July 2008 Airline
Traffic Data: Seven-Month 2008 System Traffic Down 0.8 Percent from 2007 and
Down 2.9 Percent in July
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Friday, October 17, 2008 - The number of scheduled domestic
and international passengers on U.S. airlines during the first seven months of
2008 declined by 0.8 percent from the same period in 2007, dropping to 448.5
million, 3.6 million less than a year earlier, the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a
release of preliminary data (Table 1).
BTS, a part of DOT's Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, reported that U.S. airlines carried 1.5 percent fewer domestic passengers
and 4.5 percent more international passengers during
the first seven months of 2008 than during the
same period in 2007 (Tables 7, 13).
In July, the most recent data
month, U.S. airlines carried 70.3 million scheduled domestic and international passengers, 2.9
percent less than in July 2007, the fifth consecutive monthly decline from the
same month of the previous year (Table 2). The number of domestic passengers decreased 3.5 percent in July from a
year earlier and international passengers increased 1.3 percent (Tables 7, 13).
The combined domestic and
international system load factor of 80.1 percent for January through July was down
0.6 load factor points from last year's record for the seven-month period
(Table 1). Load factor measures the use
of the airlines' passenger capacity.
Top Airlines
Southwest
Airlines carried more total system and more domestic passengers for the first
seven 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
in this release for previous years do not include America West's numbers. See the notes for system, domestic and
international airline ranking tables 3, 4, 9, 10, 15 and 16 for America West's 2007
passenger numbers.
Top
Airports
More total system
and domestic passengers boarded planes in the first seven 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 6.1 million domestic and international flights in the first
seven months of 2008, 1.8 percent fewer than were operated during the same
period in 2007 (Table 1). Domestic
flights decreased 2.1 percent from the previous year while international
flights were up 0.9 percent (Tables 7, 13).
In
July, U.S. airlines operated 915,500 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 2.5 percent from the number of flights operated
in July 2007 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 2.7 percent in
July from a year earlier while international flights were down 0.9 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first seven
months of 2007 to the first seven months of 2008 and from July 2007 to July 2008 (Table 1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were up 1.0 percent in the first seven months
of 2008. In July, RPMs were down 1.5
percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were up 1.7 percent in the first
seven months of 2008. In July,
ASMs were up 0.8 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 0.6 load factor points at 80.1 percent in the first
seven months of 2008. In July,
load factor decreased 1.9 load factor points to 84.0 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.8 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, flight stage
length was up 2.2 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.8 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, passenger trip length was up 1.4 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 61.6 million passengers on its system in the first seven months of 2008, the most of any airline (Table
3). In July, Southwest carried 9.4 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 seven months of 2008,
with 25.3 million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In July, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest
U.S. airport with 4.1 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 392.6 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first seven months
of 2008, down 1.5 percent from the 398.7 million carried during the same
period in 2007 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 5.6 million flights, down
2.1 percent from the number of flights operated in 2007 (Table 7).
In the most recent data month, July,
the airlines carried 61.2 million scheduled domestic passengers, down 3.5
percent from the number of passengers carried during July 2007 (Table 8). The
passengers were carried on 837,500 flights, down 2.7 percent from the 860,400 flights
operated in July 2007 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first seven months of 2007 to the first seven months of
2008 and from July 2007 to July 2008 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down
1.0 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, domestic RPMs were down 3.6 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles
(ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the
distance flown, were down 0.2 percent in the first
seven months of 2008. In July,
domestic ASMs were down 1.2 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.6 load factor points
at 80.3 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, domestic load factor was down 2.1 load
factor points at 84.2 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 1.9 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, domestic flight stage length was up 1.2
percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was up 0.5 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, domestic passenger trip length was down
0.1 percent.
Southwest carried 61.6 million domestic
passengers in the first seven months of 2008,
the most of any airline (Table 9). In July, Southwest carried 9.4 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first seven months of
2008, with 22.8 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In July,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 3.7 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air Travel
(Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 55.9 million scheduled international
passengers during the first seven months of 2008,
up 4.5 percent from the 53.5 million carried during the same period in 2007
(Table 14). The passengers were carried on 515,000 flights, up 0.9 percent from
the 510,300 flights operated in 2007 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month, July, the
airlines carried 9.1 million scheduled international passengers, up 1.3 percent
from the number of passengers carried during July 2007. The passengers were
carried on 78,000 flights, down 0.9 percent from the 78,700 flights operated in
July 2007 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from the first seven months of 2007 to the first seven months of
2008 and from July 2007 to July 2008
(Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 5.9 percent
in the first seven months of 2008. In July, international RPMs were up 3.6
percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were up 6.7 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, international ASMs were up 5.5 percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.6 load factor points
to 79.6 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, international load factor was down 1.5
load factor points to 83.7 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 4.9 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, international flight stage length
was up 4.8 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was up 1.4 percent in the first seven months of 2008. In July, international passenger trip length was up 2.3 percent.
American carried
12.8 million international passengers in the first
seven months of 2008, the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In July, American carried 2.1 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 seven months of 2008, with 3.0
million international passenger boardings (Table 17). In July, Miami was the
busiest U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers with
490,100 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 84 carriers as of Oct. 7 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 July, 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 July and international
numbers through April 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 July, U.S. carriers reported 240,294 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through July, U.S. carriers reported 1,672,121 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Nov. 14 for the release of August
traffic data.
Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on U.S. Carriers
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
72.4 |
70.3 |
-2.9 |
452.1 |
448.5 |
-0.8 |
Flights (in thousands) |
939.1 |
915.5 |
-2.5 |
6,215.3 |
6,100.7 |
-1.8 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
79.9 |
78.7 |
-1.5 |
485.8 |
490.5 |
1.0 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
92.9 |
93.6 |
0.8 |
602.3 |
612.7 |
1.7 |
Load Factor* |
86.0 |
84.0 |
-1.9 |
80.7 |
80.1 |
-0.6 |
Flight Stage Length** |
717.8 |
733.5 |
2.2 |
704.6 |
724.5 |
2.8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,103.3 |
1,119.0 |
1.4 |
1,074.5 |
1,093.8 |
1.8 |
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 |
4.1 |
70.3 |
-2.9 |
August |
66.5 |
71.3 |
7.3 |
|
|
September |
56.4 |
59.2 |
4.9 |
|
|
October |
61.6 |
64.2 |
4.1 |
|
|
November |
60.3 |
61.9 |
2.7 |
|
|
December |
60.7 |
60.8 |
0.2 |
|
|
7 Mo. Total |
439.1 |
452.1 |
3.0 |
448.5 |
-0.8 |
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-July 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
61.622 |
1 |
59.450 |
3.7 |
2 |
American |
56.134 |
2 |
57.746 |
-2.8 |
3 |
Delta |
42.196 |
3 |
43.072 |
-2.0 |
4 |
United |
38.208 |
4 |
40.814 |
-6.4 |
5 |
US Airways** |
32.992 |
7 |
22.209 |
48.6 |
6 |
Northwest |
30.268 |
5 |
31.923 |
-5.2 |
7 |
Continental |
28.807 |
6 |
28.968 |
-0.6 |
8 |
AirTran |
14.760 |
8 |
13.783 |
7.1 |
9 |
JetBlue |
13.203 |
10 |
12.626 |
4.6 |
10 |
SkyWest |
12.388 |
9 |
12.795 |
-3.2 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways Jan-July 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-July 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 12.505 million
system passengers in Jan- July 2007.
Note: Percent changes based on
numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by July 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
9.363 |
1 |
9.658 |
-3.1 |
2 |
American |
8.805 |
2 |
9.127 |
-3.5 |
3 |
Delta |
6.861 |
3 |
7.005 |
-2.1 |
4 |
United |
5.979 |
4 |
6.281 |
-4.8 |
5 |
US Airways** |
5.057 |
7 |
3.425 |
47.6 |
6 |
Northwest |
4.701 |
5 |
4.930 |
-4.6 |
7 |
Continental |
4.537 |
6 |
4.587 |
-1.1 |
8 |
AirTran |
2.523 |
8 |
2.407 |
4.8 |
9 |
JetBlue |
2.092 |
10 |
2.014 |
3.8 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.920 |
9 |
2.045 |
-6.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** US Airways 2008 number is the report
of the merged US Airways and America West. The 2007 number was reported separately by US Airways. America West
reported 1.947 million system passengers in July 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 5: Top 10 U.S. Airports,
ranked by January-July 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
25.253 |
1 |
24.831 |
1.7 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
18.731 |
2 |
20.179 |
-7.2 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
15.947 |
3 |
16.450 |
-3.1 |
4 |
Denver |
14.296 |
4 |
13.964 |
2.4 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
13.487 |
5 |
13.918 |
-3.1 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
12.091 |
6 |
12.459 |
-3.0 |
7 |
Phoenix |
11.738 |
7 |
12.331 |
-4.8 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
11.730 |
8 |
11.869 |
-1.2 |
9 |
Orlando |
10.214 |
10 |
10.015 |
2.0 |
10 |
Detroit |
10.129 |
9 |
10.129 |
0.0 |
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 July 2008 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
4.066 |
1 |
4.054 |
0.3 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.965 |
2 |
3.148 |
-5.8 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.547 |
3 |
2.611 |
-2.4 |
4 |
Denver |
2.322 |
4 |
2.294 |
1.2 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
2.153 |
5 |
2.283 |
-5.7 |
6 |
Houston Bush |
1.833 |
7 |
1.816 |
0.9 |
7 |
Las Vegas |
1.755 |
6 |
1.913 |
-8.3 |
8 |
New York JFK |
1.714 |
9 |
1.639 |
4.6 |
9 |
Phoenix |
1.671 |
8 |
1.814 |
-7.9 |
10 |
Charlotte |
1.564 |
14 |
1.508 |
3.7 |
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) |
63.4 |
61.2 |
-3.5 |
398.7 |
392.6 |
-1.5 |
Flights (in thousands) |
860.4 |
837.5 |
-2.7 |
5,705.0 |
5,585.8 |
-2.1 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
56.6 |
54.5 |
-3.6 |
348.0 |
344.5 |
-1.0 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
65.6 |
64.8 |
-1.2 |
430.3 |
429.3 |
-0.2 |
Load Factor* |
86.3 |
84.2 |
-2.1 |
80.9 |
80.3 |
-0.6 |
Flight Stage Length** |
624.7 |
632.5 |
1.2 |
617.7 |
629.2 |
1.9 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
891.6 |
890.4 |
-0.1 |
872.9 |
877.5 |
0.5 |
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 |
63.4 |
4.3 |
61.2 |
-3.5 |
August |
58.3 |
62.7 |
7.5 |
|
|
September |
49.9 |
52.3 |
4.7 |
|
|
October |
55.1 |
57.2 |
3.8 |
|
|
November |
53.9 |
55.0 |
2.2 |
|
|
December |
53.5 |
53.3 |
-0.5 |
|
|
7 Mo. Total |
387.6 |
398.7 |
2.8 |
392.6 |
-1.5 |
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-July 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
61.622 |
1 |
59.450 |
3.7 |
2 |
American |
43.348 |
2 |
45.068 |
-3.8 |
3 |
Delta |
34.818 |
3 |
36.294 |
-4.1 |
4 |
United |
31.255 |
4 |
33.779 |
-7.5 |
5 |
US Airways* |
29.065 |
7 |
19.394 |
49.9 |
6 |
Northwest |
24.048 |
5 |
26.081 |
-7.8 |
7 |
Continental |
21.177 |
6 |
21.874 |
-3.2 |
8 |
AirTran |
14.760 |
8 |
13.751 |
7.3 |
9 |
JetBlue |
12.459 |
9 |
12.202 |
2.1 |
10 |
SkyWest |
11.681 |
10 |
12.164 |
-4.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways Jan-July 2008 number is
the report of the merged US Airways and America West. The Jan-July 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 11.692 million
domestic passengers in Jan- July 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by July 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
9.363 |
1 |
9.658 |
-3.1 |
2 |
American |
6.751 |
2 |
7.027 |
-3.9 |
3 |
Delta |
5.489 |
3 |
5.766 |
-4.8 |
4 |
United |
4.905 |
4 |
5.166 |
-5.0 |
5 |
US Airways* |
4.419 |
7 |
2.904 |
52.2 |
6 |
Northwest |
3.749 |
5 |
4.032 |
-7.0 |
7 |
Continental |
3.210 |
6 |
3.335 |
-3.8 |
8 |
AirTran |
2.523 |
8 |
2.402 |
5.0 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.955 |
10 |
1.923 |
1.7 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.801 |
9 |
1.939 |
-7.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* US Airways July 2008 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The July 2007 numbers were reported
separately by US Airways and America West. America West reported 1.844 million
domestic passengers in July 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 11: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-July 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
22.776 |
1 |
22.472 |
1.4 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
16.834 |
2 |
18.226 |
-7.6 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
14.691 |
3 |
15.185 |
-3.2 |
4 |
Denver |
13.817 |
4 |
13.542 |
2.0 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
12.328 |
5 |
12.723 |
-3.1 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
12.007 |
6 |
12.364 |
-2.9 |
7 |
Phoenix |
11.310 |
7 |
11.941 |
-5.3 |
8 |
Orlando |
10.141 |
9 |
9.965 |
1.8 |
9 |
Houston Bush |
9.715 |
8 |
9.986 |
-2.7 |
10 |
Charlotte |
9.438 |
12 |
9.031 |
4.5 |
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 July 2008 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
3.653 |
1 |
3.655 |
-0.1 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
2.683 |
2 |
2.854 |
-6.0 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
2.352 |
3 |
2.403 |
-2.1 |
4 |
Denver |
2.260 |
4 |
2.235 |
1.1 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.981 |
5 |
2.087 |
-5.1 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
1.745 |
6 |
1.900 |
-8.2 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.615 |
7 |
1.762 |
-8.4 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
1.495 |
8 |
1.498 |
-0.2 |
9 |
Seattle |
1.474 |
11 |
1.451 |
1.6 |
10 |
Charlotte |
1.464 |
12 |
1.414 |
3.5 |
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
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Passengers (in millions) |
8.9 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
53.5 |
55.9 |
4.5 |
Flights (in thousands) |
78.7 |
78.0 |
-0.9 |
510.3 |
515.0 |
0.9 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
23.3 |
24.1 |
3.6 |
137.8 |
146.0 |
5.9 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
27.3 |
28.8 |
5.5 |
171.9 |
183.4 |
6.7 |
Load Factor* |
85.2 |
83.7 |
-1.5 |
80.2 |
79.6 |
-0.6 |
Flight Stage Length** |
1,736.0 |
1,818.8 |
4.8 |
1,676.8 |
1,758.6 |
4.9 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,604.9 |
2,664.8 |
2.3 |
2,577.3 |
2,613.2 |
1.4 |
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 |
3.1 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
August |
8.2 |
8.7 |
6.2 |
|
|
September |
6.5 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
|
|
October |
6.6 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
|
|
November |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
|
|
December |
7.2 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
|
|
7 Mo. Total |
51.5 |
53.5 |
3.8 |
55.9 |
4.5 |
Yr. Total |
86.4 |
90.4 |
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-July 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
American |
12,785.9 |
1 |
12,678.3 |
0.8 |
2 |
Continental |
7,630.2 |
2 |
7,094.8 |
7.5 |
3 |
Delta |
7,378.0 |
4 |
6,777.8 |
8.9 |
4 |
United |
6,953.6 |
3 |
7,034.4 |
-1.1 |
5 |
Northwest |
6,220.4 |
5 |
5,841.9 |
6.5 |
6 |
US Airways* |
3,926.8 |
6 |
2,815.6 |
39.5 |
7 |
ExpressJet |
1,228.4 |
7 |
1,190.3 |
3.2 |
8 |
Executive |
995.8 |
8 |
1,048.2 |
-5.0 |
9 |
Spirit |
827.4 |
11 |
714.4 |
15.8 |
10 |
JetBlue |
743.9 |
17 |
424.1 |
75.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
*
US Airways Jan- July 2008 number is the report of the
merged US Airways and America West. The
Jan- July 2007 numbers were reported separately by US Airways and America West.
America West reported 813.1 thousand international passengers in Jan- July 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines requested confidentiality for its June
traffic data. Alaska's numbers are included in summary numbers in this
press release but not in individual airline ranking tables.
Table 16: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by July 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
American |
2,053.9 |
1 |
2,100.0 |
-2.2 |
2 |
Delta |
1,372.0 |
3 |
1,239.4 |
10.7 |
3 |
Continental |
1,326.8 |
2 |
1,251.8 |
6.0 |
4 |
United |
1,074.0 |
4 |
1,115.0 |
-3.7 |
5 |
Northwest |
952.1 |
5 |
897.8 |
6.1 |
6 |
US Airways* |
637.4 |
6 |
521.3 |
22.3 |
7 |
ExpressJet |
176.3 |
7 |
214.9 |
-18.0 |
8 |
Spirit |
164.3 |
9 |
167.5 |
-1.9 |
9 |
Executive |
154.6 |
8 |
171.8 |
-10.0 |
10 |
JetBlue |
136.8 |
13 |
91.2 |
49.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* US Airways 2008 number is the
report of the merged US Airways and America West. The 2007 number was reported separately by US
Airways and
America West. America West reported 103.0 thousand
international passengers in July 2007.
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: Alaska Airlines requested confidentiality for its June
traffic data. Alaska's numbers are included in summary numbers in this
press release but not in individual airline ranking tables.
Table 17: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-July 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
Miami |
3,006.9 |
1 |
2,817.4 |
6.7 |
2 |
New York JFK |
2,552.4 |
3 |
2,263.5 |
12.8 |
3 |
Atlanta |
2,477.1 |
2 |
2,359.0 |
5.0 |
4 |
Newark |
2,377.4 |
4 |
2,185.1 |
8.8 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
2,015.0 |
6 |
1,883.1 |
7.0 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
1,896.9 |
5 |
1,952.6 |
-2.9 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
1,256.0 |
7 |
1,265.0 |
-0.7 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
1,159.1 |
8 |
1,195.5 |
-3.0 |
9 |
San Francisco |
1,112.4 |
9 |
1,074.7 |
3.5 |
10 |
Detroit Metro |
1,015.0 |
10 |
970.2 |
4.6 |
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 July 2008 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
Miami |
490.1 |
1 |
469.3 |
4.4 |
2 |
New York JFK |
449.1 |
2 |
407.2 |
10.3 |
3 |
Atlanta |
413.1 |
3 |
398.6 |
3.6 |
4 |
Newark |
399.7 |
4 |
375.7 |
6.4 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
337.6 |
5 |
318.8 |
5.9 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
281.4 |
6 |
294.3 |
-4.4 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft.Worth |
195.3 |
7 |
207.9 |
-6.1 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
172.7 |
8 |
196.1 |
-11.9 |
9 |
San Francisco |
167.7 |
9 |
168.5 |
-0.5 |
10 |
Philadelphia |
157.9 |
10 |
159.3 |
-0.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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