Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1981

(all figures in thousands)

  Scheduled Service Non-Scheduled Service
Revenue Passenger Enplanements Revenue Passenger Miles Revenue Passenger Originations Aircraft Revenue Departures Revenue Passenger Miles Revenue Passenger Originations
Jan 22,291 19,330,631 -------- 446,665 778,305 --------
Feb 20,408 16,983,223 -------- 402,565 762,799 --------
Mar 24,041 19,814,772 -------- 456,523 877,111 --------
Apr 24,171 20,258,569 -------- 447,375 733,727 --------
May 25,212 21,872,906 -------- 458,801 834,746 --------
Jun 25,526 22,700,906 -------- 467,612 1,003,813 --------
Jul 26,976 24,568,717 -------- 492,903 1,277,741 --------
Aug 25,533 24,631,981 -------- 408,375 1,278,653 --------
Sep 22,148 19,753,879 -------- 399,003 1,199,093 --------
Oct 23,622 20,252,885 -------- 416,485 1,041,334 --------
Nov 22,193 18,298,682 -------- 396,965 726,658 --------
Dec 23,854 20,420,650 -------- 418,595 661,320 --------

Source: Air Carrier Traffic Statistics-Monthly," a publication of hte U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, based upon the Form 41 T-Schedule traffic collected pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 241.
Final Data (1974-1998) includes figures from DataBank 28.

NOTE: The traffic data presented on this page is reported to the Department of Transportation on BTS Form 41 by Large Certificated Air Carriers to include carrier groups: Majors, Nationals, Large Regionals, and Medium Regionals. Traffic statistics for Small Certificated Air Carriers and Commuter Air Carriers are not included.

Numbers are subject to revision.