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BTS Releases March Airline Traffic Data;
Domestic Enplanements rose 1.4 percent over March 2002
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BTS 10-03
Dave Smallen
202-366-5568 |
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Friday, June 6, 2003 -- U.S. airlines carried 49.2 million domestic passengers in March, a 1.4 percent increase over March 2002, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data.
Domestic enplanements were 21.0 percent higher in March 2003 compared to February on all domestic flights operated by U.S. airlines. Month-to-month changes can be affected by seasonal factors.
Table 1. Industry Domestic Enplanements
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| January |
44,107,354 |
38,557,439 |
43,033,511 |
11.60% |
| February |
43,177,091 |
38,644,426 |
40,642,074 |
5.20% |
| March |
53,054,589 |
48,501,883 |
49,186,170 |
1.40% |
| April |
50,791,568 |
45,437,147 |
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| May |
51,119,648 |
47,113,247 |
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| June |
53,471,052 |
49,188,719 |
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| July |
55,802,826 |
51,153,752 |
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| August |
56,404,948 |
51,226,617 |
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| September |
30,546,412 |
40,223,881 |
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| October |
40,290,718 |
48,218,739 |
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| November |
40,691,635 |
44,103,368 |
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| December |
40,901,001 |
49,817,463 |
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| Year to Date |
140,339,034 |
125,703,748 |
132,861,755 |
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| Annual |
560,358,842 |
552,186,681 |
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Source: T-100 Domestic Market
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."
Table 2. Top 10 Airlines, ranked by March domestic enplanements
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| 1 |
Delta Airlines, Inc. |
DL |
7,621,980 |
5,871,287 |
6,974,199 |
1 |
| 2 |
Southwest Airlines, Co. |
WN |
6,341,904 |
5,359,029 |
6,332,410 |
3 |
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American Airlines, Inc. |
AA |
6,898,499 |
5,225,578 |
6,310,554 |
2 |
| 4 |
United Airlines, Inc. |
UA |
4,919,412 |
4,102,945 |
4,843,520 |
4 |
| 5 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
NW |
3,884,558 |
3,117,397 |
3,907,410 |
6 |
| 6 |
US Airways, Inc. |
US |
4,313,415 |
2,636,579 |
3,321,963 |
5 |
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Continental Airlines, Inc. |
CO |
2,944,301 |
2,182,741 |
2,686,997 |
7 |
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America West Airlines, Inc. |
HP |
1,633,858 |
1,366,113 |
1,668,638 |
8 |
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American Eagle Airlines, Inc. |
MQ |
1,041,865 |
867,613 |
1,027,069 |
9 |
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Alaska Airlines, Inc. |
AS |
934,964 |
856,459 |
1,000,331 |
10 |
Source: T-100 Domestic Market
Table 3. Top 10 Airports ranked by March domestic enplanements
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| 1 |
Hartsfield International, Atlanta |
ATL |
3,076,660 |
2,558,792 |
3,053,796 |
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O'Hare International,Chicago |
ORD |
2,234,756 |
1,983,688 |
2,294,897 |
2 |
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Dallas-Ft.Worth International |
DFW |
1,987,640 |
1,592,420 |
1,982,687 |
3 |
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International |
PHX |
1,452,811 |
1,294,913 |
1,630,496 |
5 |
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Los Angeles International |
LAX |
1,623,008 |
1,350,673 |
1,597,787 |
4 |
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Denver International |
DEN |
1,398,640 |
1,187,408 |
1,439,775 |
6 |
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Las Vegas-McCarran International |
LAS |
1,386,463 |
1,188,642 |
1,429,637 |
7 |
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Minneapolis-St.Paul International |
MSP |
1,251,048 |
989,572 |
1,246,362 |
8 |
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Orlando International |
MCO |
1,128,958 |
908,027 |
1,163,844 |
11 |
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George Bush Intercontinental, Houston |
IAH |
1,169,365 |
938,423 |
1,145,463 |
10 |
Source: T-100 Domestic Market
Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics by commercial air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. Reports from commuter carriers are included in data beginning October 2002 and were not included in earlier reports. March traffic data are preliminary and include data received by BTS as of June 3. Data are subject to revision.
Revised February data are posted on the BTS website at http://transtats.bts.gov. BTS will release April traffic data on July 3.
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