September 2008 Airline
Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 8.4 Percent in September from 2007 and Down 2.1
Percent for January-to-September
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 - The
number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines
during September 2008 declined by 8.4 percent from September 2007, dropping by
5 million to 54.2 million, in the seventh consecutive monthly decline from the
same month of the previous year and the largest percentage monthly decrease
since August 2002, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported (Table 1).
BTS, a part of DOT’s Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, in a release of preliminary data, reported
that the number of domestic passengers decreased 8.9 percent in September from
a year earlier, the steepest monthly decrease for domestic passengers since
August 2002. International passengers decreased 5.0 percent, the first monthly
year-to-year decrease in international passengers since August 2003 (Tables 7,
13).
For the first
nine months of 2008, the number of scheduled domestic and international
passengers on U.S. airlines declined by 2.1 percent from the same period in
2007, dropping to 570.4 million, 12.3 million fewer than a year earlier
U.S. airlines carried 2.8 percent fewer
domestic passengers and 3.2 percent more international passengers in the first
nine months of 2008 than during the same period in 2007
(Tables 7, 13).
The combined domestic and
international system load factor of 80.1 percent for January through September was
down 0.6 load factor points from last year’s record for the nine-month period
(Table 1). Load factor measures the use
of the airlines’ passenger capacity.
Top Airlines
Southwest Airlines carried more
total system and more domestic passengers for the first nine months than any
other U.S. airline (Tables 3 and 9). American Airlines
carried more international passengers than any other U.S. carrier (Table 15).
America West Airlines and US
Airways now operate under a single certificate and report jointly as US
Airways. 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 America West’s 2007
passenger numbers.
Top
Airports
More total system
and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first nine 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 7.8 million domestic and international flights in the first
nine months of 2008, 3.1 percent fewer than were operated during the same
period in 2007 (Table 1). Domestic
flights decreased 3.4 percent from the previous year while international
flights were down 0.3 percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
September, U.S. airlines operated 789,600 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 9.4 percent from the number of flights operated
in September 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 9.6 percent
in September from a year earlier while international flights were down 7.3 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first nine
months of 2007 to the first nine months of 2008 and from September 2007 to September
2008 (Table 1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were down 0.3 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, RPMs were down
6.9 percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were up 0.5 percent in the first
nine months of 2008. In September,
ASMs were down 6.8 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 0.6 load factor points at 80.1 percent in the first
nine months of 2008. In September,
load factor decreased 0.2 load factor points to 76.6 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.6 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, flight
stage length was up 0.5 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.9 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, passenger trip length was up 1.6 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 77.9 million passengers on its system in the first nine months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table
3). In September, Southwest carried 7.4 million passengers on its system, the
most of any airline (Table 4).
Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
was the busiest U.S. airport in the first nine months of 2008, with
32.5 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In September, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was
the busiest U.S. airport with 3.3 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 499.1 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first nine
months of 2008, down 2.8 percent from the 513.6 million carried during the
same period in 2007 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 7.1 million
flights, down 3.4 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).
In the most recent data month, September,
the airlines carried 47.7 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 8.9
percent from the number of passengers carried during September 2007 (Table 8). The
passengers were carried on 727,900 flights, down 9.6 percent from the 805,100 flights
operated in September 2007 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first nine months of 2007 to the first nine months of 2008
and from September 2007 to September 2008 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down
2.4 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, domestic RPMs were down 9.4 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were down 1.7 percent in the first
nine months of 2008. In September,
domestic ASMs were down 9.9 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.6 load factor points
at 80.2 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, domestic load factor was up 0.4
load factor points at 76.1 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.5 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, domestic flight stage length
was down 1.3 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.4 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, domestic passenger trip length
was down 0.5 percent.
Southwest carried 77.9 million domestic
passengers in the first nine months of 2008,
the most of any airline (Table 9). In September, Southwest carried 7.4 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first nine months of
2008, with 29.3 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In September,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.0 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 71.3 million scheduled international
passengers during the first nine months of 2008,
up 3.2 percent from the 69.1 million carried during the same period in 2007
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 655,700 flights, down 0.3 percent
from the 657,800 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month, September, the
airlines carried 6.6 million scheduled international passengers, down 5.0
percent from the number of passengers carried during September 2007. The
passengers were carried on 61,600 flights, down 7.3 percent from the 66,500 flights
operated in September 2007 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from the first nine months of 2007 to the first nine months of 2008
and from September 2007 to September 2008 (Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 5.0 percent
in the first nine months of 2008. In September, international RPMs were down
1.4 percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 5.9 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, international ASMs were up 0.8
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.6 load factor points
to 79.8 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, international load factor was down
1.7 load factor points to 77.8 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 5.1 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, international flight stage
length was up 6.4 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.7 percent in the first nine months of 2008. In September, international passenger trip length was up 3.9 percent.
American carried
16.3 million international passengers in the first
nine months of 2008, the most of any U.S. airline (Table
15). In September, American carried 1.5
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 nine months of 2008, with 3.8
million international passenger boardings (Table 17). In September, Miami was the
busiest U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers with
357,200 international passenger boardings (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 84 carriers as of Dec. 2 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations. Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the
complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers. 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 September, click on “Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C
Summary Data),” and then click on “Schedule T-1.” Use crosstabs to find
scheduled service.
For domestic numbers through September and
international numbers through June by origin as well as by carrier, 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. Use
crosstabs to find scheduled service.
TranStats system and international totals do not
include U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights. For September, U.S. carriers reported 225,557 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through September, U.S. carriers reported 2,129,872 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Jan. 15, 2009 for the
release of October traffic data.
Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
| Passengers (in millions) |
59.2 |
54.2 |
-8.4 |
582.7 |
570.4 |
-2.1 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
871.5 |
789.6 |
-9.4 |
8,043.7 |
7,793.9 |
-3.1 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
64.8 |
60.3 |
-6.9 |
628.9 |
627.1 |
-0.3 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
84.4 |
78.7 |
-6.8 |
779.4 |
783.0 |
0.5 |
| Load Factor* |
76.8 |
76.6 |
-0.2 |
80.7 |
80.1 |
-0.6 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
704.5 |
708.2 |
0.5 |
704.8 |
723.0 |
2.6 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,094.1 |
1,111.9 |
1.6 |
1,079.3 |
1,099.4 |
1.9 |
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)
Excel | CSV
| January |
55.6 |
57.1 |
2.8 |
57.8 |
1.1 |
| February |
53.3 |
54.1 |
1.4 |
56.6 |
4.6 |
| March |
65.8 |
67.2 |
2.0 |
67.1 |
-0.1 |
| April |
63.2 |
64.9 |
2.7 |
63.1 |
-2.8 |
| May |
64.4 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
65.9 |
-1.3 |
| June |
67.2 |
69.7 |
3.7 |
67.8 |
-2.7 |
| July |
69.5 |
72.4 |
4.2 |
70.3 |
-2.9 |
| August |
66.5 |
71.3 |
7.3 |
67.7 |
-5.1 |
| September |
56.4 |
59.2 |
4.9 |
54.2 |
-8.4 |
| October |
61.6 |
64.2 |
4.1 |
|
|
| November |
60.3 |
61.9 |
2.7 |
|
|
| December |
60.7 |
60.8 |
0.2 |
|
|
| 9 Mo. Total |
562.0 |
582.7 |
3.7 |
570.4 |
-2.1 |
| Yr. Total |
744.7 |
769.6 |
3.3 |
|
|
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-September 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
77.946 |
1 |
77.035 |
1.2 |
| 2 |
American |
71.338 |
2 |
74.076 |
-3.7 |
| 3 |
Delta |
54.206 |
3 |
55.433 |
-2.2 |
| 4 |
United |
48.971 |
4 |
52.329 |
-6.4 |
| 5 |
US Airways** |
41.990 |
7 |
28.636 |
46.6 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
38.232 |
5 |
40.938 |
-6.6 |
| 7 |
Continental |
36.322 |
6 |
37.138 |
-2.2 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
18.834 |
8 |
17.814 |
5.7 |
| 9 |
JetBlue |
16.737 |
10 |
16.136 |
3.7 |
| 10 |
SkyWest |
15.913 |
9 |
16.672 |
-4.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways' Jan-Sept 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
Jan-Sept 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West.
America West reported 15.657 million system passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note: Percent changes based on
numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 4: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by September 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
7.353 |
1 |
7.979 |
-7.9 |
| 2 |
American |
6.765 |
2 |
7.519 |
-10.0 |
| 3 |
Delta |
5.534 |
3 |
5.580 |
-0.8 |
| 4 |
United |
4.844 |
4 |
5.257 |
-7.9 |
| 5 |
US Airways** |
4.101 |
7 |
3.038 |
35.0 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
3.586 |
5 |
4.162 |
-13.8 |
| 7 |
Continental |
3.034 |
6 |
3.607 |
-15.9 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
1.663 |
9 |
1.728 |
-3.7 |
| 9 |
SkyWest |
1.645 |
8 |
1.810 |
-9.1 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
1.439 |
11 |
1.486 |
-3.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus international
** US Airways' September 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
September 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways. America West
reported 1.268 million system passengers in September 2007.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 5: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-September 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
32.458 |
1 |
32.022 |
1.4 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
24.092 |
2 |
25.994 |
-7.3 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
20.314 |
3 |
21.084 |
-3.7 |
| 4 |
Denver |
18.412 |
4 |
18.086 |
1.8 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
17.281 |
5 |
18.021 |
-4.1 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
15.350 |
6 |
16.093 |
-4.6 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
14.704 |
7 |
15.615 |
-5.8 |
| 8 |
Houston Bush |
14.661 |
8 |
15.112 |
-3.0 |
| 9 |
Charlotte |
12.962 |
14 |
12.386 |
4.7 |
| 10 |
New York JFK |
12.956 |
12 |
12.569 |
3.1 |
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 September 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
3.343 |
1 |
3.275 |
2.1 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.488 |
2 |
2.736 |
-9.1 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.005 |
3 |
2.146 |
-6.5 |
| 4 |
Denver |
1.883 |
4 |
1.890 |
-0.4 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
1.643 |
5 |
1.787 |
-8.1 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
1.519 |
6 |
1.725 |
-11.9 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
1.378 |
7 |
1.510 |
-8.8 |
| 8 |
Charlotte |
1.325 |
12 |
1.270 |
4.3 |
| 9 |
San Francisco |
1.276 |
14 |
1.239 |
2.9 |
| 10 |
New York JFK |
1.268 |
10 |
1.282 |
-1.2 |
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
Excel | CSV
| Passengers (in millions) |
52.3 |
47.7 |
-8.9 |
513.6 |
499.1 |
-2.8 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
805.1 |
727.9 |
-9.6 |
7,385.9 |
7,138.3 |
-3.4 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
45.2 |
41.0 |
-9.4 |
448.9 |
438.1 |
-2.4 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
59.8 |
53.9 |
-9.9 |
555.7 |
546.2 |
-1.7 |
| Load Factor* |
75.7 |
76.1 |
0.4 |
80.8 |
80.2 |
-0.6 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
613.7 |
605.6 |
-1.3 |
617.1 |
626.3 |
1.5 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
864.9 |
860.3 |
-0.5 |
874.0 |
877.7 |
0.4 |
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)
Excel | CSV
| January |
48.9 |
50.0 |
2.3 |
50.3 |
0.5 |
| February |
47.3 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
49.6 |
3.9 |
| March |
58.3 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
58.6 |
-1.1 |
| April |
55.8 |
57.4 |
2.8 |
55.5 |
-3.3 |
| May |
57.1 |
59.3 |
3.7 |
57.9 |
-2.3 |
| June |
59.3 |
61.5 |
3.7 |
59.4 |
-3.4 |
| July |
60.8 |
63.5 |
4.3 |
61.3 |
-3.5 |
| August |
58.3 |
62.7 |
7.5 |
58.8 |
-6.1 |
| September |
49.9 |
52.3 |
4.7 |
47.7 |
-8.9 |
| October |
55.1 |
57.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
| November |
53.9 |
55.0 |
2.2 |
|
|
| December |
53.5 |
53.3 |
-0.5 |
|
|
| 9 Mo. Total |
495.9 |
513.6 |
3.6 |
499.1 |
-2.8 |
| Yr. Total |
658.4 |
679.2 |
3.2 |
|
|
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-September 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
77.946 |
1 |
77.035 |
1.2 |
| 2 |
American |
54.996 |
2 |
57.714 |
-4.7 |
| 3 |
Delta |
44.611 |
3 |
46.628 |
-4.3 |
| 4 |
United |
40.083 |
4 |
43.234 |
-7.3 |
| 5 |
US Airways* |
37.027 |
7 |
24.959 |
48.4 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
30.214 |
5 |
33.375 |
-9.5 |
| 7 |
Continental |
26.574 |
6 |
27.966 |
-5.0 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
18.834 |
8 |
17.778 |
5.9 |
| 9 |
JetBlue |
15.751 |
10 |
15.561 |
1.2 |
| 10 |
SkyWest |
14.980 |
9 |
15.843 |
-5.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways' Jan-Sept 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
Jan-Sept 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West.
America West reported 14.667 million domestic passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 10: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by September 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
7.353 |
1 |
7.979 |
-7.9 |
| 2 |
American |
5.242 |
2 |
5.860 |
-10.5 |
| 3 |
Delta |
4.587 |
3 |
4.692 |
-2.2 |
| 4 |
United |
3.974 |
4 |
4.297 |
-7.5 |
| 5 |
US Airways* |
3.691 |
7 |
2.663 |
38.6 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
2.735 |
5 |
3.352 |
-18.4 |
| 7 |
Continental |
2.219 |
6 |
2.725 |
-18.6 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
1.663 |
8 |
1.728 |
-3.7 |
| 9 |
SkyWest |
1.543 |
9 |
1.723 |
-10.4 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
1.349 |
11 |
1.432 |
-5.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways' September 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
September 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways. America West
reported 1.204 million domestic passengers in September 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 11: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-September 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
29.312 |
1 |
29.011 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
21.664 |
2 |
23.477 |
-7.7 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
18.734 |
3 |
19.472 |
-3.8 |
| 4 |
Denver |
17.826 |
4 |
17.559 |
1.5 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
15.826 |
5 |
16.489 |
-4.0 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
15.241 |
6 |
15.966 |
-4.5 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
14.184 |
7 |
15.132 |
-6.3 |
| 8 |
Orlando |
12.429 |
9 |
12.510 |
-0.6 |
| 9 |
Houston Bush |
12.173 |
8 |
12.744 |
-4.5 |
| 10 |
Charlotte |
12.134 |
12 |
11.643 |
4.2 |
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 September 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
3.047 |
1 |
2.982 |
2.2 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.241 |
2 |
2.462 |
-9.0 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
1.861 |
3 |
1.989 |
-6.4 |
| 4 |
Denver |
1.835 |
4 |
1.841 |
-0.4 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
1.519 |
6 |
1.645 |
-7.6 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
1.507 |
5 |
1.709 |
-11.8 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
1.339 |
7 |
1.471 |
-9.0 |
| 8 |
Charlotte |
1.272 |
9 |
1.215 |
4.7 |
| 9 |
Seattle |
1.203 |
10 |
1.201 |
0.2 |
| 10 |
San Francisco |
1.139 |
14 |
1.089 |
4.6 |
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
Excel | CSV
| Passengers (in millions) |
6.9 |
6.6 |
-5.0 |
69.1 |
71.3 |
3.2 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
66.5 |
61.6 |
-7.3 |
657.8 |
655.7 |
-0.3 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
19.5 |
19.3 |
-1.4 |
180.0 |
189.0 |
5.0 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
24.6 |
24.8 |
0.8 |
223.8 |
236.8 |
5.9 |
| Load Factor* |
79.5 |
77.8 |
-1.7 |
80.4 |
79.8 |
-0.6 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
1,804.6 |
1,921.0 |
6.4 |
1,689.7 |
1,776.5 |
5.1 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,831.5 |
2,941.5 |
3.9 |
2,606.1 |
2,651.0 |
1.7 |
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)
Excel | CSV
| January |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
| February |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
9.3 |
| March |
7.6 |
7.9 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
| April |
7.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
| May |
7.3 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
| June |
7.9 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
| July |
8.7 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
| August |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
| September |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
-5.0 |
| October |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
|
|
| November |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
|
|
| December |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
|
|
| 9 Mo. Total |
66.2 |
69.1 |
4.4 |
71.3 |
3.2 |
| Yr. Total |
86.4 |
90.5 |
4.7 |
|
|
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-September 2008 International Scheduled
Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
American |
16,341.5 |
1 |
16,362.1 |
-0.1 |
| 2 |
Continental |
9,747.6 |
2 |
9,172.0 |
6.3 |
| 3 |
Delta |
9,594.5 |
4 |
8,805.0 |
9.0 |
| 4 |
United |
8,888.5 |
3 |
9,095.5 |
-2.3 |
| 5 |
Northwest |
8,017.1 |
5 |
7,562.9 |
6.0 |
| 6 |
US Airways* |
4,963.7 |
6 |
3,677.5 |
35.0 |
| 7 |
ExpressJet |
1,504.7 |
7 |
1,562.7 |
-3.7 |
| 8 |
Executive |
1,228.6 |
8 |
1,333.8 |
-7.9 |
| 9 |
Spirit |
1,057.3 |
11 |
957.6 |
10.4 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
986.1 |
15 |
575.7 |
71.3 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* US Airways' Jan-Sept 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
Jan-Sept 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West.
America West reported 990.3 thousand international passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 16: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by September 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
American |
1,522.8 |
1 |
1,658.6 |
-8.2 |
| 2 |
Delta |
947.4 |
3 |
887.7 |
6.7 |
| 3 |
United |
870.2 |
2 |
960.2 |
-9.4 |
| 4 |
Northwest |
850.8 |
5 |
810.7 |
4.9 |
| 5 |
Continental |
815.5 |
4 |
882.2 |
-7.6 |
| 6 |
US Airways* |
410.4 |
6 |
375.0 |
9.4 |
| 7 |
ExpressJet |
115.0 |
7 |
155.2 |
-25.9 |
| 8 |
SkyWest |
102.0 |
11 |
87.3 |
16.9 |
| 9 |
JetBlue |
90.3 |
15 |
53.2 |
69.8 |
| 10 |
Continental Micronesia |
84.8 |
9 |
95.6 |
-11.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* US Airways' September 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
September 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways. America West
reported 63.7 thousand international passengers in September 2007.
Note: Percent
changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines’ numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 17: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-September 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Miami |
3,824.6 |
1 |
3,606.0 |
6.1 |
| 2 |
New York JFK |
3,345.4 |
3 |
2,998.0 |
11.6 |
| 3 |
Atlanta |
3,145.9 |
2 |
3,011.0 |
4.5 |
| 4 |
Newark |
3,077.9 |
4 |
2,850.5 |
8.0 |
| 5 |
Houston Bush |
2,488.5 |
6 |
2,367.9 |
5.1 |
| 6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2,427.4 |
5 |
2,517.8 |
-3.6 |
| 7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
1,580.1 |
7 |
1,612.2 |
-2.0 |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
1,455.6 |
8 |
1,532.7 |
-5.0 |
| 9 |
San Francisco |
1,417.1 |
9 |
1,392.5 |
1.8 |
| 10 |
Detroit Metro |
1,295.1 |
10 |
1,262.2 |
2.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 18: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by September 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Miami |
357.2 |
1 |
355.6 |
0.5 |
| 2 |
New York JFK |
340.8 |
2 |
323.1 |
5.5 |
| 3 |
Newark |
296.8 |
3 |
294.1 |
0.9 |
| 4 |
Atlanta |
295.9 |
4 |
293.0 |
1.0 |
| 5 |
Chicago O'Hare |
246.6 |
5 |
274.6 |
-10.2 |
| 6 |
Houston Bush |
174.6 |
6 |
200.1 |
-12.7 |
| 7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
144.7 |
7 |
157.3 |
-8.0 |
| 8 |
San Francisco |
137.0 |
8 |
150.6 |
-9.0 |
| 9 |
Detroit Metro |
134.1 |
10 |
138.3 |
-3.1 |
| 10 |
Philadelphia |
127.7 |
11 |
133.0 |
-4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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