Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1971

(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 13,484 10,517,066 -------- 402,474 1,119,526 --------
Feb 11,941  8,988,224 -------- 364,985 919,975 --------
Mar 13,617 10,138,085 -------- 416,405 1,102,359 --------
Apr 14,949 11,145,724 -------- 411,526 1,169,339 --------
May 14,198 10,841,972 -------- 425,193 1,076,898 --------
Jun 15,139 12,087,533 -------- 426,145 1,185,124 --------
Jul 16,233 13,661,538 -------- 440,573 1,389,819 --------
Aug 16,886 14,057,425 -------- 444,838 1,442,946 --------
Sep 13,894 11,135,342 -------- 417,617 1,201,452 --------
Oct 14,423 11,102,651 -------- 425,219 1,226,100 --------
Nov 13,600  9,996,559 -------- 407,569 988,006 --------
Dec 15,298 11,981,959 -------- 416,766 826,023 --------

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.