	-3.9
5	US Airways**	4.470	7	3.035	47.3
6	Northwest	4.191	5	4.441	-5.6
7	Continental	3.895	6	3.799	2.5
8	AirTran	1.975	9	1.654	19.4
9	SkyWest	1.774	11	1.601	10.8
10	JetBlue	1.735	10	1.632	6.3

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market

* System equals domestic plus international

** US Airways 2007 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. America West reported 1.696 million system passengers in November 2006.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

 

Table 5. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-November 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Airport	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov  2006 Rank	Jan-Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Atlanta	39.091	1	37.305	4.8
2	Chicago O'Hare	31.573	2	31.783	-0.7
3	Dallas-Ft. Worth	25.732	3	25.842	-0.4
4	Denver	21.859	5	20.825	5.0
5	Los Angeles	21.840	4	21.145	3.3
6	Las Vegas	19.539	6	19.199	1.8
7	Phoenix	18.915	7	18.694	1.2
8	Houston Bush	18.271	8	18.152	0.7
9	Detroit Metro	15.860	9	15.793	0.4
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul	15.438	10	15.587	-1.0

 

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 November 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Nov 2007 Rank	Airport	Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Nov 2006 Rank	Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Atlanta	3.395	1	3.369	0.8
2	Chicago O'Hare	2.629	2	2.748	-4.3
3	Dallas-Ft. Worth	2.287	3	2.227	2.7
4	Los Angeles	1.915	4	1.866	2.6
5	Denver	1.779	5	1.747	1.8
6	Phoenix	1.620	7	1.664	-2.7
7	Las Vegas	1.616	6	1.705	-5.2
8	Houston Bush	1.522	8	1.618	-6.0
9	Detroit Metro	1.374	9	1.403	-2.1
10	New York JFK	1.338	13	1.266	5.6

 

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

	Monthly			Year-to-Date
	Nov 2006	Nov 2007	Change %	2006	2007	Change %
Passengers (in millions)	53.9	53.1	-1.5	604.9	623.9	3.1
Flights (in thousands)	792.4	757.6	-4.4	8,903.9	8,964.6	0.7
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions)	46.0	46.1	0.3	527.7	544.1	3.1
Available Seat-Miles(in billions)	58.9	59.2	0.6	664.6	677.5	1.9
Load Factor*	78.1	77.9	-0.2	79.4	80.3	0.9
Flight Stage Length**	610.7	628.7	2.9	614.2	619.0	0.8
Passenger Trip Length***	853.6	868.8	1.8	872.4	872.2	0.0

 

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)

	2005	2006	2005-2006 Pct. Change	2007	2006-2007 Pct. Change
January	48.0	48.9	1.9	50.0	2.3
February	47.1	47.4	0.6	47.8	0.9
March	58.8	58.3	-0.9	59.2	1.6
April	54.9	55.8	1.7	57.4	2.8
May	57.3	57.2	-0.3	59.3	3.7
June	59.7	59.3	-0.7	61.5	3.7
July	62.4	60.8	-2.5	63.4	4.3
August	59.1	58.3	-1.4	62.6	7.4
September	50.6	50.0	-1.3	52.3	4.7
October	53.7	55.1	2.5	57.2	3.8
November	52.8	53.9	2.1	53.1	-1.5
December	52.8	53.5	1.4
11- Mo Total	604.5	604.9	0.1	623.9	3.1
Yr.  Total	657.3	658.4	0.2

 

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-November 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov  2006 Rank	Jan-Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Southwest	93.831	1	88.408	6.1
2	American	70.473	2	70.506	0.0
3	Delta	56.754	3	58.336	-2.7
4	United	52.267	4	52.753	-0.9
5	Northwest	40.426	5	41.355	-2.2
6	Continental	34.068	6	32.712	4.1
7	US Airways**	33.304	7	29.266	13.8
8	AirTran	21.774	9	18.214	19.5
9	Sky West	19.351	10	17.131	13.0
10	JetBlue	18.802	12	16.407	14.6

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

** US Airways Jan-Nov 2007 numbers include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US Airways and America West in subsequent months.  For Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 14.667 million enplaned domestic passengers. The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways.  For Jan-Nov. 2006, America West reported 18.365 million enplaned domestic passengers.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

 

Table 10. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by November 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Nov 2006 Rank	Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Southwest	8.272	1	8.065	2.6
2	American	6.279	2	6.109	2.8
3	Delta	4.908	3	5.117	-4.1
4	United	4.345	4	4.539	-4.3
5	US Airways**	4.059	7	2.729	48.8
6	Northwest	3.433	5	3.699	-7.2
7	Continental	3.030	6	2.996	1.1
8	AirTran	1.975	8	1.650	19.7
9	SkyWest	1.691	11	1.527	10.7
10	JetBlue	1.669	9	1.597	4.5

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market

** US Airways 2007 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. America West reported 1.593 million domestic passengers in November 2006.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

 

Table 11. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-November 2007 Domestic Passenger Scheduled Enplanements (Corrected as of March 6)
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Airport	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov 2006 Rank	Jan-Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Atlanta	35.507	1	34.070	4.2
2	Chicago O'Hare	28.555	2	28.748	-0.7
3	Dallas-Ft. Worth	23.790	3	23.820	-0.1
4	Denver	21.226	4	20.279	4.7
5	Los Angeles	19.992	5	19.537	2.3
6	Las Vegas	19.376	6	19.040	1.8
7	Phoenix	18.333	7	18.103	1.3
8	Houston Bush	15.447	8	15.451	0.0
9	Orlando	15.141	10	14.469	4.6
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul	14.376	9	14.572	-1.3
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 November 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)

Nov 2007 Rank	Airport	Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Nov 2006 Rank	Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Atlanta	3.109	1	3.101	0.3
2	Chicago O'Hare	2.397	2	2.502	-4.2
3	Dallas-Ft. Worth	2.121	3	2.070	2.4
4	Los Angeles	1.750	4	1.727	1.4
5	Denver	1.728	5	1.699	1.7
6	Las Vegas	1.600	6	1.692	-5.4
7	Phoenix	1.569	7	1.613	-2.7
8	Orlando	1.327	11	1.243	6.8
9	Houston-Bush	1.284	8	1.392	-7.8
10	Detroit Metro	1.253	9	1.288	-2.7

 

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

	Monthly			Year-to-Date
	Nov 2006	Nov 2007	Change %	2006	2007	Change %
Passengers (in millions)	6.4	6.8	5.4	79.1	82.8	4.6
Flights (in thousands)	64.3	64.2	-0.2	778.2	782.7	0.6
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions)	16.7	18.0	8.1	204.6	217.3	6.2
Available Seat-Miles(in billions)	21.5	23.0	7.1	257.1	271.2	5.5
Load Factor*	77.7	78.3	0.6	79.6	80.1	0.5
Flight Stage Length**	1,652.5	1,763.2	6.7	1,641.0	1,715.9	4.6
Passenger Trip Length***	2,589.6	2,656.2	2.6	2,585.6	2,625.9	1.6

 

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)

	2005	2006	2005-2006 Pct. Change	2007	2006-2007 Pct. Change
January	6.5	6.7	3.9	7.1	6.0
February	5.8	6.0	3.8	6.3	5.4
March	7.3	7.5	4.0	7.9	4.9
April	6.7	7.3	10.3	7.5	1.9
May	6.9	7.3	6.5	7.5	2.6
June	7.4	7.9	7.0	8.2	3.3
July	8.2	8.7	6.0	8.9	3.2
August	7.7	8.2	5.8	8.7	6.1
September	6.2	6.5	4.1	6.9	6.5
October	6.2	6.6	6.4	7.0	6.3
November	5.9	6.4	8.4	6.8	5.4
December	6.7	7.2	7.3
11- Mo Total	74.6	79.1	6.0	82.8	4.6
Yr. Total	81.3	86.3	6.1

 

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-November 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov  2006 Rank	Jan-Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	American	19,768.6	1	19,570.4	1.0
2	United	10,967.4	2	11,072.5	-0.9
3	Continental	10,922.8	3	10,057.1	8.6
4	Delta	10,471.5	4	9,237.5	13.4
5	Northwest	9,125.2	5	8,957.8	1.9
6	US Airways**	4,503.0	6	4,276.9	5.3
7	Alaska	2,017.4	7	2,035.8	-0.9
8	Express Jet	1,890.6	8	1,835.5	3.0
9	Executive	1,608.4	9	1,628.5	-1.2
10	Spirit	1,149.4	14	668.1	72.0

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

** US Airways Jan-Nov 2007 numbers include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US Airways and America West in subsequent months. For Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 990.3 thousand enplaned international passengers. The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways.  For Jan-Nov 2006, America West reported 1,120.2 thousand enplaned international passengers.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding. 

 

 

Table 16. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by November 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

Nov 2007 Rank	Carrier	Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Nov 2006 Rank	Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	American	1,704.6	1	1,589.4	7.2
2	United	908.4	2	928.2	-2.1
3	Continental	864.8	3	803.3	7.7
4	Delta	814.3	5	730.5	11.5
5	Northwest	758.4	4	741.8	2.2
6	US Airways**	410.8	6	306.9	33.9
7	Alaska	198.3	7	191.9	3.4
8	ExpressJet	162.9	8	145.5	12.0
9	Executive	143.4	9	130.5	9.9
10	Continental Micronesia	102.3	11	102.2	0.1

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

** US Airways 2007 number is the report of the merged US Airways and America West.  The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. America West reported 103.4 thousand international passengers in November 2006.

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.

 

 

Table 17. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-November 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements

Passenger numbers in thousands (000)

Jan-Nov 2007 Rank	Airport	Jan-Nov 2007 Enplaned Passengers	Jan-Nov 2006 Rank	Jan-Nov 2006 Enplaned Passengers	Pct. Change 2006-2007
1	Miami	4,381.9	1	4,056.8	8.0
2	New York JFK	3,617.8	2	3,254.0	11.2
3	Atlanta	3,583.3	3	3,235.2	10.8
4	Newark	3,417.9	4	3,119.7	9.6
5	Chicago O'Hare	3,018.2	5	3,034.6	-0.5
6	Houston Bush	2,823.5	6	2,700.9	4.5
7	Dallas-Ft. Worth	1,942.1	7	2,022.0	-4.0
8	Los Angeles	1,848.2	8	1,608.5	14.9
9	San Francisco	1,699.4	9	1,567.6	8.4
10	Detroit Metro	1,521.9	10	1,484.6	2.5

 

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market

Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.