October 2007 Airline
Traffic Data: 10-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.6 Percent From 2006
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 - U.S. airlines carried 646.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems during the first 10 months of 2007. This is a 3.6 percent increase, or nearly 23 million more passengers than compared to the same period in 2006, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data (Table 1).
BTS, a part of DOT’s Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the combined domestic and
international load factor of 80.5 percent from January through October was a
record for the 10-month period (Table 1).
U.S. airlines would carry a record number of passengers in 2007 if growth over 2006 is
sustained for the rest of the year.
U.S. airlines carried 3.5 percent
more domestic passengers and 4.5 percent more international passengers during the first 10 months of 2007 than during the same period in 2006 (Tables 7, 13).
In October, the most recent data month, U.S. airlines
carried 64.1 million scheduled domestic and international passengers, 4.0
percent more than in October 2006 (Table 2). The number of domestic passengers increased 3.7 percent in October from
a year earlier and international passengers increased 6.1 percent (Tables 7,
13).
Top Airlines
Southwest
Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first 10
months than any other U.S. airline (Tables 3 and 9). American Airlines
carried more international passengers than any U.S. carrier (Table 15).
America West Airlines and US
Airways are now operating under a single certificate and are reporting jointly
as US Airways for the first time. 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 2007 and 2006 passenger numbers previously reported for America
West.
Top Airports
More total system and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first 10 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 8.9 million domestic and international flights in the first
10 months of 2007, 0.9 percent more than were operated during the same period
in 2006 (Table 1). Domestic flights
increased 0.9 percent from the previous year while international flights were
up 0.6 percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
October, U.S. airlines operated 902,200 scheduled domestic
and international flights, up 0.9 percent from the number of flights operated in
October 2006 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights increased 1.0 percent in
October from a year earlier while international flights increased 0.7 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first 10 months
of 2006 to the first 10 months of 2007 and from October 2006 to October 2007 (Table
1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were up 4.1 percent in the first 10 months of
2007. In October, RPMs were up 5.0
percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were up 2.9 percent in the first 10
months of 2007. In October, ASMs
were up 3.1 percent.
Passenger load factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.9 load factor points to 80.5 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, load factor was up 1.3 load factor points to 78.6 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.3 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, flight stage
length was up 2.0 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 0.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, passenger trip length was up 1.0 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 85.6 million passengers on its system from January to October, the most of any airline (Table
3). In October, Southwest carried 8.5 million passengers on its system, the
most of any airline (Table 4).
Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
was the busiest U.S. airport from January through October, with 35.7
million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In October, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was
the busiest
U.S. airport with 3.7 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 570.2 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first 10 months
of 2007, up 3.5 percent from the 551.0 million carried during the same
period in 2006 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 8.2 million flights, up
0.9 percent from the number of flights operated in 2006 (Table 7).
In the most recent month, October,
the airlines carried 57.2 million scheduled domestic passengers, up 3.7 percent
from the passengers carried during October 2006 (Table 8). The passengers were
carried on 836,100 flights, up 1.0 percent from the 828,100 flights operated in
October 2006 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first 10 months of 2006 to the first 10 months of 2007 and
from October 2006 to October 2007 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 3.3
percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, domestic RPMs were up 4.1 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were up 1.9 percent in the first 10 months
of 2007. In October, domestic
ASMs were up 2.8 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 1.1 load factor points to
80.6 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, domestic load factor was up 1.1 load
factor points to 78.6 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 0.6 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, domestic flight stage length was
up 1.7 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was down 0.2 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, domestic passenger trip length
was up 0.3 percent.
Southwest carried 85.6 million domestic
passengers in the first 10 months of 2007, the
most of any airline (Table 9). In October, Southwest carried 8.5 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first 10 months of
2007, with 32.4 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In October,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.4 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 76.0 million scheduled international
passengers during the first 10 months of 2007,
up 4.5 percent from the 72.7 million carried during the same period in 2006
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 718,600 flights, up 0.6 percent from
the 714,100 flights operated in 2006 (Table 13).
In the most recent month, October, the airlines carried
7.0 million scheduled international passengers, up 6.1 percent from the
passengers carried during October 2006. The passengers were carried on 66,200 flights,
up 0.7 percent from the 65,700 flights operated in October 2006 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from the first 10 months of 2006 to the first 10 months of 2007 and
from October 2006 to October 2007 (Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 6.0 percent
in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, international RPMs were up 7.4
percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 5.3 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, international ASMs were up 4.1
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was up 0.6 load factor points to
80.3 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, international load factor was up 2.2
load factor points to 79.1 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, international flight stage length
was up 3.4 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.5 percent in the first 10 months of 2007. In October, international passenger trip length was up 1.2 percent.
American carried
18.1 million international passengers in the first 10
months of 2007, the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In October, American carried 1.7
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 10 months of 2007, with 4.0 million international
passenger boardings (Table 17). In October, Miami was the
busiest international airport with 380,247 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 90 carriers as of Jan. 2 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations.
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 June, click on “Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C
Summary Data),” and then click on “Schedule T-1.”
For domestic numbers through October and
international numbers through July by origin as well as by carrier and region,
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.
TranStats system and international totals do not
include
U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights. For October, U.S. carriers reported 234,514 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through October, U.S. carriers reported 2,491,157 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Feb. 14 for the release of November
traffic data.
Table 1. Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
61.6 |
64.1 |
4.0 |
623.6 |
646.1 |
3.6 |
Flights (in thousands) |
893.8 |
902.2 |
0.9 |
8,825.3 |
8,901.6 |
0.9 |
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) |
65.1 |
68.3 |
5.0 |
669.6 |
696.8 |
4.1 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
84.2 |
86.9 |
3.1 |
841.3 |
865.5 |
2.9 |
Load Factor* |
77.3 |
78.6 |
1.3 |
79.6 |
80.5 |
0.9 |
Flight Stage Length** |
690.1 |
704.1 |
2.0 |
697.6 |
706.3 |
1.3 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,055.9 |
1,066.2 |
1.0 |
1,073.7 |
1,078.4 |
0.4 |
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 |
54.4 |
55.6 |
2.1 |
57.1 |
2.8 |
February |
52.9 |
53.4 |
0.9 |
54.1 |
1.4 |
March |
66.1 |
65.8 |
-0.4 |
67.2 |
2.0 |
April |
61.6 |
63.2 |
2.6 |
64.9 |
2.7 |
May |
64.2 |
64.5 |
0.4 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
June |
67.1 |
67.2 |
0.1 |
69.5 |
3.4 |
July |
70.6 |
69.5 |
-1.5 |
72.2 |
3.8 |
August |
66.8 |
66.5 |
-0.5 |
71.1 |
7.0 |
September |
56.8 |
56.4 |
-0.7 |
59.2 |
4.9 |
October |
59.9 |
61.6 |
2.9 |
64.1 |
4.0 |
November |
58.7 |
60.3 |
2.7 |
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December |
59.5 |
60.7 |
2.1 |
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10- Mo Total |
620.4 |
623.6 |
0.5 |
646.1 |
3.6 |
Yr. Total |
738.6 |
744.7 |
0.8 |
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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- October 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
85.559 |
2 |
80.343 |
6.5 |
2 |
American |
82.257 |
1 |
82.379 |
-0.1 |
3 |
Delta |
61.503 |
3 |
61.726 |
-0.4 |
4 |
United |
57.981 |
4 |
58.359 |
-0.6 |
5 |
Northwest |
45.360 |
5 |
45.873 |
-1.1 |
6 |
Continental |
41.095 |
6 |
38.970 |
5.5 |
7 |
US Airways** |
33.336 |
7 |
30.508 |
9.3 |
8 |
AirTran |
19.835 |
9 |
16.628 |
19.3 |
9 |
Sky West |
18.577 |
10 |
16.286 |
14.1 |
10 |
JetBlue |
17.761 |
12 |
15.139 |
17.3 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways Jan-Oct 2007 numbers
include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US
Airways and America West in October. For
Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 15.657 million enplaned system passengers.
The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. For Jan-Oct 2006, America West reported 17.789
million enplaned system passengers.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 4. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
8.524 |
1 |
8.140 |
4.7 |
2 |
American |
8.181 |
2 |
7.853 |
4.2 |
3 |
Delta |
6.070 |
3 |
6.023 |
0.8 |
4 |
United |
5.651 |
4 |
5.778 |
-2.2 |
5 |
US Airways** |
4.700 |
7 |
3.014 |
56.0 |
6 |
Northwest |
4.422 |
5 |
4.630 |
-4.5 |
7 |
Continental |
3.958 |
6 |
3.782 |
4.7 |
8 |
AirTran |
2.021 |
11 |
1.605 |
25.9 |
9 |
SkyWest |
1.906 |
9 |
1.704 |
11.8 |
10 |
JetBlue |
1.624 |
12 |
1.546 |
5.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways 2007 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The 2006 number was reported separately by US
Airways. America West reported 1.706 million system passengers in October 2006.
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 5. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- October 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
35.696 |
1 |
33.937 |
5.2 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
28.944 |
2 |
29.035 |
-0.3 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
23.446 |
3 |
23.616 |
-0.7 |
4 |
Denver |
20.080 |
5 |
19.078 |
5.3 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
19.926 |
4 |
19.279 |
3.4 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
17.923 |
6 |
17.494 |
2.5 |
7 |
Phoenix |
17.295 |
7 |
17.030 |
1.6 |
8 |
Houston-Bush |
16.749 |
8 |
16.534 |
1.3 |
9 |
Detroit Metro |
14.486 |
9 |
14.392 |
0.7 |
10 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
14.131 |
10 |
14.258 |
-0.9 |
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 October 2007 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.674 |
1 |
3.424 |
7.3 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.950 |
2 |
2.953 |
-0.1 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
2.362 |
3 |
2.332 |
1.3 |
4 |
Denver |
1.994 |
4 |
1.881 |
6.0 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.904 |
5 |
1.860 |
2.4 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
1.830 |
6 |
1.813 |
0.9 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.680 |
7 |
1.675 |
0.3 |
8 |
Houston-Bush |
1.638 |
8 |
1.596 |
2.6 |
9 |
Detroit-Metro |
1.457 |
9 |
1.472 |
-1.0 |
10 |
Charlotte |
1.432 |
13 |
1.259 |
13.7 |
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
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Passengers (in millions) |
55.1 |
57.2 |
3.7 |
551.0 |
570.2 |
3.5 |
Flights (in thousands) |
828.1 |
836.1 |
1.0 |
8,111.3 |
8,183.1 |
0.9 |
Revenue Passenger Miles(in billions) |
47.1 |
49.1 |
4.1 |
481.7 |
497.6 |
3.3 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
60.8 |
62.5 |
2.8 |
605.7 |
617.4 |
1.9 |
Load Factor* |
77.5 |
78.6 |
1.1 |
79.5 |
80.6 |
1.1 |
Flight Stage Length** |
606.7 |
617.3 |
1.7 |
614.6 |
618.1 |
0.6 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
855.7 |
858.5 |
0.3 |
874.4 |
872.7 |
-0.2 |
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 |
48.0 |
48.9 |
1.8 |
50.0 |
2.4 |
February |
47.1 |
47.4 |
0.6 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
March |
58.8 |
58.3 |
-0.9 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
April |
54.9 |
55.8 |
1.7 |
57.4 |
2.8 |
May |
57.3 |
57.2 |
-0.3 |
59.3 |
3.7 |
June |
59.7 |
59.3 |
-0.8 |
61.3 |
3.5 |
July |
62.4 |
60.8 |
-2.5 |
63.2 |
3.9 |
August |
59.1 |
58.3 |
-1.4 |
62.4 |
7.1 |
September |
50.6 |
50.0 |
-1.3 |
52.3 |
4.7 |
October |
53.7 |
55.1 |
2.5 |
57.2 |
3.7 |
November |
52.8 |
53.9 |
2.1 |
|
|
December |
52.8 |
53.5 |
1.4 |
|
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10- Mo Total |
551.7 |
551.0 |
-0.1 |
570.2 |
3.5 |
Yr. Total |
657.3 |
658.4 |
0.2 |
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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- October 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
85.559 |
1 |
80.343 |
6.5 |
2 |
American |
64.193 |
2 |
64.398 |
-0.3 |
3 |
Delta |
51.846 |
3 |
53.219 |
-2.6 |
4 |
United |
47.922 |
4 |
48.214 |
-0.6 |
5 |
Northwest |
36.993 |
5 |
37.657 |
-1.8 |
6 |
Continental |
31.038 |
6 |
29.717 |
4.4 |
7 |
US Airways** |
29.244 |
7 |
26.538 |
10.2 |
8 |
AirTran |
19.798 |
9 |
16.564 |
19.5 |
9 |
Sky West |
17.660 |
10 |
15.604 |
13.2 |
10 |
JetBlue |
17.132 |
12 |
14.811 |
15.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
** US Airways Jan-Oct 2007 numbers
include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US
Airways and America West in October. For
Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 14.667 million enplaned domestic
passengers. The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. For Jan-Oct 2006, America West reported 16.772
million enplaned domestic passengers.
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
8.524 |
1 |
8.140 |
4.7 |
2 |
American |
6.479 |
2 |
6.248 |
3.7 |
3 |
Delta |
5.218 |
3 |
5.244 |
-0.5 |
4 |
United |
4.688 |
4 |
4.827 |
-2.9 |
5 |
US Airways** |
4.286 |
7 |
2.705 |
58.4 |
6 |
Northwest |
3.618 |
5 |
3.835 |
-5.7 |
7 |
Continental |
3.072 |
6 |
2.980 |
3.1 |
8 |
AirTran |
2.021 |
10 |
1.602 |
26.1 |
9 |
SkyWest |
1.817 |
8 |
1.624 |
11.9 |
10 |
JetBlue |
1.572 |
12 |
1.513 |
3.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
** US Airways 2007 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The 2006 number was reported separately by US
Airways. America West reported 1.611 million domestic passengers in October
2006.
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 11. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- October 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
32.399 |
1 |
30.969 |
4.6 |
2 |
Chicago-O'Hare |
26.158 |
2 |
26.244 |
-0.3 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
21.670 |
3 |
21.750 |
-0.4 |
4 |
Denver |
19.499 |
4 |
18.580 |
4.9 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
18.242 |
5 |
17.810 |
2.4 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
17.776 |
6 |
17.349 |
2.5 |
7 |
Phoenix |
16.764 |
7 |
16.490 |
1.7 |
8 |
Houston-Bush |
14.163 |
8 |
14.059 |
0.7 |
9 |
Orlando |
13.813 |
10 |
13.222 |
4.5 |
10 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul |
13.149 |
9 |
13.315 |
-1.2 |
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 October 2007 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.387 |
1 |
3.166 |
7.0 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.681 |
2 |
2.687 |
-0.2 |
3 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
2.198 |
3 |
2.167 |
1.4 |
4 |
Denver |
1.939 |
4 |
1.84 |
5.4 |
5 |
Las Vegas |
1.811 |
5 |
1.799 |
0.7 |
6 |
Los Angeles |
1.753 |
6 |
1.725 |
1.7 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.632 |
7 |
1.626 |
0.4 |
8 |
Houston-Bush |
1.42 |
8 |
1.393 |
1.9 |
9 |
Charlotte |
1.373 |
11 |
1.204 |
14.1 |
10 |
Detroit-Metro |
1.318 |
9 |
1.342 |
-1.7 |
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) |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
72.7 |
76.0 |
4.5 |
Flights (in thousands) |
65.7 |
66.2 |
0.7 |
714.1 |
718.6 |
0.6 |
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) |
18.0 |
19.3 |
7.4 |
187.9 |
199.3 |
6.0 |
Available Seat-Miles(in billions) |
23.4 |
24.4 |
4.1 |
235.6 |
248.1 |
5.3 |
Load Factor* |
76.9 |
79.1 |
2.2 |
79.7 |
80.3 |
0.6 |
Flight Stage Length** |
1,741.5 |
1,801.2 |
3.4 |
1,639.8 |
1,711.5 |
4.4 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,739.8 |
2,773.1 |
1.2 |
2,585.4 |
2,623.0 |
1.5 |
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)
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January |
6.5 |
6.7 |
3.9 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
February |
5.8 |
6.0 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
March |
7.3 |
7.5 |
4.0 |
7.9 |
4.9 |
April |
6.7 |
7.3 |
10.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
May |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
7.5 |
2.6 |
June |
7.4 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
July |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.0 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
August |
7.7 |
8.2 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
6.1 |
September |
6.2 |
6.5 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
October |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
6.1 |
November |
5.9 |
6.4 |
8.4 |
|
|
December |
6.7 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
|
|
10- Mo Total |
68.7 |
72.7 |
5.8 |
76.0 |
4.5 |
Yr. Total |
81.3 |
86.3 |
6.1 |
|
|
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- October 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
18,064.0 |
1 |
17,981.0 |
0.5 |
2 |
United |
10,059.0 |
2 |
10,144.3 |
-0.8 |
3 |
Continental |
10,058.0 |
3 |
9,253.8 |
8.7 |
4 |
Delta |
9,657.2 |
4 |
8,507.0 |
13.5 |
5 |
Northwest |
8,366.9 |
5 |
8,216.0 |
1.8 |
6 |
US Airways** |
4,092.2 |
6 |
3,970.0 |
3.1 |
7 |
Alaska |
1,819.1 |
7 |
1,843.9 |
-1.3 |
8 |
Express Jet |
1,727.7 |
8 |
1,690.0 |
2.2 |
9 |
Executive |
1,465.0 |
9 |
1,498.0 |
-2.2 |
10 |
Spirit |
1,048.8 |
14 |
616.1 |
70.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
** US Airways Jan-Oct 2007 numbers
include only US Airways for Jan-Sept and a combined number for the merged US
Airways and America West in October. For
Jan-Sept 2007, America West reported 990.3 thousand enplaned international
passengers. The 2006 number was reported separately by US Airways. For Jan-Oct 2006, America West reported
1,016.9 thousand enplaned domestic passengers.
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 16. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
1,701.9 |
1 |
1,604.6 |
6.1 |
2 |
United |
963.5 |
2 |
951.2 |
1.3 |
3 |
Continental |
886.0 |
3 |
802.3 |
10.4 |
4 |
Delta |
852.2 |
5 |
778.6 |
9.5 |
5 |
Northwest |
804.0 |
4 |
795.2 |
1.1 |
6 |
US Airways** |
414.7 |
6 |
308.6 |
34.4 |
7 |
Express Jet |
165.0 |
7 |
157.9 |
4.5 |
8 |
Alaska |
155.8 |
8 |
154.0 |
1.2 |
9 |
Executive |
131.2 |
9 |
120.0 |
9.4 |
10 |
Continental Micronesia |
95.4 |
10 |
99.4 |
-4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
** US Airways 2007 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The 2006 number was reported separately by US
Airways. America West reported 94.1 thousand international passengers in October
2006.
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 17. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- October 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Miami |
3,986.3 |
1 |
3,692.6 |
8.0 |
2 |
Atlanta |
3,297.5 |
3 |
2,968.3 |
11.1 |
3 |
New York-JFK |
3,296.9 |
2 |
2,979.1 |
10.7 |
4 |
Newark |
3,144.8 |
4 |
2,868.7 |
9.6 |
5 |
Chicago-O'Hare |
2,786.3 |
5 |
2,790.2 |
-0.1 |
6 |
Houston-Bush |
2,585.7 |
6 |
2,474.9 |
4.5 |
7 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
1,776.2 |
7 |
1,865.9 |
-4.8 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
1,683.6 |
8 |
1,469.4 |
14.6 |
9 |
San Francisco |
1,551.8 |
9 |
1,426.2 |
8.8 |
10 |
Detroit-Metro |
1,400.9 |
10 |
1,372.5 |
2.1 |
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 October 2007 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Miami |
380.2 |
1 |
333.1 |
14.2 |
2 |
New York-JFK |
298.9 |
2 |
277.5 |
7.7 |
3 |
Newark |
294.3 |
4 |
265.8 |
10.7 |
4 |
Atlanta |
286.4 |
5 |
257.6 |
11.2 |
5 |
Chicago-O'Hare |
268.6 |
3 |
266.2 |
0.9 |
6 |
Houston-Bush |
217.9 |
6 |
203.2 |
7.2 |
7 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth |
164.0 |
7 |
165.6 |
-0.9 |
8 |
San Francisco |
159.3 |
8 |
146.6 |
8.7 |
9 |
Los Angeles |
150.9 |
9 |
135.5 |
11.4 |
10 |
Detroit-Metro |
138.7 |
10 |
130.4 |
6.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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