Table 5: Domestic Airline Travel in October,,, ,Oct 2004,Oct 2005,Change Passengers,"54,582,605","53,682,685",-1.6% Flights,"871,479","822,374",-5.6% Revenue Passenger Miles(000),"46,192,014","45,910,199",-0.6% Available Seat Miles(000),"62,242,679","60,511,250",-2.8% Load Factor,74.2,75.9,1.7 points Flight Stage Length*,588,609,3.6% Passenger Trip Length**,846,855,1.1% * 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",,,