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BTS Releases January Airline Traffic Data;
Domestic Enplanements Down 13 Percent from December
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BTS 5-03
Dave Smallen
202-366-5568 |
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Sunday, April 20, 2003 -- Domestic enplanements on U.S. airlines fell 7.3 million in January, a 13 percent drop from December, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Transportation reported today in a release of preliminary data.
Domestic enplanements rose 10.3 percent in January 2003 from January 2002
on domestic flights operated by U.S. airlines.
Table 1. Domestic Enplanements
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January |
49,992,038 |
43,546,673 |
48,046,280 |
10.3% |
February |
48,518,158 |
43,351,125 |
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March |
59,640,460 |
54,501,170 |
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April |
57,020,544 |
50,727,915 |
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May |
57,292,006 |
52,611,323 |
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June |
60,286,689 |
55,276,117 |
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July |
63,137,201 |
57,782,169 |
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August |
63,630,303 |
57,802,175 |
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September |
34,796,432 |
45,424,981 |
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October |
44,203,071 |
53,397,828 |
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November |
44,865,195 |
49,938,367 |
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December |
45,781,634 |
55,374,597 |
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Year to Date |
49,992,038 |
43,546,673 |
48,046,280 |
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Total |
629,163,731 |
619,734,440 |
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Source: "Air Carrier Statistics, 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 domestic enplanements
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1 |
American Airlines, Inc. |
AA |
7,916,529 |
7,024,672 |
-11.3% |
2 |
Delta Airlines, Inc. |
DL |
7,776,803 |
6,774,876 |
-12.9% |
3 |
Southwest Airlines, Co. |
WN |
6,109,854 |
5,488,639 |
-10.2% |
4 |
United Airlines, Inc. |
UA |
5,959,477 |
5,207,603 |
-12.6% |
5 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
NW |
4,482,678 |
3,846,846 |
-14.2% |
6 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. |
CO |
3,319,175 |
2,916,542 |
-12.1% |
7 |
US Airways, Inc. |
US |
3,532,745 |
2,904,629 |
-17.8% |
8 |
America West Airlines, Inc. |
HP |
1,650,317 |
1,475,249 |
-10.6% |
9 |
Alaska Airlines, Inc. |
AS |
1,256,485 |
1,049,016 |
-16.5% |
10 |
American Eagle Airlines, Inc. |
MQ |
945,801 |
993,124 |
5.0% |
Source: "Air Carrier Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market."
Table 3. Top 10 Airports ranked by domestic enplanements
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1 |
Hartsfield International, Atlanta |
ATL |
3,288,099 |
2,878,662 |
-12.5% |
2 |
O'Hare International, Chicago |
ORD |
2,583,396 |
2,207,723 |
-14.5% |
3 |
Dallas-Ft.Worth International |
DFW |
2,145,802 |
1,877,692 |
-12.5% |
4 |
Los Angeles International |
LAX |
1,829,566 |
1,641,197 |
-10.3% |
5 |
Phoenix Sky Harbor International |
PHX |
1,501,236 |
1,371,902 |
-8.6% |
6 |
Denver International |
DEN |
1,455,368 |
1,289,105 |
-11.4% |
7 |
Las Vegas-McCarran International |
LAS |
1,208,660 |
1,286,147 |
6.4% |
8 |
George Bush Intercontinental, Houston |
IAH |
1,340,062 |
1,167,201 |
-12.9% |
9 |
Minneapolis-St.Paul International |
MSP |
1,333,587 |
1,045,719 |
-21.6% |
10 |
Miami International |
MIA |
1,037,646 |
1,015,138 |
-2.2% |
Source: "Air Carrier Statistics, 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. December traffic data are preliminary and include data received
by BTS as of April 18. Data are subject to revision.
Information on non-filing carriers will be available at www.bts.gov.
Revised December data is posted on the BTS website. BTS will release February
traffic data on May 12.
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