Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)

U.S. Air Carrier Traffic Statistics Through September 2008

Monthly - System

(Excludes all-cargo services. Includes domestic and international)

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  September 2008 September 2007
Scheduled Non-Scheduled Total Scheduled Non-Scheduled Total
Revenue Passenger Enplanements (000) 54,218 469 54,687 59,209 551 59,760
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 60,282,993 906,610 61,189,603 64,780,091 1,131,172 65,911,263
Available Seat Miles (000) 78,675,917 1,566,776 80,242,693 84,373,536 2,193,485 86,567,021
Passenger Load Factor (%) 76.62 57.86 76.26 76.78 51.57 76.14
Revenue Freight Ton Miles (000) 529,457 3,910 533,367 570,303 33,106 603,409
Total Revenue Ton Miles (000) 6,629,488 94,572 6,724,060 7,115,900 146,225 7,262,125
Available Ton Miles (000) 11,168,588 245,572 11,414,160 12,143,366 394,589 12,537,955
Ton Mile Load Factor (%) 59.36 38.51 58.91 58.60 37.06 57.92
Revenue Departures Performed 789,731 13,623 803,354 871,528 15,770 887,298
Revenue Aircraft Miles Flown (000) 559,202 7,572 566,774 613,979 9,960 623,939
Revenue Aircraft Hours (Airborne) 1,327,627 22,880 1,350,507 1,459,640 25,693 1,485,333

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market and Segment

Twelve Months - System

(Excludes all-cargo services. Includes domestic and international)

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  October 2007 - September 2008 October 2006 - September 2007
Scheduled Non-Scheduled Total Scheduled Non-Scheduled Total
Revenue Passenger Enplanements (000) 757,326 5,988 763,314 765,375 6,168 771,543
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 827,572,594 11,672,435 839,245,029 821,812,781 12,323,003 834,135,784
Available Seat Miles (000) 1,041,268,105 20,125,435 1,061,393,540 1,028,709,985 21,869,283 1,050,579,268
Passenger Load Factor (%) 79.48 58.00 79.07 79.89 56.35 79.40
Revenue Freight Ton Miles (000) 6,850,254 98,917 6,949,171 6,809,332 147,321 6,956,653
Total Revenue Ton Miles (000) 90,519,339 1,266,197 91,785,536 89,826,563 1,379,632 91,206,195
Available Ton Miles (000) 147,603,266 3,131,610 150,734,876 148,395,438 3,359,494 151,754,932
Ton Mile Load Factor (%) 61.33 40.43 60.89 60.53 41.07 60.10
Revenue Departures Performed 10,449,870 143,772 10,593,642 10,671,236 156,383 10,827,619
Revenue Aircraft Miles Flown (000) 7,519,597 98,293 7,617,890 7,492,175 107,118 7,599,293
Revenue Aircraft Hours (Airborne) 18,035,851 255,395 18,291,246 17,995,194 274,748 18,269,942

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market and Segment

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