Table 5: Domestic Airline Travel in September,,, ,Sept 2004,Sept 2005,Change Passengers,"47,996,736","50,731,053",5.7% Flights,"829,591","806,598",-2.8% Revenue Passenger Miles(000),"40,985,292","43,740,864",6.7% Available Seat Miles(000),"58,243,443","59,031,203",1.4% Load Factor,70.4,74.1,3.7 points Flight Stage Length*,579,605,4.5% Passenger Trip Length**,854,862,0.9% * 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",,,