Table 1: Domestic Airline Travel January to September,,, ,Jan-Sept. 2004,Jan-Sept. 2005,Change Passengers,"474,999,570","500,366,248",5.3% Flights,"7,551,311","7,645,055",1.2% Revenue Passenger Miles(000),"412,394,705","434,904,869",5.5% Available Seat Miles(000),"550,843,960","560,971,299",1.8% Load Factor,74.9,77.5,2.6 points Flight Stage Length*,593,603,1.7% Passenger Trip Length**,868,869,0.1% * The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles,,, ** The average distance flown per passenger in miles,,, "Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment",,, ,,, ,,,