Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1987

(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 31,433 28,700,056 -------- 527,382 1,100,622 --------
Feb 32,610 28,024,695 -------- 502,450 1,102,825 --------
Mar 40,792 35,077,374 -------- 564,853 1,395,191 --------
Apr 39,491 34,207,930 -------- 550,469 1,097,140 --------
May 39,447 34,833,045 -------- 561,158 804,844 --------
Jun 39,454 36,273,065 -------- 559,454 1,063,289 --------
Jul 42,030 39,934,696 -------- 576,171 1,484,744 --------
Aug 42,939 41,555,854 -------- 573,549 1,634,572 --------
Sep 34,039 31,634,702 -------- 542,467 1,184,833 --------
Oct 36,219 32,668,604 -------- 558,130 942,260 --------
Nov 34,194 29,903,368 -------- 516,918 788,465 --------
Dec 35,027 31,658,501 -------- 548,311 758,544 --------

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.