Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1956

(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 3387 2,050,046 -------- -------- -------- --------
Feb 3197 1,871,090 -------- -------- -------- --------
Mar 3674 2,180,002 -------- -------- -------- --------
Apr 3839 2,227,784 -------- -------- -------- --------
May 3929 2,2561,69 -------- -------- -------- --------
Jun 4353 2,694,154 -------- -------- -------- --------
Jul 3921 2,512,163 -------- -------- -------- --------
Aug 4270 2,656,105 -------- -------- -------- --------
Sep 4073 2,489,054 -------- -------- -------- --------
Oct 4148 2,372,556 -------- -------- -------- --------
Nov 3667 2,082,992 -------- -------- -------- --------
Dec 3540 2,232,685 -------- -------- -------- --------

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.