Table 17 - Air Carrier Revenue Freight Ton-Miles and Passenger Miles: 1980 - 2004
(Billions)
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Percent
change, 1980-2004 |
Annual average percent growth rate, 1980-2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total freight ton-miles | 8 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 372.4 | 6.7 |
| Domestic freight ton-miles | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 274.1 | 5.7 |
| International freight ton-miles | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 505.7 | 7.8 |
| Total revenue passenger miles | 268 | 473 | 709 | 665 | 654 | 674 | 751 | 180.1 | 4.4 |
| Domestic revenue passenger miles | 204 | 346 | 516 | 487 | 482 | 505 | 557 | 172.4 | 4.3 |
| International revenue passenger miles | 63 | 126 | 193 | 178 | 172 | 169 | 194 | 206.2 | 4.8 |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2005, online version, available at www.bts.gov.