Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Carriers,,,,,,
,Monthly,,,Year-to-Date,,
,Sep-05,Sep-06,Change %,2005,2006,Change %
Passengers (in millions),6.2,6.4,2.8,62.5,66.0,5.6
Flights (in thousands) ,64.3,65.7,2.1,631.0,648.4,2.8
Revenue Passenger-Miles(in billions) ,17.3,18.1,5.1,160.6,169.9,5.8
Available Seat-Miles(in billions),22.3,23.3,4.7,202.0,212.2,5.0
Load Factor*,77.5,77.7,0.2,79.5,80.1,0.6
Flight Stage Length**,"1,676.6","1,735.7",3.5,"1,588.0","1,629.5",2.6
Passenger Trip Length***,"2,777.6","2,839.5",2.2,"2,568.6","2,573.3",0.2
"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: Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.,,,,,,