Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1970

(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 13,833 10,449,445 -------- 447,066 1,481,094 --------
Feb 12,146  8,809,380 -------- 387,889 1,157,707 --------
Mar 14,261 10,613,714 -------- 431,219 1,307,939 --------
Apr 13,299  9,972,731 -------- 406,397 1,344,196 --------
May 14,142 10,691,759 -------- 435,672 1,268,358 --------
Jun 15,569 12,506,684 -------- 448,843 1,536,595 --------
Jul 16,018 13,416,355 -------- 452,793 1,591,662 --------
Aug 16,849 14,311,436 -------- 449,213 1,639,428 --------
Sep 13,626 10,869,192 -------- 425,339 1,429,208 --------
Oct 13,384  9,973,420 -------- 428,098 1,362,447 --------
Nov 12,649  9,160,833 -------- 397,208 1,207,401 --------
Dec 14,151 10,935,069 -------- 409,819 1,101,317 --------

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.