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Table 2
Air: 1999 Data (unless noted)
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Airports (2000)
5,317 public-use airports
13,964 private-use airports
Airports serving large certificated carriers1
29 large hubs (69 airports), 458 million enplaned passengers
31 medium hubs (48 airports), 96 million enplaned passengers
56 small hubs (73 airports), 39 million enplaned passengers
577 nonhubs (604 airports), 17 million enplaned passengers
Aircraft
8,111 certificated air carrier aircraft,2 5.1 billion domestic miles flown3
205,000 active general aviation aircraft4 (1998), 3.9 billion statute-miles flown5 (1997)
Passenger and freight companies3
81 carriers
588 million domestic revenue passenger enplanements
13.9 billion domestic ton-miles of freight
Certificated air carriers (domestic and international)
Majors: 13 carriers, 650,000 employees, 552 million revenue passenger enplanements
Nationals: 30 carriers, 66,000 employees, 87 million revenue passenger enplanements
Regionals: 38 carriers, 9,000 employees, 11 million revenue passenger enplanements
1 U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, 12 Months Ending December 31, 1999 (Washington, DC: 2001).
2 Aerospace Industries Association, Aerospace Facts and Figures (Washington, DC: 1999/2000).
3 U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: 1999).
4 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, General
Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey, Calendar Year 1998 (Washington, DC: 2000).
5 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and Avionics Survey, Calendar Year 1997, FAA-APO-99-4 (Washington, DC: 1999).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001).
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