Table 13. International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Annual,,
,Dec 2005,Dec 2006,Change %,2005,2006,Change %
Passengers (in millions),6.7,7.2,7.3,81.3,86.2,6.0
Flights (in thousands) ,68.0,71.6,5.3,824.3,849.9,3.1
Revenue Passenger-Miles (in billions) ,17.0,18.3,7.6,209.8,222.9,6.3
Available Seat-Miles (in billions),22.0,23.5,6.6,266.2,280.6,5.4
Load Factor*,77.3,78.0,0.7,78.8,79.4,0.6
Flight Stage Length**,"1,600.9","1,632.8",2.0,"1,597.8","1,640.2",2.7
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,541.7","2,547.7",0.2,"2,579.8","2,585.1",0.2
"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: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,