Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1986

(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 30,493 26,839,818 -------- 526,631 1,165,523 --------
Feb 29,219 24,933,425 -------- 465,895 1,076,258 --------
Mar 36,707 31,392,148 -------- 531,060 1,445,711 --------
Apr 34,364 29,147,296 -------- 525,195 1,012,761 --------
May 35,674 30,372,811 -------- 547,323 856,656 --------
Jun 36,805 32,678,450 -------- 546,845 1,001,338 --------
Jul 39,106 35,660,039 -------- 571,571 1,270,681 --------
Aug 41,552 38,477,222 -------- 568,607 1,358,218 --------
Sep 32,530 28,996,594 -------- 532,932 871,412 --------
Oct 34,709 29,599,904 -------- 547,639 774,321 --------
Nov 32,643 27,709,430 -------- 517,540 757,669 --------
Dec 35,146 30,738,718 -------- 545,732 786,229 --------

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.