Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1955

(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 3,095 1,820,098 -------- -------- -------- --------
Feb 2,832 1,632,586 -------- -------- -------- --------
Mar 3,271 1,890,160 -------- -------- -------- --------
Apr 3,517 1,358,722 -------- -------- -------- --------
May 3,571 2,014,663 -------- -------- -------- --------
Jun 3,800 2,282,910 -------- -------- -------- --------
Jul 3,822 2,330,743 -------- -------- -------- --------
Aug 3,811 2,298,427 -------- -------- -------- --------
Sep 3,748 2,198,724 -------- -------- -------- --------
Oct 3,701 2,097,770 -------- -------- -------- --------
Nov 3,235 1,806,230 -------- -------- -------- --------
Dec 3,298 1,975,455 -------- -------- -------- --------

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.