Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1985

(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 27,616 24,370,673 -------- 476,136 1,078,542 --------
Feb 26,092 22,225,247 -------- 429,136 1,077,186 --------
Mar 33,955 28,879,969 -------- 477,350 1,376,395 --------
Apr 32,564 27,825,163 -------- 482,021 1,074,047 --------
May 33,585 29,169,006 -------- 484,085 997,152 --------
Jun 34,197 30,915,453 -------- 462,751 1,587,810 --------
Jul 35,337 32,904,302 -------- 513,153 1,878,846 --------
Aug 36,612 34,076,545 -------- 521,014 1,794,162 --------
Sep 28,691 26,062,451 -------- 484,312 1,178,287 --------
Oct 31,233 27,004,438 -------- 515,989 901,457 --------
Nov 29,149 24,497,809 -------- 484,012 815,129 --------
Dec 32,993 28,471,405 -------- 505,518 911,443 --------

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.