December 2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down
5.7 Percent in December from 2007 and Down 3.7 Percent in 2008
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 - The number of scheduled
domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines in December 2008 declined by 5.7 percent from December 2007, dropping by
3.4 million to 57.4 million, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today (Table 1). December was the 10th consecutive month with
a decrease in passengers from 2007.
BTS, a part of DOT’s Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, in a release of preliminary data, reported that U.S. airlines carried 5.7 percent fewer domestic passengers than in December 2007. International
passengers on U.S. carriers decreased 5.6 percent (Tables 7, 13).
For the full year of 2008, the
number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines
declined by 3.7 percent from 2007, dropping to 741.4 million, 28.2 million
fewer than a year earlier (Table 2). It was the first year-to-year decline
since 2002 and the fewest number of annual system passengers since 2005.
U.S. airlines carried 4.3 percent fewer domestic passengers and 1.2 percent more
international passengers during 2008 than in 2007
(Tables 7, 13).
The combined domestic and
international system load factor of 79.5 percent in 2008 was down 0.4 load
factor points from last year’s record for the year (Table 1). Load factor measures the use of the airlines’
passenger capacity.
In December, the system load factor
was 78.5 percent, up 2.1 points from December in 2007. The domestic load factor
was 79.1 percent, up 3.5 points from December 2007. The international load factor at 77.1 percent was
down 1.4 points from December 2007.
Top Airlines in 2008
Southwest Airlines carried more
total system passengers in 2008 than any other U.S. airline for the second consecutive year (Table 3). Southwest also carried more domestic passengers
in 2008 than any other U.S. airline for the fifth consecutive year (Table 9). American Airlines carried more international
passengers in 2008 than any other U.S. carrier for the 19th consecutive year (Table 15).
America West
Airlines and US Airways now operate under a single certificate and report
jointly as US Airways. Numbers reported
as US Airways prior to October 2007 do not include America West’s numbers. See the notes for system, domestic and
international airline ranking tables 3, 9 and 15 for America West’s 2007
passenger numbers.
Top Airports in 2008
More total system
and domestic passengers boarded planes in 2008 at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International
than at any other U.S. airport for the 13th consecutive year (Tables 5 and 11);
and more international passengers boarded U.S. carriers at Miami International
than at any other U.S. airport for the 14th consecutive year (Table 17).
Flights Operated
U.S. carriers operated 10.2 million domestic and
international flights in 2008, 5.0 percent fewer than were operated in 2007
(Table 1). Domestic flights decreased 5.2
percent from the previous year while international flights were down 1.7
percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
December, U.S. airlines operated 786,200 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 10.3 percent from the number of flights
operated in December 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 10.6
percent in December from a year earlier while international flights were down 7.0
percent (Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from 2007 to 2008 and
from December 2007 to December 2008 (Table 1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were down 2.2 percent in 2008. In December, RPMs were down 6.1 percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were down 1.7 percent in 2008. In December, ASMs were down 8.6 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 0.4 load factor points at 79.5 percent in 2008. In December, load factor increased 2.1 load
factor points to 78.5 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.0 percent in 2008. In December, flight stage length was down 0.2 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.5 percent in 2008. In December, passenger trip length was down
0.4 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 101.9 million passengers on its system in 2008, the most of any airline (Table 3). In December,
Southwest carried 8.0 million passengers on its system, the most of any airline
(Table 4).
Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
was the busiest U.S. airport in 2008, with 43.1 million domestic
and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In December, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was
the busiest
U.S. airport with 3.5 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 649.9 million
scheduled domestic passengers in 2008, down 4.3
percent from the 679.2 million carried in 2007 and the fewest annual domestic
passengers since 2004 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 9.3 million
flights, down 5.2 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).
In the most recent data month, December,
the airlines carried 50.2 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 5.7
percent from the number of passengers carried during December 2007 and the
fewest domestic passengers of any December since 2003 (Table 8). The passengers
were carried on 718,900 flights, down 10.6 percent from the 804,000 flights
operated in December 2007 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from 2007 to 2008 and from December 2007 to December 2008 (Table
7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down
4.2 percent in 2008. In December, domestic RPMs were down 6.9 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were down 4.1 percent in 2008. In December, domestic ASMs were down 11.1 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.1 load factor points
at 79.8 percent in 2008. In December, domestic load factor was up 3.5 load
factor points at 79.1 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 0.8 percent in 2008. In December,
domestic flight stage length was down 1.8 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.1 percent in 2008. In December,
domestic passenger trip length was down 1.3 percent.
Southwest carried 101.9 million domestic
passengers in 2008, the most of any airline (Table
9). In December, Southwest carried 8.0
million domestic passengers, the most of any airline (Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in 2008, with 39.0 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In December, Atlanta
Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.2 million domestic
passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines
carried 91.5 million scheduled international passengers in 2008, up 1.2 percent from the 90.5 million carried in 2007
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 848,200 flights, down 1.7 percent
from the 862,900 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month, December, the
airlines carried 7.1 million scheduled international passengers, down 5.6
percent from the number of passengers carried during December 2007. The
passengers were carried on 67,300 flights, down 7.0 percent from the 72,300 flights
operated in December 2007 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from 2007 to 2008 and from December 2007 to December 2008 (Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 2.9 percent
in 2008. In December, international RPMs were down 4.2 percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 4.2 percent in 2008. In December, international ASMs were down 2.3
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 1.0 load factor points
to 79.0 percent in 2008. In December, international load factor was down
1.4 load factor points to 77.1 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.8 percent in 2008. In December,
international flight stage length was up 3.6 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.7 percent in 2008. In December, international passenger trip
length was up 1.5 percent.
American carried
21.2 million international passengers in 2008,
the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In December, American carried 1.7
million international passengers, the most of any
U.S. airline
(Table 16).
Miami International was the busiest
U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers in 2008, with 5.1 million international passenger
boardings (Table 17). In December, Miami was the
busiest U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers with
457,300 international passenger boardings (Table 18).
Reporting Notes
Data are compiled from monthly reports
filed with BTS by commercial
U.S. air
carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This
release includes data received by BTS from 86 carriers as of March 3 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations. Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the
complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers.
U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights are included in system and
international totals. To create a customized table for passengers,
flights, RPMs, ASMs and other data, including non-scheduled service, go to http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information/air_carrier_traffic_statistics/.
Additional traffic numbers are available on the
BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database, at http://transtats.bts.gov. Click on “Aviation.” For system passengers, RPMs and ASMs by
carrier through December, click on “Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C
Summary Data),” and then click on “Schedule T-1.” Use crosstabs to find
scheduled service.
For domestic numbers through December and international
numbers through September by origin as well as by carrier, after clicking on
“Aviation,” click on “Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic).” Click on “T-100 Market” for system passenger
numbers, “T-100 Domestic Market” for domestic or “T-100 International Market”
for international. For flights, stage
length and trip length, use the appropriate T-100 Segment database. Use
crosstabs to find scheduled service.
TranStats system and international totals do not
include
U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point
flights. For December, U.S. carriers reported 247,702 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For 2008, U.S. carriers reported 2,852,076 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled April 16 for the release of
January traffic data.
Table 1. Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on
U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
60.8 |
57.4 |
-5.7 |
769.6 |
741.4 |
-3.7 |
Flights (in thousands) |
876.3 |
786.2 |
-10.3 |
10,698.6 |
10,168.1 |
-5.0 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
66.8 |
62.7 |
-6.1 |
829.4 |
811.4 |
-2.2 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
87.4 |
79.9 |
-8.6 |
1,037.7 |
1,020.1 |
-1.7 |
Load Factor* |
76.4 |
78.5 |
2.1 |
79.9 |
79.5 |
-0.4 |
Flight Stage Length** |
723.6 |
722.1 |
-0.2 |
706.0 |
720.3 |
2.0 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,097.4 |
1,092.7 |
-0.4 |
1,077.7 |
1,094.4 |
1.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
T-100 Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 2. Total System (Domestic and International) Scheduled Enplanements
on
U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
55.6 |
57.1 |
2.8 |
57.8 |
1.1 |
February |
53.3 |
54.1 |
1.4 |
56.6 |
4.6 |
March |
65.8 |
67.2 |
2.0 |
67.1 |
-0.1 |
April |
63.2 |
64.9 |
2.7 |
63.1 |
-2.8 |
May |
64.4 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
65.9 |
-1.3 |
June |
67.2 |
69.7 |
3.7 |
67.8 |
-2.7 |
July |
69.5 |
72.4 |
4.2 |
70.4 |
-2.8 |
August |
66.5 |
71.3 |
7.3 |
67.7 |
-5.1 |
September |
56.4 |
59.2 |
4.9 |
54.2 |
-8.4 |
October |
61.6 |
64.2 |
4.1 |
59.6 |
-7.1 |
November |
60.3 |
61.9 |
2.7 |
54.0 |
-12.8 |
December |
60.7 |
60.8 |
0.2 |
57.4 |
-5.7 |
Yr. Total |
744.7 |
769.6 |
3.3 |
741.4 |
-3.7 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 3. Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
101.921 |
1 |
101.911 |
0.0 |
2 |
American |
92.772 |
2 |
98.165 |
-5.5 |
3 |
Delta |
71.615 |
3 |
72.924 |
-1.8 |
4 |
United |
63.071 |
4 |
68.363 |
-7.7 |
5 |
US Airways** |
54.776 |
7 |
42.172 |
29.9 |
6 |
Northwest |
48.772 |
5 |
53.678 |
-9.1 |
7 |
Continental |
46.919 |
6 |
48.975 |
-4.2 |
8 |
AirTran |
24.574 |
8 |
23.741 |
3.5 |
9 |
JetBlue |
21.824 |
10 |
21.305 |
2.4 |
10 |
SkyWest |
20.668 |
9 |
22.047 |
-6.3 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
**
US Airways' Oct-Nov 2007 and Jan-Nov 2008 numbers are
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Sept 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 15.657 million
system passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note: Percent changes based on
numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4. Top 10
U.S. Airlines,
ranked by December 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
7.965 |
1 |
8.080 |
-1.4 |
2 |
American |
7.278 |
2 |
7.924 |
-8.1 |
3 |
Delta |
5.816 |
3 |
5.699 |
2.1 |
4 |
United |
4.658 |
4 |
5.129 |
-9.2 |
5 |
US Airways |
4.328 |
5 |
4.366 |
-0.9 |
6 |
Continental |
3.657 |
7 |
3.984 |
-8.2 |
7 |
Northwest |
3.491 |
6 |
4.127 |
-15.4 |
8 |
AirTran |
1.943 |
8 |
1.931 |
0.6 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.835 |
9 |
1.809 |
1.4 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.445 |
10 |
1.696 |
-14.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 5. Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
43.082 |
1 |
42.572 |
1.2 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
31.298 |
2 |
34.127 |
-8.3 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
26.737 |
3 |
28.014 |
-4.6 |
4 |
Denver |
23.940 |
5 |
23.708 |
1.0 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
22.416 |
4 |
23.809 |
-5.9 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
19.787 |
6 |
21.259 |
-6.9 |
7 |
Houston Bush |
19.216 |
8 |
20.071 |
-4.3 |
8 |
Phoenix |
19.187 |
7 |
20.531 |
-6.5 |
9 |
Charlotte |
17.166 |
14 |
16.485 |
4.1 |
10 |
New York JFK |
16.935 |
11 |
16.666 |
1.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 6. Top 10 U.S. Airports ranked by December 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.528 |
1 |
3.413 |
3.4 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.285 |
2 |
2.485 |
-8.1 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.190 |
3 |
2.263 |
-3.3 |
4 |
Denver |
1.854 |
5 |
1.801 |
3.0 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.762 |
4 |
1.969 |
-10.5 |
6 |
Houston Bush |
1.605 |
6 |
1.695 |
-5.3 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.531 |
8 |
1.616 |
-5.3 |
8 |
Las Vegas |
1.397 |
7 |
1.646 |
-15.1 |
9 |
Charlotte |
1.396 |
14 |
1.297 |
7.6 |
10 |
New York JFK |
1.382 |
9 |
1.393 |
-0.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 7. Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on
U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
53.3 |
50.2 |
-5.7 |
679.2 |
649.9 |
-4.3 |
Flights (in thousands) |
804.0 |
718.9 |
-10.6 |
9,835.7 |
9,319.8 |
-5.2 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
47.1 |
43.8 |
-6.9 |
592.3 |
567.3 |
-4.2 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
62.3 |
55.4 |
-11.1 |
741.2 |
711.2 |
-4.1 |
Load Factor* |
75.6 |
79.1 |
3.5 |
79.9 |
79.8 |
-0.1 |
Flight Stage Length** |
634.0 |
622.8 |
-1.8 |
618.5 |
623.4 |
0.8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
883.3 |
872.1 |
-1.3 |
872.1 |
872.9 |
0.1 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 8. Domestic Scheduled Enplanements on
U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
48.9 |
50.0 |
2.3 |
50.3 |
0.5 |
February |
47.3 |
47.8 |
0.9 |
49.6 |
3.9 |
March |
58.3 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
58.6 |
-1.1 |
April |
55.8 |
57.4 |
2.8 |
55.5 |
-3.3 |
May |
57.1 |
59.3 |
3.7 |
57.9 |
-2.3 |
June |
59.3 |
61.5 |
3.7 |
59.4 |
-3.4 |
July |
60.8 |
63.5 |
4.3 |
61.3 |
-3.4 |
August |
58.3 |
62.7 |
7.5 |
58.8 |
-6.1 |
September |
49.9 |
52.3 |
4.7 |
47.7 |
-8.9 |
October |
55.1 |
57.2 |
3.8 |
52.9 |
-7.5 |
November |
53.9 |
55.0 |
2.2 |
47.6 |
-13.6 |
December |
53.5 |
53.3 |
-0.5 |
50.2 |
-5.7 |
Yr. Total |
658.4 |
679.2 |
3.2 |
649.9 |
-4.3 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 9. Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
101.921 |
1 |
101.911 |
0.0 |
2 |
American |
71.539 |
2 |
76.552 |
-6.5 |
3 |
Delta |
59.276 |
3 |
61.494 |
-3.6 |
4 |
United |
51.661 |
4 |
56.399 |
-8.4 |
5 |
US Airways* |
48.504 |
6 |
37.194 |
30.4 |
6 |
Northwest |
38.449 |
5 |
43.776 |
-12.2 |
7 |
Continental |
34.501 |
7 |
37.094 |
-7.0 |
8 |
AirTran |
24.571 |
8 |
23.705 |
3.7 |
9 |
JetBlue |
20.479 |
10 |
20.528 |
-0.2 |
10 |
SkyWest |
19.454 |
9 |
20.964 |
-7.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
*
US Airways' Oct-Nov 2007 and Jan-Nov 2008 numbers are
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Sept 2007 numbers
were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported
14.667 million domestic passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10. Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by December 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
7.965 |
1 |
8.080 |
-1.4 |
2 |
American |
5.558 |
2 |
6.079 |
-8.6 |
3 |
Delta |
4.822 |
3 |
4.741 |
1.7 |
4 |
US Airways |
3.846 |
5 |
3.890 |
-1.1 |
5 |
United |
3.781 |
4 |
4.133 |
-8.5 |
6 |
Northwest |
2.735 |
6 |
3.350 |
-18.4 |
7 |
Continental |
2.709 |
7 |
3.026 |
-10.5 |
8 |
AirTran |
1.941 |
8 |
1.931 |
0.5 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.696 |
9 |
1.726 |
-1.7 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.360 |
10 |
1.613 |
-15.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 11. Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
39.005 |
1 |
38.640 |
0.9 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
28.163 |
2 |
30.835 |
-8.7 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
24.677 |
3 |
25.882 |
-4.7 |
4 |
Denver |
23.199 |
4 |
22.998 |
0.9 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
20.563 |
5 |
21.766 |
-5.5 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
19.641 |
6 |
21.081 |
-6.8 |
7 |
Phoenix |
18.501 |
7 |
19.890 |
-7.0 |
8 |
Charlotte |
16.112 |
12 |
15.521 |
3.8 |
9 |
Houston Bush |
15.989 |
8 |
16.964 |
-5.7 |
10 |
Orlando |
15.977 |
9 |
16.482 |
-3.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 12. Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by December 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.173 |
1 |
3.065 |
3.5 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.042 |
2 |
2.222 |
-8.1 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.019 |
3 |
2.073 |
-2.6 |
4 |
Denver |
1.797 |
5 |
1.731 |
3.8 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.619 |
4 |
1.774 |
-8.7 |
6 |
Phoenix |
1.468 |
7 |
1.556 |
-5.7 |
7 |
Las Vegas |
1.386 |
6 |
1.631 |
-15.0 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
1.321 |
8 |
1.411 |
-6.4 |
9 |
Charlotte |
1.307 |
12 |
1.208 |
8.2 |
10 |
Orlando |
1.235 |
9 |
1.332 |
-7.3 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 13. International Scheduled Airline Travel on
U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
7.5 |
7.1 |
-5.6 |
90.5 |
91.5 |
1.2 |
Flights (in thousands) |
72.3 |
67.3 |
-7.0 |
862.9 |
848.2 |
-1.7 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
19.7 |
18.9 |
-4.2 |
237.1 |
244.1 |
2.9 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
25.1 |
24.5 |
-2.3 |
296.4 |
308.9 |
4.2 |
Load Factor* |
78.5 |
77.1 |
-1.4 |
80.0 |
79.0 |
-1.0 |
Flight Stage Length** |
1,720.7 |
1,783.1 |
3.6 |
1,703.5 |
1,785.7 |
4.8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,609.1 |
2,647.2 |
1.5 |
2,621.3 |
2,666.3 |
1.7 |
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market and Segment
*Change in load factor points
**The average non-stop distance flown
per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per
passenger in miles
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 14. International Scheduled Enplanements on
U.S. Carriers
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
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January |
6.7 |
7.1 |
6.0 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
February |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
9.3 |
March |
7.6 |
7.9 |
5.0 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
April |
7.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
May |
7.3 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
June |
7.9 |
8.2 |
3.3 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
July |
8.7 |
8.9 |
3.2 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
August |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
September |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
-5.0 |
October |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
-3.6 |
November |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
-6.8 |
December |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
7.1 |
-5.6 |
Yr. Total |
86.4 |
90.5 |
4.7 |
91.5 |
1.2 |
Source: Bureau
of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 15. Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
21,233.2 |
1 |
21,613.4 |
-1.8 |
2 |
Continental |
12,417.8 |
3 |
11,880.9 |
4.5 |
3 |
Delta |
12,339.1 |
4 |
11,430.0 |
8.0 |
4 |
United |
11,409.4 |
2 |
11,963.4 |
-4.6 |
5 |
Northwest |
10,322.9 |
5 |
9,902.6 |
4.2 |
6 |
US Airways* |
6,271.7 |
6 |
4,978.5 |
26.0 |
7 |
Alaska |
1,942.4 |
7 |
2,230.2 |
-12.9 |
8 |
ExpressJet |
1,905.9 |
8 |
2,067.6 |
-7.8 |
9 |
Executive |
1,521.6 |
9 |
1,753.9 |
-13.2 |
10 |
JetBlue |
1,345.5 |
16 |
777.1 |
73.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
*
US Airways' Oct-Nov 2007 and Jan-Nov 2008 numbers are
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-Sept 2007 numbers
were reported separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported
990.3 thousand international passengers in Jan-Sept 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 16. Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by December 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
American |
1,720.7 |
1 |
1,844.8 |
-6.7 |
2 |
Delta |
993.7 |
3 |
958.6 |
3.7 |
3 |
Continental |
947.5 |
4 |
958.0 |
-1.1 |
4 |
United |
877.0 |
2 |
996.0 |
-11.9 |
5 |
Northwest |
756.0 |
5 |
777.3 |
-2.7 |
6 |
US Airways |
482.9 |
6 |
475.5 |
1.6 |
7 |
Alaska |
158.0 |
7 |
212.8 |
-25.7 |
8 |
JetBlue |
139.4 |
12 |
83.3 |
67.4 |
9 |
ExpressJet |
138.8 |
8 |
177.0 |
-21.6 |
10 |
Spirit |
98.3 |
10 |
128.9 |
-23.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 17. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by 2008
International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Miami |
5,078.7 |
1 |
4,824.1 |
5.3 |
2 |
New York JFK |
4,355.2 |
2 |
3,977.4 |
9.5 |
3 |
Atlanta |
4,077.5 |
3 |
3,931.6 |
3.7 |
4 |
Newark |
3,949.6 |
4 |
3,715.6 |
6.3 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
3,227.3 |
6 |
3,107.4 |
3.9 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
3,135.2 |
5 |
3,291.8 |
-4.8 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2,060.4 |
7 |
2,131.8 |
-3.3 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
1,852.8 |
8 |
2,043.5 |
-9.3 |
9 |
San Francisco |
1,796.5 |
9 |
1,863.8 |
-3.6 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
1,653.7 |
10 |
1,657.4 |
-0.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 18. Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by December 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Miami |
457.3 |
1 |
442.2 |
3.4 |
2 |
New York JFK |
361.4 |
2 |
359.6 |
0.5 |
3 |
Atlanta |
354.8 |
3 |
347.6 |
2.1 |
4 |
Newark |
298.9 |
4 |
297.7 |
0.4 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
284.1 |
5 |
283.9 |
0.1 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
242.5 |
6 |
263.5 |
-8.0 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
170.5 |
8 |
189.7 |
-10.1 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
142.8 |
7 |
195.3 |
-26.9 |
9 |
San Francisco |
128.4 |
9 |
164.4 |
-21.9 |
10 |
Washington Dulles |
127.6 |
11 |
125.5 |
1.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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