October
2008 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Down 7.1 Percent in October from 2007
and Down 2.6 Percent for January-to-October
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 - The
number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines
during October 2008 declined by 7.1 percent from October 2007, dropping by 4.6
million to 59.6 million, in the 8th consecutive monthly decline from the same
month of the previous year, the Department of Transportation's Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported (Table 1). The October system passenger number was the lowest
October number since 2003.
BTS, a part of DOT's Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, in a release of preliminary data, reported
that U.S. airlines carried 7.5 percent fewer domestic passengers than in October 2007.
The October domestic passenger number was the lowest October number since 2003.
International passengers on U.S. carriers decreased 3.6 percent (Tables 7, 13).
For the first
10 months of 2008, the number of scheduled domestic and international
passengers on U.S. airlines declined by 2.6 percent from the same period in
2007, dropping to 630.1 million, 16.8 million fewer than a year earlier
U.S. airlines carried 3.3 percent
fewer domestic passengers and 2.6 percent more international passengers in the
first 10 months of 2008 than during the same period
in 2007 (Tables 7, 13).
The combined domestic and
international system load factor of 80.0 percent for January through October was
down 0.5 load factor points from last year's record for the 10-month period
(Table 1). Load factor measures the use
of the airlines' passenger capacity.
In October, both the combined
domestic and international system load factor and the domestic load factor
reached record levels for the month of October. The system load factor was 79.2 percent, up 0.5 points from the previous
record in October 2007. The domestic load factor was 79.8, up 1.3 points from
the previous record in October 2007. The
international load factor was down 1.3 points from October 2007.
Top Airlines
Southwest Airlines carried more
total system and more domestic passengers for the first 10 months than any
other U.S. airline (Tables 3 and 9). American Airlines
carried more international passengers than any other U.S. carrier (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
More total system
and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first 10 months at Atlanta
Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport (Tables 5 and
11); and more international passengers boarded U.S. carriers at Miami International
than at any other U.S. airport (Table 17).
Flights Operated
U.S.
carriers operated 8.6 million domestic and international flights in the first
10 months of 2008, 3.8 percent fewer than were operated during the same period
in 2007 (Table 1). Domestic flights
decreased 4.0 percent from the previous year while international flights were down
0.8 percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
October, U.S. airlines operated 820,500 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 9.6 percent from the number of flights operated
in October 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 9.9 percent
in October from a year earlier while international flights were down 5.6 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first 10 months
of 2007 to the first 10 months of 2008 and from October 2007 to October 2008 (Table
1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were down 0.9 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, RPMs were down
6.5 percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were down 0.3 percent in the first
10 months of 2008. In October,
ASMs were down 7.0 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 0.5 load factor points at 80.0 percent in the first
10 months of 2008. In October,
load factor increased 0.5 load factor points to 79.2 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.4 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, flight stage
length was up 0.3 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.7 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, passenger trip length was up 0.7 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 86.5 million passengers on its system in the first 10 months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table
3). In October, Southwest carried 8.6 million passengers on its system, the
most of any airline (Table 4).
Among airports, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
was the busiest U.S. airport in the first 10 months of 2008, with 36.2
million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In October, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was
the busiest
U.S. airport with 3.7 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 552.1 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first 10
months of 2008, down 3.3 percent from the 570.8 million carried during the
same period in 2007 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 7.9 million
flights, down 4.0 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).
In the most recent data month, October,
the airlines carried 52.9 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 7.5
percent from the number of passengers carried during October 2007 (Table 8). The
passengers were carried on 757,600 flights, down 9.9 percent from the 841,200 flights
operated in October 2007 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first 10 months of 2007 to the first 10 months of 2008 and
from October 2007 to October 2008 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down
3.0 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, domestic RPMs were down 8.5 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were down 2.5 percent in the first 10
months of 2008. In October,
domestic ASMs were down 10.0 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.4 load factor points
at 80.2 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, domestic load factor was up 1.3 load
factor points at 79.8 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.2 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, domestic flight stage length was down
1.4 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.3 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, domestic passenger trip length
was down 1.1 percent.
Southwest carried 86.5 million domestic
passengers in the first 10 months of 2008, the
most of any airline (Table 9). In October, Southwest carried 8.6 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first 10 months of
2008, with 32.7 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In October,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.4 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 78.0 million scheduled international
passengers during the first 10 months of 2008,
up 2.6 percent from the 76.0 million carried during the same period in 2007
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 718,600 flights, down 0.8 percent
from the 724,400 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month, October, the
airlines carried 6.7 million scheduled international passengers, down 3.6
percent from the number of passengers carried during October 2007. The
passengers were carried on 62,900 flights, down 5.6 percent from the 66,600 flights
operated in October 2007 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from the first 10 months of 2007 to the first 10 months of 2008 and
from October 2007 to October 2008
(Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 4.4 percent
in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, international RPMs were down 1.2
percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 5.3 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, international ASMs were up 0.5
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.7 load factor points
to 79.6 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, international load factor was down
1.3 load factor points to 77.8 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 5.0 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, international flight stage length
was up 4.4 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.8 percent in the first 10 months of 2008. In October, international passenger trip length was up 2.5 percent.
American carried
17.9 million international passengers in the first 10
months of 2008, the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In October, American carried 1.6
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
the first 10 months of 2008, with 4.2 million international
passenger boardings (Table 17). In October, Miami was the
busiest U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers with
385,400 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 83 carriers as of Jan. 6 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 October, 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 October and international
numbers through July 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 October, U.S. carriers reported 244,198 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through October, U.S. carriers reported 2,374,070 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Feb. 12 for the release of November
traffic data.
Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on
U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
| Passengers (in millions) |
64.2 |
59.6 |
-7.1 |
646.9 |
630.1 |
-2.6 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
907.8 |
820.5 |
-9.6 |
8,951.5 |
8,614.4 |
-3.8 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
68.4 |
64.0 |
-6.5 |
697.3 |
691.1 |
-0.9 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
86.9 |
80.8 |
-7.0 |
866.4 |
863.9 |
-0.3 |
| Load Factor* |
78.7 |
79.2 |
0.5 |
80.5 |
80.0 |
-0.5 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
700.5 |
702.4 |
0.3 |
704.3 |
721.1 |
2.4 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,065.7 |
1,072.9 |
0.7 |
1,078.0 |
1,096.8 |
1.7 |
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 |
|
|
| December |
60.7 |
60.8 |
0.2 |
|
|
| 10 Mo. Total |
623.7 |
646.9 |
3.7 |
630.1 |
-2.6 |
| Yr. Total |
744.7 |
769.6 |
3.3 |
|
|
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 January-October 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
86.508 |
1 |
85.559 |
1.1 |
| 2 |
American |
78.775 |
2 |
82.257 |
-4.2 |
| 3 |
Delta |
60.245 |
3 |
61.503 |
-2.0 |
| 4 |
United |
54.092 |
4 |
57.981 |
-6.7 |
| 5 |
US Airways** |
46.382 |
7 |
33.336 |
39.1 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
41.957 |
5 |
45.360 |
-7.5 |
| 7 |
Continental |
39.892 |
6 |
41.095 |
-2.9 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
20.800 |
8 |
19.835 |
4.9 |
| 9 |
JetBlue |
18.334 |
10 |
17.761 |
3.2 |
| 10 |
SkyWest |
17.699 |
9 |
18.577 |
-4.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
**
US Airways' Oct 2007 and Jan-Sept 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.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 4: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
8.563 |
1 |
8.524 |
0.5 |
| 2 |
American |
7.437 |
2 |
8.181 |
-9.1 |
| 3 |
Delta |
6.039 |
3 |
6.070 |
-0.5 |
| 4 |
United |
5.121 |
4 |
5.651 |
-9.4 |
| 5 |
US Airways |
4.392 |
5 |
4.700 |
-6.6 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
3.726 |
6 |
4.422 |
-15.8 |
| 7 |
Continental |
3.571 |
7 |
3.958 |
-9.8 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
1.966 |
8 |
2.021 |
-2.7 |
| 9 |
SkyWest |
1.729 |
9 |
1.906 |
-9.2 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
1.597 |
10 |
1.624 |
-1.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 5: Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by January-October 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
36.163 |
1 |
35.696 |
1.3 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
26.793 |
2 |
28.944 |
-7.4 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
22.548 |
3 |
23.446 |
-3.8 |
| 4 |
Denver |
20.364 |
4 |
20.080 |
1.4 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
19.033 |
5 |
19.926 |
-4.5 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
16.941 |
6 |
17.923 |
-5.5 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
16.228 |
7 |
17.295 |
-6.2 |
| 8 |
Houston Bush |
16.172 |
8 |
16.749 |
-3.4 |
| 9 |
Charlotte |
14.429 |
14 |
13.818 |
4.4 |
| 10 |
New York JFK |
14.293 |
12 |
13.924 |
2.7 |
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 October 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
3.705 |
1 |
3.674 |
0.8 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.701 |
2 |
2.950 |
-8.4 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.234 |
3 |
2.362 |
-5.4 |
| 4 |
Denver |
1.952 |
4 |
1.994 |
-2.1 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
1.751 |
5 |
1.904 |
-8.0 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
1.591 |
6 |
1.830 |
-13.1 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
1.525 |
7 |
1.680 |
-9.3 |
| 8 |
Houston Bush |
1.511 |
8 |
1.638 |
-7.7 |
| 9 |
Charlotte |
1.467 |
10 |
1.432 |
2.4 |
| 10 |
Detroit Metro |
1.351 |
9 |
1.457 |
-7.3 |
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) |
57.2 |
52.9 |
-7.5 |
570.8 |
552.1 |
-3.3 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
841.2 |
757.6 |
-9.9 |
8,227.1 |
7,895.8 |
-4.0 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
49.1 |
44.9 |
-8.5 |
498.0 |
483.0 |
-3.0 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
62.5 |
56.2 |
-10.0 |
618.2 |
602.4 |
-2.5 |
| Load Factor* |
78.5 |
79.8 |
1.3 |
80.6 |
80.2 |
-0.4 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
613.9 |
605.1 |
-1.4 |
616.7 |
624.3 |
1.2 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
857.7 |
848.2 |
-1.1 |
872.4 |
874.8 |
0.3 |
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 |
|
|
| December |
53.5 |
53.3 |
-0.5 |
|
|
| 10 Mo. Total |
551.0 |
570.8 |
3.6 |
552.1 |
-3.3 |
| Yr. Total |
658.4 |
679.2 |
3.2 |
|
|
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 January-October 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
86.508 |
1 |
85.559 |
1.1 |
| 2 |
American |
60.850 |
2 |
64.193 |
-5.2 |
| 3 |
Delta |
49.730 |
3 |
51.846 |
-4.1 |
| 4 |
United |
44.329 |
4 |
47.922 |
-7.5 |
| 5 |
US Airways* |
41.009 |
7 |
29.244 |
40.2 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
33.109 |
5 |
36.993 |
-10.5 |
| 7 |
Continental |
29.278 |
6 |
31.038 |
-5.7 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
20.800 |
8 |
19.798 |
5.1 |
| 9 |
JetBlue |
17.246 |
10 |
17.132 |
0.7 |
| 10 |
SkyWest |
16.658 |
9 |
17.660 |
-5.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
*
US Airways' Oct 2007 and Jan-Sept 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.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 10: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Southwest |
8.563 |
1 |
8.524 |
0.5 |
| 2 |
American |
5.854 |
2 |
6.479 |
-9.6 |
| 3 |
Delta |
5.119 |
3 |
5.218 |
-1.9 |
| 4 |
United |
4.247 |
4 |
4.688 |
-9.4 |
| 5 |
US Airways |
3.983 |
5 |
4.286 |
-7.1 |
| 6 |
Northwest |
2.895 |
6 |
3.618 |
-20.0 |
| 7 |
Continental |
2.704 |
7 |
3.072 |
-12.0 |
| 8 |
AirTran |
1.966 |
8 |
2.021 |
-2.7 |
| 9 |
SkyWest |
1.622 |
9 |
1.817 |
-10.7 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
1.495 |
10 |
1.572 |
-4.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 11: Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by January-October 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
32.726 |
1 |
32.399 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
24.118 |
2 |
26.158 |
-7.8 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
20.815 |
3 |
21.669 |
-3.9 |
| 4 |
Denver |
19.729 |
4 |
19.499 |
1.2 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
17.448 |
5 |
18.242 |
-4.4 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
16.819 |
6 |
17.776 |
-5.4 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
15.658 |
7 |
16.764 |
-6.6 |
| 8 |
Orlando |
13.595 |
9 |
13.813 |
-1.6 |
| 9 |
Charlotte |
13.541 |
12 |
13.017 |
4.0 |
| 10 |
Houston Bush |
13.466 |
8 |
14.163 |
-4.9 |
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 October 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Atlanta |
3.414 |
1 |
3.387 |
0.8 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.453 |
2 |
2.681 |
-8.5 |
| 3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.081 |
3 |
2.198 |
-5.3 |
| 4 |
Denver |
1.904 |
4 |
1.939 |
-1.8 |
| 5 |
Los Angeles |
1.622 |
6 |
1.753 |
-7.5 |
| 6 |
Las Vegas |
1.578 |
5 |
1.811 |
-12.9 |
| 7 |
Phoenix |
1.475 |
7 |
1.632 |
-9.6 |
| 8 |
Charlotte |
1.407 |
9 |
1.373 |
2.4 |
| 9 |
Houston Bush |
1.293 |
8 |
1.420 |
-8.9 |
| 10 |
Detroit Metro |
1.220 |
10 |
1.318 |
-7.4 |
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) |
7.0 |
6.7 |
-3.6 |
76.0 |
78.0 |
2.6 |
| Flights (in thousands) |
66.6 |
62.9 |
-5.6 |
724.4 |
718.6 |
-0.8 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
19.3 |
19.1 |
-1.2 |
199.3 |
208.1 |
4.4 |
| Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
24.4 |
24.6 |
0.5 |
248.2 |
261.4 |
5.3 |
| Load Factor* |
79.1 |
77.8 |
-1.3 |
80.3 |
79.6 |
-0.7 |
| Flight Stage Length** |
1,794.6 |
1,874.3 |
4.4 |
1,699.4 |
1,785.0 |
5.0 |
| Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,772.7 |
2,843.1 |
2.5 |
2,621.3 |
2,667.5 |
1.8 |
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)
Excel | CSV
| 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 |
|
|
| December |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
|
|
| 10 Mo. Total |
72.7 |
76.0 |
4.6 |
78.0 |
2.6 |
| Yr. Total |
86.4 |
90.5 |
4.7 |
|
|
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 January-October 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
American |
17,924.7 |
1 |
18,064.0 |
-0.8 |
| 2 |
Continental |
10,614.6 |
3 |
10,058.0 |
5.5 |
| 3 |
Delta |
10,514.7 |
4 |
9,657.2 |
8.9 |
| 4 |
United |
9,762.5 |
2 |
10,059.0 |
-2.9 |
| 5 |
Northwest |
8,847.7 |
5 |
8,366.9 |
5.7 |
| 6 |
US Airways* |
5,372.7 |
6 |
4,092.2 |
31.3 |
| 7 |
ExpressJet |
1,638.9 |
7 |
1,727.7 |
-5.1 |
| 8 |
Executive |
1,331.4 |
8 |
1,465.0 |
-9.1 |
| 9 |
Spirit |
1,142.8 |
10 |
1,048.8 |
9.0 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
1,088.2 |
15 |
628.3 |
73.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
*
US Airways' Oct 2007 and Jan-Sept 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.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 16: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by October 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
American |
1,583.1 |
1 |
1,701.9 |
-7.0 |
| 2 |
Delta |
920.2 |
4 |
852.2 |
8.0 |
| 3 |
United |
874.0 |
2 |
963.5 |
-9.3 |
| 4 |
Continental |
867.0 |
3 |
886.0 |
-2.1 |
| 5 |
Northwest |
830.5 |
5 |
804.0 |
3.3 |
| 6 |
US Airways |
409.0 |
6 |
414.7 |
-1.4 |
| 7 |
ExpressJet |
134.2 |
7 |
165.0 |
-18.7 |
| 8 |
SkyWest |
107.2 |
11 |
88.3 |
21.5 |
| 9 |
Executive |
102.8 |
8 |
131.2 |
-21.7 |
| 10 |
JetBlue |
102.1 |
14 |
52.7 |
93.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Republic Airlines, Shuttle
America and Virgin America Airlines have requested
confidentiality for traffic data. The airlines' numbers are included in summary
numbers in this press release but not in individual airline ranking tables
pending resolution of the confidentiality motions.
Table 17: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-October 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Miami |
4,210.0 |
1 |
3,986.3 |
5.6 |
| 2 |
New York JFK |
3,680.1 |
2 |
3,301.1 |
11.5 |
| 3 |
Atlanta |
3,436.9 |
3 |
3,297.5 |
4.2 |
| 4 |
Newark |
3,373.5 |
4 |
3,144.8 |
7.3 |
| 5 |
Houston Bush |
2,706.2 |
6 |
2,585.7 |
4.7 |
| 6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2,675.4 |
5 |
2,786.3 |
-4.0 |
| 7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
1,733.7 |
7 |
1,776.2 |
-2.4 |
| 8 |
Los Angeles |
1,585.1 |
8 |
1,683.6 |
-5.9 |
| 9 |
San Francisco |
1,556.5 |
9 |
1,551.8 |
0.3 |
| 10 |
Detroit Metro |
1,425.9 |
10 |
1,400.9 |
1.8 |
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 October 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Excel | CSV
| 1 |
Miami |
385.4 |
1 |
380.2 |
1.4 |
| 2 |
New York JFK |
334.7 |
2 |
303.1 |
10.4 |
| 3 |
Newark |
295.6 |
3 |
294.3 |
0.4 |
| 4 |
Atlanta |
291.0 |
4 |
286.4 |
1.6 |
| 5 |
Chicago O'Hare |
248.0 |
5 |
268.6 |
-7.7 |
| 6 |
Houston Bush |
217.7 |
6 |
217.9 |
-0.1 |
| 7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
153.6 |
7 |
164.0 |
-6.4 |
| 8 |
San Francisco |
139.5 |
8 |
159.3 |
-12.5 |
| 9 |
Detroit Metro |
130.8 |
10 |
138.7 |
-5.6 |
| 10 |
Los Angeles |
129.5 |
9 |
150.9 |
-14.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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