June 2010 Airline Traffic Data: System Traffic Up 2.3 Percent from June 2009
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported in a release of preliminary data that U.S. airlines carried 65.0 million scheduled domestic and international passengers in June 2010. This is a 2.3 percent increase from June 2009 (Table 1). The June 2010 passenger total was 4.4 percent below that of two years ago in June 2008 (Table 2).
BTS, a part of DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, also reported that U.S. airlines carried 1.4 percent more domestic passengers in June 2010 than in June 2009. The number of international passengers on U.S. carriers increased 8.4 percent over June 2009 (Tables 7, 13). The June 2010 load factors of 86.2 percent systemwide, 86.3 percent domestic and 85.9 percent international were the highest recorded for any June (Tables 1, 7, 13).
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. For more historic numbers, see Traffic on the BTS website.
For the first six months of 2010, the number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines increased 1.2 percent from the same period in 2009 to 349.5 million (Table 2). The number of passengers declined 8.0 percent from the first six months of 2008 to the first six months of 2010.
U.S. airlines carried 0.7 percent more domestic passengers and 4.3 percent more international passengers in the first six months of 2010 than during the same period in 2009 (Tables 7, 13).
Top Airlines in June
In June, Delta Air Lines carried more total system and international passengers than any other U.S. airline (Tables 4, 16). Southwest Airlines carried the most domestic passengers (Table 10).
During the first six months of 2010, Delta carried more total system and international passengers than any other U.S. airline (Tables 3, 15). Southwest carried the most domestic passengers (Table 9). See notes under airline ranking tables for more details on Delta's report.
Top Airports in June
In June, more total system and domestic passengers boarded planes at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International than at any other U.S. airport (Tables 6 and 12); and more international passengers boarded U.S. carriers at New York JFK than at any other U.S. airport (Table 18).
During the first six months of 2010, more total system and domestic passengers boarded planes 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
In June, U.S. airlines operated 822,000 scheduled domestic and international flights, down 0.7 percent from the number of flights operated in June 2009 (Table 1). The number of domestic flights decreased 1.2 percent in June from a year earlier while international flights were up 5.9 percent (Tables 7, 13).
During the first six months of 2010, U.S. carriers operated 4.7 million domestic and international flights, 1.7 percent fewer than were operated during the same period in 2009 (Table 1). Domestic flights decreased 2.0 percent from the previous year while international flights were up 1.3 percent (Tables 7, 13).
For other comparisons from the first six months of 2009 to the first six months of 2010 and from June 2009 to June 2010, see the following tables:
System (Domestic + International) (Tables 1-6)
Table 1 (June and
January through June):
Revenue passenger-miles (RPMs)
Available seat-miles (ASMs)
Passenger load factor
Flight stage length
Passenger trip length
Table 2
System scheduled enplanements on U.S. airlines by month
since January 2008
Airline Rankings
Table 3
January through June: Top 10 airlines by scheduled passenger
enplanements
Table 4
June: Top 10 airlines by scheduled passenger enplanements
Airport Rankings
Table 5
January through June: Top 10 airports by scheduled passenger
enplanements on U.S. airlines
Table 6
June: Top 10 airports by scheduled passenger enplanements on
U.S. airlines
Scheduled Domestic Air Travel (Tables 7-12)
Table 7 (June and
January through June):
Domestic revenue passenger-miles (RPMs)
Domestic available seat-miles (ASMs)
Domestic passenger load factor
Domestic flight stage length
Domestic passenger trip length
Table 8
Domestic scheduled enplanements on U.S. airlines by month
since January 2008
Airline Rankings
Table 9
January through June: Top 10 domestic airlines by scheduled
passenger enplanements
Table 10
June: Top 10 domestic airlines by scheduled passenger
enplanements
Airport Rankings
Table 11
January through June: Top 10 domestic airports by scheduled
passenger enplanements
Table 12
June: Top 10 domestic airports by scheduled passenger
enplanements
Scheduled International Air Travel on U.S. Airlines (Tables 13-18)
Table 13 (June
and January through June):
International revenue passenger-miles on U.S. airlines (RPMs)
International available seat-miles on U.S. airlines (ASMs)
International passenger load factor on U.S. airlines
International flight stage length on U.S. airlines
International passenger trip length on U.S. airlines
Table 14
International scheduled enplanements on U.S. airlines by
month since January 2008
Airline Rankings
Table 15
January through June: Top 10 U.S. airlines by scheduled
international passenger enplanements
Table 16
June: Top 10 U.S. airlines by scheduled international
passenger enplanements
Airport Rankings
Table 17
January through June: Top 10 airports by scheduled
international passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines
Table 18
June: Top 10 airports by scheduled international passenger
enplanements on U.S. airlines
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 Sept. 3 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/.
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 June, 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 June and international numbers through March 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 June, U.S. carriers reported 221,612 foreign point-to-point passengers. For January through June, U.S. carriers reported 1,389,180 foreign point-to-point passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Oct. 15 for the release of July traffic data.
Table 1: Scheduled System (Domestic and International) Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines
Monthly | Year-to-Date | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 2009 | June 2010 | Change % | 2009 | 2010 | Change % | |
Passengers (in millions) | 63.6 | 65.0 | 2.3 | 345.5 | 349.5 | 1.2 |
Flights (in thousands) | 827.4 | 822.0 | -0.7 | 4,755.4 | 4,673.0 | -1.7 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) | 70.6 | 73.6 | 4.3 | 375.2 | 384.0 | 2.3 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) | 83.8 | 85.4 | 1.9 | 477.9 | 473.9 | -0.8 |
Load Factor* | 84.2 | 86.2 | 2.0 | 78.5 | 81.0 | 2.5 |
Flight Stage Length** | 722.2 | 737.4 | 2.1 | 719.0 | 726.8 | 1.1 |
Passenger Trip Length*** | 1,110.0 | 1,132.1 | 2.0 | 1,086.1 | 1,098.7 | 1.2 |
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)
2008 | 2009 | 2008-2009 Pct. Change | 2010 | 2009-2010 Pct. Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 57.7 | 51.8 | -10.2 | 52.5 | 1.4 |
February | 57.1 | 49.8 | -12.6 | 48.7 | -2.3 |
March | 67.7 | 61.0 | -10.0 | 62.2 | 2.0 |
April | 63.2 | 59.5 | -5.8 | 59.6 | 0.2 |
May | 66.0 | 59.7 | -9.5 | 61.5 | 2.9 |
June | 68.0 | 63.6 | -6.5 | 65.0 | 2.3 |
July | 70.5 | 68.1 | -3.4 | ||
August | 67.8 | 65.0 | -4.1 | ||
September | 54.2 | 54.7 | 0.8 | ||
October | 59.7 | 58.8 | -1.5 | ||
November | 54.1 | 54.8 | 1.4 | ||
December | 57.4 | 56.9 | -0.8 | ||
6 Mo. Total | 379.7 | 345.5 | -9.0 | 349.5 | 1.2 |
Yr. Total | 743.3 | 703.8 | -5.3 |
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-June 2010 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Carrier | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delta** | 53.411 | 3 | 33.069 | 61.5 |
2 | Southwest | 51.249 | 1 | 49.555 | 3.4 |
3 | American | 42.347 | 2 | 42.428 | -0.2 |
4 | United | 26.478 | 4 | 27.713 | -4.5 |
5 | US Airways | 25.356 | 5 | 25.840 | -1.9 |
6 | Continental | 21.317 | 6 | 21.638 | -1.5 |
7 | AirTran | 11.935 | 8 | 11.537 | 3.5 |
8 | SkyWest | 11.700 | 10 | 10.066 | 16.2 |
9 | JetBlue | 11.609 | 9 | 10.940 | 6.1 |
10 | ExpressJet | 7.920 | 14 | 6.193 | 27.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus international
** Delta's Jan-June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The January-June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 20.649 million system passengers in January-June 2009.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 4: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2010 System* Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
June 2010 Rank | Carrier | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delta** | 10.391 | 3 | 6.099 | 70.4 |
2 | Southwest | 9.562 | 1 | 9.005 | 6.2 |
3 | American | 7.649 | 2 | 7.629 | 0.3 |
4 | United | 4.915 | 4 | 5.157 | -4.7 |
5 | US Airways | 4.590 | 5 | 4.509 | 1.8 |
6 | Continental | 3.928 | 6 | 3.973 | -1.1 |
7 | AirTran | 2.312 | 8 | 2.211 | 4.6 |
8 | SkyWest | 2.156 | 9 | 1.904 | 13.3 |
9 | JetBlue | 2.089 | 10 | 1.902 | 9.9 |
10 | ExpressJet | 1.569 | 14 | 1.269 | 23.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
* System equals domestic plus international
** Delta's June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 3.887million system passengers in June 2009.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 5: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January- June 2010 System* Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines**
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Airport | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta | 20.662 | 1 | 20.417 | 1.2 |
2 | Chicago O'Hare | 14.480 | 2 | 14.057 | 3.0 |
3 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 13.007 | 3 | 12.827 | 1.4 |
4 | Denver | 12.002 | 4 | 11.430 | 5.0 |
5 | Los Angeles | 10.941 | 5 | 10.389 | 5.3 |
6 | Phoenix | 9.446 | 6 | 9.248 | 2.1 |
7 | Houston Bush | 9.171 | 8 | 9.122 | 0.5 |
8 | Charlotte | 8.810 | 9 | 8.512 | 3.5 |
9 | Las Vegas | 8.777 | 7 | 9.168 | -4.3 |
10 | Orlando | 7.936 | 11 | 7.830 | 1.4 |
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.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 6: Top 10 U.S. Airports ranked by June 2010 System* Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines**
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
June 2010 Rank | Airport | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta | 3.875 | 1 | 3.813 | 1.6 |
2 | Chicago O'Hare | 2.739 | 2 | 2.656 | 3.1 |
3 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 2.439 | 3 | 2.416 | 1.0 |
4 | Denver | 2.291 | 4 | 2.190 | 4.6 |
5 | Los Angeles | 2.101 | 5 | 1.989 | 5.7 |
6 | Houston Bush | 1.727 | 6 | 1.718 | 0.5 |
7 | Charlotte | 1.647 | 9 | 1.517 | 8.6 |
8 | Phoenix | 1.617 | 8 | 1.564 | 3.3 |
9 | San Francisco | 1.542 | 10 | 1.492 | 3.4 |
10 | Las Vegas | 1.528 | 7 | 1.579 | -3.2 |
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.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases.
Table 7: Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines
Monthly | Year-to-Date | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 2009 | June 2010 | Change % | 2009 | 2010 | Change % | |
Passengers (in millions) | 55.9 | 56.7 | 1.4 | 303.1 | 305.3 | 0.7 |
Flights (in thousands) | 759.1 | 749.6 | -1.2 | 4,349.2 | 4,261.5 | -2.0 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) | 49.3 | 50.4 | 2.2 | 264.1 | 267.9 | 1.4 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) | 57.7 | 58.4 | 1.1 | 330.7 | 329.2 | -0.5 |
Load Factor* | 85.4 | 86.3 | 0.9 | 79.9 | 81.4 | 1.5 |
Flight Stage Length** | 619.4 | 630.7 | 1.8 | 619.2 | 627.3 | 1.3 |
Passenger Trip Length*** | 881.9 | 889.0 | 0.8 | 871.5 | 877.4 | 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)
2008 | 2009 | 2008-2009 Pct. Change | 2010 | 2009-2010 Pct. Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 50.2 | 44.8 | -10.8 | 45.5 | 1.5 |
February | 50.1 | 43.7 | -12.9 | 42.4 | -2.8 |
March | 59.2 | 53.5 | -9.6 | 54.4 | 1.7 |
April | 55.6 | 52.2 | -6.1 | 52.5 | 0.5 |
May | 58.0 | 52.9 | -8.8 | 53.8 | 1.7 |
June | 59.6 | 55.9 | -6.2 | 56.7 | 1.4 |
July | 61.4 | 59.5 | -3.2 | ||
August | 59.0 | 56.6 | -4.1 | ||
September | 47.7 | 48.2 | 1.1 | ||
October | 53.0 | 52.3 | -1.3 | ||
November | 47.7 | 48.6 | 1.9 | ||
December | 50.2 | 49.8 | -0.9 | ||
6 Mo. Total | 332.8 | 303.1 | -8.9 | 305.3 | 0.7 |
Yr. Total | 651.7 | 618.0 | -5.2 |
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-June 2010 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Carrier | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southwest | 51.249 | 1 | 49.555 | 3.4 |
2 | Delta* | 43.344 | 3 | 27.345 | 58.5 |
3 | American | 32.536 | 2 | 32.812 | -0.8 |
4 | US Airways | 21.939 | 5 | 22.408 | -2.1 |
5 | United | 21.280 | 4 | 22.678 | -6.2 |
6 | Continental | 15.021 | 7 | 15.702 | -4.3 |
7 | AirTran | 11.702 | 8 | 11.459 | 2.1 |
8 | SkyWest | 11.001 | 10 | 9.505 | 15.7 |
9 | JetBlue | 10.151 | 9 | 9.856 | 3.0 |
10 | American Eagle | 7.294 | 11 | 7.193 | 1.4 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* Delta's January-June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The January-June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 16.309 million domestic passengers in January-June 2009.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 10: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2010 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
June 2010 Rank | Carrier | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southwest | 9.562 | 1 | 9.005 | 6.2 |
2 | Delta* | 8.334 | 3 | 4.881 | 70.7 |
3 | American | 5.826 | 2 | 5.902 | -1.3 |
4 | US Airways | 3.938 | 5 | 3.906 | 0.8 |
5 | United | 3.924 | 4 | 4.214 | -6.9 |
6 | Continental | 2.739 | 7 | 2.875 | -4.7 |
7 | AirTran | 2.264 | 8 | 2.195 | 3.2 |
8 | SkyWest | 2.039 | 9 | 1.805 | 13.0 |
9 | JetBlue | 1.809 | 10 | 1.709 | 5.9 |
10 | ExpressJet | 1.411 | 14 | 1.102 | 28.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
* Delta's June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 3.180 million domestic passengers in June 2009.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 11: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-June 2010 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Airport | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta | 18.661 | 1 | 18.432 | 1.2 |
2 | Chicago O'Hare | 12.998 | 2 | 12.585 | 3.3 |
3 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 11.945 | 3 | 11.875 | 0.6 |
4 | Denver | 11.627 | 4 | 11.078 | 5.0 |
5 | Los Angeles | 10.122 | 5 | 9.662 | 4.8 |
6 | Phoenix | 9.012 | 7 | 8.874 | 1.6 |
7 | Las Vegas | 8.769 | 6 | 9.096 | -3.6 |
8 | Charlotte | 8.185 | 8 | 7.921 | 3.3 |
9 | Orlando | 7.816 | 9 | 7.752 | 0.8 |
10 | Houston Bush | 7.521 | 10 | 7.573 | -0.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 12: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by June 2010 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
June 2010 Rank | Airport | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlanta | 3.465 | 1 | 3.402 | 1.9 |
2 | Chicago O'Hare | 2.450 | 2 | 2.382 | 2.8 |
3 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 2.234 | 3 | 2.237 | -0.1 |
4 | Denver | 2.234 | 4 | 2.138 | 4.5 |
5 | Los Angeles | 1.957 | 5 | 1.856 | 5.5 |
6 | Phoenix | 1.546 | 7 | 1.516 | 2.0 |
7 | Las Vegas | 1.527 | 6 | 1.570 | -2.8 |
8 | Charlotte | 1.521 | 8 | 1.418 | 7.3 |
9 | Houston Bush | 1.409 | 9 | 1.407 | 0.1 |
10 | San Francisco | 1.387 | 11 | 1.345 | 3.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 13: International Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines
Monthly | Year-to-Date | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 2009 | June 2010 | Change % | 2009 | 2010 | Change % | |
Passengers (in millions) | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 42.4 | 44.2 | 4.3 |
Flights (in thousands) | 68.3 | 72.3 | 5.9 | 406.3 | 411.5 | 1.3 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) | 21.3 | 23.2 | 9.1 | 111.1 | 116.1 | 4.5 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) | 26.0 | 27.0 | 3.8 | 147.1 | 144.7 | -1.7 |
Load Factor* | 81.9 | 85.9 | 4.0 | 75.5 | 80.2 | 4.7 |
Flight Stage Length** | 1,864.7 | 1,843.5 | -1.1 | 1,787.9 | 1,757.9 | -1.7 |
Passenger Trip Length*** | 2,770.5 | 2,788.1 | 0.6 | 2,621.4 | 2,626.9 | 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: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Table 14: International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines
Passenger numbers in millions (000,000)
2008 | 2009 | 2008-2009 Pct. Change | 2010 | 2009-2010 Pct. Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 7.5 | 7.0 | -6.4 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
February | 6.9 | 6.2 | -11.1 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
March | 8.5 | 7.4 | -12.5 | 7.8 | 4.7 |
April | 7.6 | 7.3 | -3.8 | 7.2 | -1.8 |
May | 8.0 | 6.8 | -14.8 | 7.6 | 12.2 |
June | 8.4 | 7.7 | -8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
July | 9.1 | 8.6 | -4.8 | ||
August | 8.9 | 8.5 | -4.5 | ||
September | 6.6 | 6.4 | -1.7 | ||
October | 6.7 | 6.5 | -2.8 | ||
November | 6.4 | 6.3 | -2.3 | ||
December | 7.1 | 7.2 | 0.3 | ||
6 Mo. Total | 46.9 | 42.4 | -9.6 | 44.2 | 4.3 |
Yr. Total | 91.6 | 85.8 | -6.3 |
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-June 2010 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Carrier | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delta* | 10,067.2 | 3 | 5,724.0 | 75.9 |
2 | American | 9,810.2 | 1 | 9,615.9 | 2.0 |
3 | Continental | 6,295.9 | 2 | 5,936.2 | 6.1 |
4 | United | 5,197.8 | 4 | 5,035.5 | 3.2 |
5 | US Airways | 3,416.7 | 6 | 3,432.4 | -0.5 |
6 | JetBlue | 1,457.8 | 7 | 1,083.5 | 34.5 |
7 | ExpressJet | 901.9 | 8 | 834.3 | 8.1 |
8 | Alaska | 849.6 | 9 | 829.6 | 2.4 |
9 | SkyWest | 698.5 | 10 | 561.6 | 24.4 |
10 | Executive | 648.3 | 11 | 560.4 | 15.7 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* Delta's January-June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The January-June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 4,340.3 thousand international passengers in January-June 2009.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 16: Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by June 2010 International Scheduled Enplanements
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
June 2010 Rank | Carrier | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delta* | 2,057.2 | 2 | 1,218.0 | 68.9 |
2 | American | 1,822.8 | 1 | 1,727.0 | 5.5 |
3 | Continental | 1,189.1 | 3 | 1,097.6 | 8.3 |
4 | United | 990.6 | 4 | 943.2 | 5.0 |
5 | US Airways | 651.8 | 6 | 602.5 | 8.2 |
6 | JetBlue | 280.3 | 7 | 192.8 | 45.3 |
7 | ExpressJet | 157.4 | 8 | 167.1 | -5.8 |
8 | SkyWest | 116.7 | 12 | 98.5 | 18.4 |
9 | Executive | 112.5 | 11 | 100.2 | 12.3 |
10 | Alaska | 111.0 | 10 | 111.1 | -0.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
* Delta's June 2010 number is the report of the merged Delta and Northwest. The June 2009 numbers were reported separately by Delta and Northwest. Northwest reported 706.7 thousand international passengers in June 2009.
Note: Percent changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 17: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by January-June 2010 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines*
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Jan-June 2010 Rank | Airport | Jan-June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | Jan-June 2009 Rank | Jan-June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Miami | 2,519.6 | 1 | 2,449.1 | 2.9 |
2 | New York JFK | 2,175.4 | 2 | 1,989.0 | 9.4 |
3 | Atlanta | 2,000.7 | 3 | 1,984.0 | 0.8 |
4 | Newark | 1,988.9 | 4 | 1,886.9 | 5.4 |
5 | Houston Bush | 1,649.5 | 5 | 1,549.5 | 6.5 |
6 | Chicago O'Hare | 1,482.6 | 6 | 1,472.3 | 0.7 |
7 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 1,062.5 | 7 | 951.9 | 11.6 |
8 | Los Angeles | 818.8 | 10 | 726.6 | 12.7 |
9 | Philadelphia | 788.9 | 8 | 754.0 | 4.6 |
10 | San Francisco | 748.5 | 11 | 726.3 | 3.0 |
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.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases
Table 18: Top 10 U.S. Airports, ranked by June 2010 International Scheduled Enplanements on U.S. Airlines*
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
June 2010 Rank | Airport | June 2010 Enplaned Passengers | June 2009 Rank | June 2009 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2009-2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York JFK | 487.1 | 3 | 404.6 | 20.4 |
2 | Miami | 458.3 | 1 | 441.0 | 3.9 |
3 | Atlanta | 409.6 | 2 | 411.4 | -0.4 |
4 | Newark | 386.8 | 4 | 347.7 | 11.3 |
5 | Houston Bush | 318.4 | 5 | 310.4 | 2.6 |
6 | Chicago O'Hare | 288.9 | 6 | 273.7 | 5.5 |
7 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | 205.1 | 7 | 179.2 | 14.5 |
8 | Philadelphia | 174.1 | 8 | 165.8 | 5.0 |
9 | San Francisco | 155.8 | 9 | 147.1 | 5.9 |
10 | Washington Dulles | 144.7 | 10 | 140.1 | 3.3 |
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.
Note: For previous rankings see BTS Air Traffic Press Releases