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Historical Air Traffic Data
Monthly: Year 1972

(all figures in thousands)

  Scheduled Service Non-Scheduled Service
Revenue Passenger Enplanements Revenue Passenger Miles Revenue Passenger Originations Aircraft Revenue Departures Revenue Passenger Miles Revenue Passenger Originations
Jan 14,805 11,744,865 -------- 410,417 938,687 --------
Feb 14,353 10,271,496 -------- 388,443 810,156 --------
Mar 15,811 12,045,268 -------- 427,749 1,018,510 --------
Apr 15,826 12,265,673 -------- 416,520 1,068,601 --------
May 15,572 12,031,954 -------- 434,846 912,421 --------
Jun 17,008 13,944,733 -------- 429,045 958,078 --------
Jul 17,546 15,096,831 -------- 429,632 990,672 --------
Aug 18,626 15,645,911 -------- 436,867 1,109,085 --------
Sep 15,207 12,467,667 -------- 409,080 925,450 --------
Oct 15,837 12,292,038 -------- 430,348 1,180,292 --------
Nov 15,254 11,523,860 -------- 413,550 968,657 --------
Dec 16,360 13,075,980 -------- 419,941 728,376 --------

Source: Air Carrier Traffic Statistics-Monthly," a publication of hte U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, based upon the Form 41 T-Schedule traffic collected pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 241.
Final Data (1974-1998) includes figures from DataBank 28.

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.

Numbers are subject to revision.