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Historical Air Traffic Statistics, Annual 1954-1980
Historical Air Traffic Statistics, Annual 1954-1980
| All Services | Scheduled Service | Non - Scheduled Service | ||||||||||||||
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Revenue Passenger ton-miles (000) |
Revenue Freightton-miles (000) |
Overall Availableton-miles (000) |
Revenue Passenger Originations (000) |
* Revenue Passenger Originations (000) |
Revenue Passenger Enplanements (000) |
Revenue Passengerton-miles (000) |
Revenue Freightton-miles (000) |
Overall Availableton-miles (000) |
Overall Revenue Load Factor % |
Aircraft Revenue Departures |
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
Available Seat miles (000) |
Revenue Passenger Originations (000) |
Overall Availableton-miles (000) |
Overall Aircraft Revenue miles (000) |
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| 1954 | U | U | U | U | U | 35,447 | 2,006,906 | 311,735 | 4,394,457 | 57.2% | 3,002,576 | 391,524 | U | U | 68,755 | 12,731 |
| 1955 | U | U | U | U | U | 41,707 | 2,368,119 | 382,960 | 5,157,329 | 57.8% | 3,276,386 | 381,533 | U | U | 119,354 | 18,661 |
| 1956 | U | U | U | U | U | 46,004 | 2,686,222 | 451,000 | 5,898,482 | 57.4% | 3,502,790 | 1,532,329 | U | U | 191,731 | 35,282 |
| 1957 | U | U | U | U | U | 49,423 | 2,998,961 | 507,438 | 6,860,371 | 54.9% | 3,768,861 | 1,532,299 | U | U | 370,512 | 50,097 |
| 1958 | 3,168,649 | 676,532 | 7,416,772 | 49,165 | U | 53,071 | 3,023,016 | 501,283 | 7,043,213 | 53.9% | 3,629,070 | 1,411,197 | 1,584,247 | 630 | 373,558 | 49,058 |
| 1959 | 3,629,632 | 795,481 | 8,336,428 | 55,997 | U | 60,297 | 3,489,725 | 589,052 | 7,010,522 | 55.4% | 3,910,470 | 1,410,349 | 1,549,193 | 683 | 425,905 | 51,437 |
| 1960 | 3,850,303 | 820,778 | 5,024,119 | 57,873 | U | 62,258 | 3,732,481 | 643,340 | 9,000,683 | 52.5% | 3,852,906 | 1,186,849 | 1,405,478 | 712 | 382,744 | 42,087 |
| 1961 | 4,021,801 | 962,021 | 10,578,367 | 58,403 | U | 63,012 | 3,827,040 | 732,950 | 4,970,700 | 49.5% | 3,750,482 | 1,960,809 | 2,296,164 | 786 | 537,844 | 47,534 |
| 1962 | 4,457,824 | 1,318,437 | 12,325,910 | 62,549 | U | 67,817 | 4,209,940 | 898,187 | 11,467,650 | 48.6% | 3,660,147 | 2,509,439 | 2,891,781 | 1,018 | 858,260 | 64,259 |
| 1963 | 5,104,030 | 1,275,310 | 13,256,757 | 71,438 | U | 77,403 | 4,839,125 | 1,026,533 | 13,256,757 | 47.9% | 3,788,362 | 2,854,427 | 3,204,388 | 1,095 | 673,995 | 48,832 |
| 1964 | 5,957,855 | 1,555,463 | 16,302,506 | 81,762 | U | 88,520 | 5,630,350 | 1,301,487 | 15,514,043 | 47.9% | 3,954,671 | 3,305,014 | 3,732,540 | 1,239 | 788,463 | 49,992 |
| 1965 | 7,087,762 | 2,180,160 | 12,440,854 | 94,655 | U | 102,920 | 6,629,164 | 1,730,295 | 18,407,913 | 48.8% | 4,197,584 | 4,539,407 | 5,063,265 | 1,443 | 1,253,081 | 64,838 |
| 1966 | 8,578,085 | 2,950,026 | 23,502,456 | 109,391 | U | 118,061 | 7,736,469 | 2,050,736 | 20,936,250 | 51.0% | 4,373,597 | 8,253,530 | 9,126,822 | 2,270 | 2,566,205 | 120,302 |
| 1967 | 10,924,267 | 3,437,648 | 30,785,135 | 132,091 | U | 142,499 | 9,561,035 | 2,351,108 | 26,968,370 | 48.3% | 4,945,947 | 13,031,879 | 14,285,743 | 3,354 | 3,816,765 | 175,469 |
| 1968 | 12,684,845 | 3,766,707 | 37,223,333 | 150,151 | 103,746 | 162,181 | 11,023,490 | 2,804,878 | 33,221,261 | 45.9% | 5,348,110 | 16,079,047 | 17,792,724 | 4,059 | 4,002,072 | 174,121 |
| 1969 | 13,996,087 | 4,327,771 | 42,779,192 | U | 111,697 | 171,898 | 12,197,232 | 3,240,965 | 38,663,697 | 43.7% | 5,378,343 | 17,284,091 | 18,871,030 | U | 4,115,502 | 169,858 |
| 1970 | 14,839,278 | 3,755,438 | 44,298,170 | U | 107,952 | 169,922 | 13,171,274 | 3,407,552 | 41,692,872 | 43.6% | 5,119,556 | 16,427,352 | 17,944,228 | U | 2,605,301 | 124,095 |
| 1971 | 14,941,607 | 4,554,260 | 47,255,550 | U | 108,267 | 173,669 | 13,565,493 | 3,712,288 | 44,138,742 | 42.3% | 4,998,934 | 13,647,567 | 15,804,582 | U | 2,220,658 | 131,589 |
| 1972 | 16,401,499 | 5,111,502 | 48,680,473 | U | 119,267 | 191,349 | 15,240,519 | 4,217,452 | 45,583,056 | 45.5% | 5,046,438 | 11,608,985 | 11,703,143 | U | 2,059,180 | 124,000 |
| 1973 | 17,435,289 | 5,182,778 | 51,443,758 | U | 127,474 | 202,208 | 16,195,700 | 4,736,729 | 49,019,300 | 45.4% | 5,134,577 | 12,395,070 | 14,542,676 | U | 2,424,450 | 107,609 |
| 1974 | 17,405,131 | 5,251,383 | 48,941,526 | U | 131,812 | 207,458 | 16,291,846 | 4,890,026 | 46,848,194 | 47.9% | 4,726,101 | 11,133,244 | 13,124,271 | U | 2,093,327 | 92,680 |
| 1975 | 17,332,436 | 5,062,409 | 49,288,695 | U | 128,790 | 205,062 | 16,281,046 | 4,766,119 | 47,254,436 | 46.9% | 4,704,710 | 10,513,948 | 12,816,993 | U | 2,034,260 | 84,187 |
| 1976 | 19,184,370 | 6,524,781 | 51,708,842 | U | 137,247 | 223,318 | 17,898,810 | 5,074,193 | 49,324,836 | 48.9% | 4,832,664 | 12,854,732 | 15,526,758 | U | 2,384,006 | 99,294 |
| 1977 | 20,608,129 | 6,974,242 | 54,789,077 | U | 149,464 | 240,326 | 19,321,853 | 5,385,129 | 52,284,321 | 49.6% | 4,936,519 | 11,205,075 | 15,605,649 | U | 2,504,761 | 106,383 |
| 1978 | 23,699,762 | 7,395,423 | 56,869,894 | U | 171,944 | 274,716 | 22,678,158 | 5,763,214 | 54,764,538 | 54.2% | 5,015,939 | 10,216,147 | 12,362,470 | U | 2,105,353 | 88,197 |
| 1979 | 26,971,040 | 7,579,883 | 62,545,447 | U | 191,016 | 316,863 | 26,201,506 | 5,907,731 | 60,843,819 | 54.9% | 5,399,652 | 7,695,509 | 9,284,386 | U | 1,701,627 | 68,018 |
| 1980 | 26,772,298 | 7,883,229 | 66,162,893 | U | 188,062 | 296,903 | 25,519,322 | 5,685,622 | 62,982,895 | 51.8% | 5,352,927 | 12,529,865 | 15,943,464 | U | 3,180,001 | 107,931 |
* Source: "Origin and Destination Survey of Airline Passenger Traffic - Table 1," a publication of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, based upon a ten-percent sample. The ten-percent sample has been expanded to 100% and rounded to thousands (000) for ease of comparison with the "Revenue Passenger Enplanements" data.
NOTE: The traffic data presented on this page is reported to the Department of Transportation on BTS Form 41 by Large Certificated Air Carriers to include carrier groups: Majors, Nationals, Large Regionals, and Medium Regionals. Traffic statistics for Small Certificated Air Carriers and Commuter Air Carriers are not included.