Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1997

(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 44,850 45,265,524 -------- 684,412 1,427,260 --------
Feb 43,133 42,281,262 -------- 633,110 1,477,648 --------
Mar 53,305 52,933,513 -------- 704,092 1,762,724 --------
Apr 49,461 48,875,628 -------- 685,767 1,307,266 --------
May 50,856 50,829,261 -------- 704,454 1,150,282 --------
Jun 52,925 54,120,735 -------- 693,239 1,341,292 --------
Jul 55,366 57,028,463 -------- 696,206 1,742,854 --------
Aug 55,868 58,785,428 -------- 705,878 1,711,428 --------
Sep 46,826 48,924,668 -------- 668,458 1,152,285 --------
Oct 50,216 50,588,487 -------- 688,702 1,210,613 --------
Nov 47,190 46,719,481 -------- 650,674 1,024,317 --------
Dec 49,134 49,221,136 -------- 676,545 1,179,895 --------

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.