Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Sep-05,Sep-06,Change %,2005,2006,Change %
Passengers (in millions),50.6,50.0,-1.3,498.0,495.9,-0.4
Flights (in thousands),815.0,799.8,-1.9,"7,602.7","7,282.9",-4.2
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) ,43.5,43.1,-1.0,432.1,434.6,0.6
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),58.7,58.4,-0.5,556.9,544.9,-2.2
Load Factor*,74.2,73.8,-0.4,77.6,79.8,2.2
Flight Stage Length**,597.1,603.7,1.1,602.7,615.6,2.1
Passenger Trip Length***,860.1,863.0,0.3,867.6,876.4,1.0
"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: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,