February 2009 Airline
Traffic: System Traffic Down 11.8 Percent in February from 2008 and Down 11.0
Percent for January-to-February
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Thursday, May 14, 2009 - The number of scheduled domestic
and international passengers on U.S. airlines in February 2009 declined by 11.8 percent from February 2008, dropping
by 6.7 million to 49.8 million in the largest decrease from the same month of
the previous year since December 2001, the Department of Transportation’s
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported (Table 1). February was the 12th consecutive month with
a decrease in passengers from 2008, dropping the number of scheduled airline
passengers to the lowest total since January 2004.
BTS, a part of DOT’s Research and
Innovative Technology Administration, in a release of preliminary data,
reported that U.S. airlines carried 11.9 percent fewer domestic passengers than in February 2008
in the largest year-to-year percent decline since December 2001. International passengers on U.S. carriers decreased 10.9 percent, the largest year-to-year decline since January 2002 (Tables 7, 13).
For the first
two months of 2009, the number of scheduled domestic and international
passengers on U.S. airlines declined by 11.0 percent from the same period in
2008, dropping to 101.6 million, 12.6 million fewer than a year earlier (Table
2).
U.S. airlines carried 11.4 percent
fewer domestic passengers and 8.6 percent less international passengers in the
first two months of 2009 than during the same period
in 2008 (Tables 7, 13).
Top Airlines
Southwest Airlines carried more
total system and more domestic passengers for the first two 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).
Top Airports
More total system and domestic
passengers boarded planes in the first two 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 1.5 million
domestic and international flights in the first two months of 2009, 9.9 percent
fewer than were operated during the same period in 2008 (Table 1). Domestic flights decreased 10.3 percent from
the previous year while international flights were down 6.5 percent (Tables 7,
13).
In February, U.S. airlines operated 720,500 scheduled domestic
and international flights, down 9.7 percent from the number of flights operated
in February 2008 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 9.9 percent
in February from a year earlier while international flights were down 7.6 percent
(Tables 7, 13).
System (Domestic + International) Comparisons (Tables 1-6)
In other total system comparisons from the first two months
of 2008 to the first two months of 2009 and from February 2008 to February 2009 (Table 1):
Revenue
passenger-miles (RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance
flown, were down 11.1 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, RPMs were down 12.6 percent.
Available
seat-miles (ASMs), a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and
the distance flown, were down 9.4 percent in the first
two months of 2009. In February,
ASMs were down 10.5 percent.
Passenger load
factor, passenger miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was
down 1.4 load factor points at 73.1 percent in the first
two months of 2009. In February,
load factor decreased 1.7 load factor points to 73.3 percent.
Flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was down 0.5 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, flight stage
length was down 1.1 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was down 0.1 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, passenger trip length was down
1.0 percent.
Among U.S. airlines, Southwest carried 14.1 million passengers on its system in the first two months of 2009, the most of any airline (Table
3). In February, Southwest carried 7.1 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 two months of 2009, with 6.1
million domestic and international passenger boardings (Table 5). In February, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was
the busiest
U.S. airport with 2.9 million domestic and international passenger boardings on U.
S. carriers (Table 6).
Domestic Air Travel
(Tables 7-12)
U.S. airlines carried 88.5 million
scheduled domestic passengers during the first two
months of 2009, down 11.4 percent from the 99.8 million carried during the
same period in 2008 (Table 7). The passengers were carried on 1.4 million
flights, down 10.3 percent from the number of flights operated in 2008 (Table
7).
In the most recent data month,
February, the airlines carried 43.7 million scheduled domestic passengers, down
11.9 percent from the number of passengers carried during February 2008 (Table
8). The passengers were carried on 657,800 flights, down 9.9 percent from the 730,200
flights operated in February 2008 (Table 7).
In other domestic
comparisons from the first two months of 2008 to the first two months of 2009
and from February 2008 to February 2009 (Table 7):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles
(RPMs), a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down
12.0 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, domestic RPMs were down 12.9 percent.
Domestic available seat-miles (ASMs),
a measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were down 11.6 percent in the first two months of
2009. In February, domestic ASMs
were down 12.1 percent.
Domestic passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 0.4 load factor points
at 74.0 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, domestic load factor was down 0.7
load factor points at 75.2 percent.
Domestic flight stage length, the
average non-stop distance flown per departure, was down 1.8 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, domestic flight stage length was
down 2.1 percent.
Domestic passenger trip length, the
average distance flown per passenger, was down 0.7 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, domestic passenger trip length
was down 1.1 percent.
Southwest carried 14.1 million domestic
passengers in the first two months of 2009,
the most of any airline (Table 9). In February, Southwest carried 7.1 million domestic passengers, the most of any airline
(Table 10).
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the
busiest domestic airport in the first two months of
2009, with 5.5 million domestic passenger boardings (Table 11). In February,
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest domestic airport with 2.7 million
domestic passenger boardings (Table 12).
International Air
Travel (Tables 13-18)
U.S. airlines carried 13.2 million
scheduled international passengers during the first
two months of 2009, down 8.6 percent from the 14.4 million carried
during the same period in 2008 (Table 14). The passengers were carried on 131,500
flights, down 6.5 percent from the 140,700 flights operated in 2008 (Table 13).
In the most recent data month,
February, the airlines carried 6.2 million scheduled international passengers, down
10.9 percent from the number of passengers carried during February 2008. The
passengers were carried on 62,700 flights, down 7.6 percent from the 67,800 flights
operated in February 2008 (Table 13).
In other international
comparisons from the first two months of 2008 to the first two months of 2009
and from February 2008 to February 2009 (Table 13):
International revenue passenger-miles (RPMs), a
measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were down 8.8 percent
in the first two months of 2009. In February, international RPMs were down 12.1
percent.
International available seat-miles (ASMs), a
measure of airline capacity using the number of seats and the distance flown,
were down 4.1 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, international ASMs were down 6.7
percent.
International passenger load factor, passenger
miles as a proportion of available seat-miles, was down 3.6 load factor points
to 71.1 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, international load factor was down
3.9 load factor points to 68.9 percent.
International flight stage length, the average
non-stop distance flown per departure, was up 2.2 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, international flight stage
length was up 1.1 percent.
International passenger trip length, the average
distance flown per passenger, was down 0.3 percent in the first two months of 2009. In February, international passenger trip
length was down 1.4 percent.
American carried
3.0 million international passengers in the first two
months of 2009, the most of any
U.S. airline (Table
15). In February, American carried 1.4
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 two months of 2009, with 802,000 international
passenger boardings (Table 17). In February, Miami was the
busiest U.S. airport
for international travel on U.S. carriers with
371,900 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 82 carriers as of May 5 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 can be found on the BTS website in the
Airline Industry box. Click on a link in
the column on the right.
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 November, 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 February and international
numbers through November 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 February, U.S. carriers reported 195,524 foreign point-to-point
passengers. For January through February, U.S. carriers reported 444,514 foreign point-to-point
passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled June 11 for the release of March
traffic data.
Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline
Travel on
U.S. Airlines
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
56.5 |
49.8 |
-11.8 |
114.2 |
101.6 |
-11.0 |
Flights (in thousands) |
798.1 |
720.5 |
-9.7 |
1,663.6 |
1,498.1 |
-9.9 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
60.3 |
52.7 |
-12.6 |
123.8 |
110.1 |
-11.1 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
80.4 |
71.9 |
-10.5 |
166.2 |
150.6 |
-9.4 |
Load Factor* |
75.0 |
73.3 |
-1.7 |
74.5 |
73.1 |
-1.4 |
Flight Stage Length** |
725.3 |
717.3 |
-1.1 |
722.4 |
718.9 |
-0.5 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
1,067.9 |
1,057.7 |
-1.0 |
1,084.4 |
1,083.6 |
-0.1 |
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. Airlines
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
57.1 |
57.7 |
1.1 |
51.8 |
-10.2 |
February |
54.1 |
56.5 |
4.4 |
49.8 |
-11.8 |
March |
67.2 |
67.1 |
-0.1 |
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April |
64.9 |
63.1 |
-2.8 |
|
|
May |
66.8 |
65.9 |
-1.3 |
|
|
June |
69.7 |
67.8 |
-2.7 |
|
|
July |
72.4 |
70.3 |
-2.9 |
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|
August |
71.3 |
67.7 |
-5.1 |
|
|
September |
59.2 |
54.2 |
-8.4 |
|
|
October |
64.2 |
59.7 |
-7.1 |
|
|
November |
61.9 |
54.1 |
-12.7 |
|
|
December |
60.8 |
57.4 |
-5.7 |
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2 Mo. Total |
111.2 |
114.2 |
2.7 |
101.6 |
-11.0 |
Yr. Total |
769.6 |
741.4 |
-3.7 |
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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-February 2009 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
14.062 |
1 |
15.399 |
-8.7 |
2 |
American |
12.909 |
2 |
14.809 |
-12.8 |
3 |
Delta |
10.002 |
3 |
10.588 |
-5.5 |
4 |
United |
8.166 |
4 |
9.497 |
-14.0 |
5 |
US Airways |
7.890 |
5 |
8.576 |
-8.0 |
6 |
Continental |
6.308 |
7 |
7.339 |
-14.0 |
7 |
Northwest |
6.116 |
6 |
7.728 |
-20.9 |
8 |
JetBlue |
3.296 |
9 |
3.435 |
-4.0 |
9 |
AirTran |
3.286 |
8 |
3.516 |
-6.5 |
10 |
SkyWest |
2.967 |
10 |
3.189 |
-7.0 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus international
Note: Percent changes based on
numbers prior to rounding.
Table 4: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by February 2009 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
7.068 |
1 |
7.745 |
-8.7 |
2 |
American |
6.212 |
2 |
7.139 |
-13.0 |
3 |
Delta |
4.739 |
3 |
5.244 |
-9.6 |
4 |
United |
3.954 |
4 |
4.721 |
-16.2 |
5 |
US Airways |
3.842 |
5 |
4.259 |
-9.8 |
6 |
Continental |
3.059 |
7 |
3.609 |
-15.2 |
7 |
Northwest |
2.984 |
6 |
3.832 |
-22.1 |
8 |
JetBlue |
1.636 |
9 |
1.708 |
-4.2 |
9 |
AirTran |
1.619 |
8 |
1.885 |
-14.1 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.471 |
10 |
1.601 |
-8.1 |
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 January-February 2009 System* Scheduled Enplanements on
U.S. Airlines**
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
6.086 |
1 |
6.326 |
-3.8 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
3.972 |
2 |
4.518 |
-12.1 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
3.795 |
3 |
4.196 |
-9.6 |
4 |
Denver |
3.371 |
4 |
3.565 |
-5.4 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
3.009 |
5 |
3.436 |
-12.4 |
6 |
Phoenix |
2.788 |
7 |
3.129 |
-10.9 |
7 |
Las Vegas |
2.717 |
6 |
3.205 |
-15.2 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
2.712 |
8 |
3.024 |
-10.3 |
9 |
Charlotte |
2.556 |
10 |
2.598 |
-1.6 |
10 |
Orlando |
2.390 |
9 |
2.756 |
-13.3 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** Numbers do not include
international enplanements on foreign carriers
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to
rounding.
Table 6: Top 10
U.S. Airports ranked by February 2009 System* Scheduled Enplanements on
U.S. Airlines**
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
2.924 |
1 |
3.193 |
-8.4 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
1.965 |
2 |
2.218 |
-11.4 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
1.855 |
3 |
2.064 |
-10.1 |
4 |
Denver |
1.646 |
4 |
1.788 |
-8.0 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.455 |
5 |
1.682 |
-13.5 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
1.355 |
6 |
1.593 |
-15.0 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.351 |
7 |
1.571 |
-14.0 |
8 |
Houston Bush |
1.307 |
8 |
1.452 |
-10.0 |
9 |
Charlotte |
1.254 |
11 |
1.299 |
-3.4 |
10 |
Orlando |
1.165 |
9 |
1.367 |
-14.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus
international
** Numbers do not include
international enplanements on foreign carriers
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on
U.S. Airlines
Excel | CSV
Passengers (in millions) |
49.6 |
43.7 |
-11.9 |
99.8 |
88.5 |
-11.4 |
Flights (in thousands) |
730.2 |
657.8 |
-9.9 |
1,523.0 |
1,366.6 |
-10.3 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
43.2 |
37.6 |
-12.9 |
87.4 |
76.9 |
-12.0 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
56.9 |
50.0 |
-12.1 |
117.5 |
103.9 |
-11.6 |
Load Factor* |
75.9 |
75.2 |
-0.7 |
74.4 |
74.0 |
-0.4 |
Flight Stage Length** |
632.5 |
619.5 |
-2.1 |
630.3 |
619.0 |
-1.8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
871.2 |
861.9 |
-1.1 |
875.8 |
869.5 |
-0.7 |
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. Airlines
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
January |
50.0 |
50.2 |
0.4 |
44.8 |
-10.8 |
February |
47.8 |
49.6 |
3.8 |
43.7 |
-11.9 |
March |
59.2 |
58.6 |
-1.1 |
|
|
April |
57.4 |
55.5 |
-3.3 |
|
|
May |
59.3 |
57.9 |
-2.3 |
|
|
June |
61.5 |
59.4 |
-3.4 |
|
|
July |
63.5 |
61.3 |
-3.4 |
|
|
August |
62.7 |
58.8 |
-6.1 |
|
|
September |
52.3 |
47.7 |
-8.9 |
|
|
October |
57.2 |
53.0 |
-7.4 |
|
|
November |
55.0 |
47.7 |
-13.4 |
|
|
December |
53.3 |
50.2 |
-5.7 |
|
|
2 Mo. Total |
97.8 |
99.8 |
2.1 |
88.5 |
-11.4 |
Yr. Total |
679.2 |
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 January-February 2009 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
14.062 |
1 |
15.399 |
-8.7 |
2 |
American |
9.864 |
2 |
11.383 |
-13.3 |
3 |
Delta |
8.364 |
3 |
8.905 |
-6.1 |
4 |
US Airways |
6.862 |
5 |
7.631 |
-10.1 |
5 |
United |
6.640 |
4 |
7.669 |
-13.4 |
6 |
Northwest |
4.662 |
6 |
6.093 |
-23.5 |
7 |
Continental |
4.558 |
7 |
5.486 |
-16.9 |
8 |
AirTran |
3.265 |
8 |
3.516 |
-7.1 |
9 |
JetBlue |
2.982 |
9 |
3.257 |
-8.5 |
10 |
SkyWest |
2.787 |
10 |
3.012 |
-7.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 10: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by February 2009 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Southwest |
7.068 |
1 |
7.745 |
-8.7 |
2 |
American |
4.817 |
2 |
5.532 |
-12.9 |
3 |
Delta |
4.013 |
3 |
4.457 |
-10.0 |
4 |
US Airways |
3.330 |
5 |
3.798 |
-12.3 |
5 |
United |
3.261 |
4 |
3.854 |
-15.4 |
6 |
Northwest |
2.300 |
6 |
3.018 |
-23.8 |
7 |
Continental |
2.233 |
7 |
2.714 |
-17.7 |
8 |
AirTran |
1.609 |
8 |
1.885 |
-14.7 |
9 |
JetBlue |
1.469 |
9 |
1.618 |
-9.2 |
10 |
SkyWest |
1.380 |
10 |
1.509 |
-8.6 |
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 January-February
2009 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
5.508 |
1 |
5.724 |
-3.8 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
3.539 |
2 |
4.045 |
-12.5 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
3.495 |
3 |
3.855 |
-9.3 |
4 |
Denver |
3.251 |
4 |
3.438 |
-5.4 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
2.776 |
6 |
3.125 |
-11.1 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
2.693 |
5 |
3.179 |
-15.3 |
7 |
Phoenix |
2.650 |
7 |
3.007 |
-11.9 |
8 |
Charlotte |
2.381 |
10 |
2.422 |
-1.7 |
9 |
Orlando |
2.371 |
8 |
2.744 |
-13.6 |
10 |
Houston Bush |
2.224 |
9 |
2.517 |
-11.6 |
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 February 2009 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Excel | CSV
1 |
Atlanta |
2.659 |
1 |
2.900 |
-8.3 |
2 |
Chicago O'Hare |
1.759 |
2 |
1.990 |
-11.6 |
3 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
1.711 |
3 |
1.898 |
-9.9 |
4 |
Denver |
1.585 |
4 |
1.725 |
-8.1 |
5 |
Los Angeles |
1.346 |
6 |
1.532 |
-12.2 |
6 |
Las Vegas |
1.342 |
5 |
1.580 |
-15.1 |
7 |
Phoenix |
1.282 |
7 |
1.510 |
-15.2 |
8 |
Charlotte |
1.164 |
9 |
1.210 |
-3.9 |
9 |
Orlando |
1.155 |
8 |
1.361 |
-15.1 |
10 |
Houston Bush |
1.072 |
10 |
1.199 |
-10.6 |
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. Airlines
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Passengers (in millions) |
6.9 |
6.2 |
-10.9 |
14.4 |
13.2 |
-8.6 |
Flights (in thousands) |
67.8 |
62.7 |
-7.6 |
140.7 |
131.5 |
-6.5 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) |
17.1 |
15.1 |
-12.1 |
36.4 |
33.2 |
-8.8 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) |
23.5 |
21.9 |
-6.7 |
48.7 |
46.7 |
-4.1 |
Load Factor* |
72.8 |
68.9 |
-3.9 |
74.7 |
71.1 |
-3.6 |
Flight Stage Length** |
1,724.1 |
1,743.7 |
1.1 |
1,719.6 |
1,757.3 |
2.2 |
Passenger Trip Length*** |
2,478.4 |
2,444.8 |
-1.4 |
2,531.9 |
2,524.1 |
-0.3 |
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. Airlines
Passenger
numbers in millions (000,000)
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January |
7.1 |
7.5 |
4.9 |
7.0 |
-6.4 |
February |
6.3 |
6.9 |
9.3 |
6.2 |
-10.9 |
March |
7.9 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
|
|
April |
7.5 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
|
|
May |
7.5 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
|
|
June |
8.2 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
|
|
July |
8.9 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
|
|
August |
8.7 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
|
|
September |
6.9 |
6.6 |
-5.0 |
|
|
October |
7.0 |
6.7 |
-3.6 |
|
|
November |
6.9 |
6.4 |
-6.8 |
|
|
December |
7.5 |
7.1 |
-5.6 |
|
|
2 Mo. Total |
13.4 |
14.4 |
7.0 |
13.2 |
-8.6 |
Yr. Total |
90.5 |
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 January-February
2009 International Scheduled
Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
American |
3,044.8 |
1 |
3,426.4 |
-11.1 |
2 |
Continental |
1,750.3 |
2 |
1,853.9 |
-5.6 |
3 |
Delta |
1,637.5 |
4 |
1,683.0 |
-2.7 |
4 |
United |
1,526.2 |
3 |
1,828.3 |
-16.5 |
5 |
Northwest |
1,454.0 |
5 |
1,634.4 |
-11.0 |
6 |
US Airways |
1,028.3 |
6 |
944.7 |
8.9 |
7 |
JetBlue |
314.4 |
12 |
178.0 |
76.6 |
8 |
Alaska |
295.7 |
7 |
398.6 |
-25.8 |
9 |
ExpressJet |
254.6 |
8 |
333.3 |
-23.6 |
10 |
Continental
Micronesia |
183.5 |
10 |
217.3 |
-15.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Note:
Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 16: Top 10
U.S. Airlines, ranked by February 2009 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
American |
1,394.9 |
1 |
1,607.6 |
-13.2 |
2 |
Continental |
826.1 |
2 |
894.6 |
-7.7 |
3 |
Delta |
726.6 |
5 |
786.5 |
-7.6 |
4 |
United |
693.6 |
3 |
866.8 |
-20.0 |
5 |
Northwest |
684.6 |
4 |
813.6 |
-15.9 |
6 |
US Airways |
512.6 |
6 |
460.6 |
11.3 |
7 |
JetBlue |
167.2 |
13 |
90.1 |
85.7 |
8 |
Alaska |
142.2 |
7 |
195.6 |
-27.3 |
9 |
ExpressJet |
124.4 |
8 |
164.7 |
-24.5 |
10 |
SkyWest |
91.2 |
12 |
91.3 |
-0.1 |
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 January-February
2009 International Scheduled
Enplanements on
U.S. Airlines*
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
Miami |
802.1 |
1 |
813.7 |
-1.4 |
2 |
Atlanta |
578.6 |
2 |
602.2 |
-3.9 |
3 |
New York JFK |
558.9 |
3 |
590.7 |
-5.4 |
4 |
Newark |
525.6 |
4 |
559.2 |
-6.0 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
488.0 |
5 |
507.2 |
-3.8 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
433.0 |
6 |
473.6 |
-8.6 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
300.1 |
7 |
341.3 |
-12.1 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
232.6 |
8 |
311.4 |
-25.3 |
9 |
Washington Dulles |
214.2 |
12 |
218.3 |
-1.9 |
10 |
San Francisco |
212.3 |
9 |
286.4 |
-25.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* Numbers do not include
international enplanements on foreign carriers
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 18: Top 10
U.S. Airports, ranked by February 2009 International Scheduled Enplanements on
U.S. Airlines*
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
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1 |
Miami |
371.9 |
1 |
386.3 |
-3.7 |
2 |
Atlanta |
266.0 |
2 |
293.0 |
-9.2 |
3 |
New York JFK |
265.3 |
3 |
288.5 |
-8.0 |
4 |
Newark |
250.7 |
4 |
272.3 |
-7.9 |
5 |
Houston Bush |
235.1 |
5 |
253.6 |
-7.3 |
6 |
Chicago O'Hare |
205.7 |
6 |
227.7 |
-9.6 |
7 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth |
144.2 |
7 |
165.2 |
-12.7 |
8 |
Los Angeles |
109.1 |
8 |
149.4 |
-27.0 |
9 |
Minneapolis |
107.9 |
11 |
124.6 |
-13.4 |
10 |
San Francisco |
99.8 |
9 |
140.8 |
-29.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* Numbers do not include
international enplanements on foreign carriers
Note: Percent changes based
on numbers prior to rounding.
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