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Table 1-37: U.S. Passenger-Miles
(Millions)
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| Air,
total |
33,399 |
57,626 |
117,542 |
147,400 |
219,068 |
290,136 |
358,873 |
350,185 |
365,564 |
372,130 |
398,199 |
414,688 |
446,652 |
463,112 |
476,362 |
502,457 |
531,329 |
502,406 |
(R) 483,409 |
(R) 505,226 |
(R) 557,892 |
(R)
583,758 |
(R) 588,455 |
607,546 |
| Air
carrier, certificated, domestic, all services |
31,099 |
53,226 |
108,442 |
136,000 |
204,368 |
277,836 |
345,873 |
338,085 |
354,764 |
362,230 |
388,399 |
403,888 |
434,652 |
450,612 |
463,262 |
488,357 |
516,129 |
486,506 |
(R) 483,409 |
(R) 505,226 |
(R) 557,892 |
(R)
583,758 |
(R) 588,455 |
607,546 |
| General aviationa |
2,300 |
4,400 |
9,100 |
11,400 |
14,700 |
12,300 |
13,000 |
12,100 |
10,800 |
9,900 |
9,800 |
10,800 |
12,000 |
12,500 |
13,100 |
14,100 |
15,200 |
15,900 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| Highway,
totalb |
1,272,078 |
1,555,237 |
2,042,002 |
2,404,954 |
2,653,510 |
3,012,953 |
3,561,209 |
3,600,322 |
3,697,719 |
3,768,066 |
3,837,512 |
3,868,070 |
3,968,386 |
4,089,366 |
4,200,635 |
4,304,270 |
4,390,076 |
4,643,794 |
4,667,038 |
4,721,869 |
4,844,452 |
4,887,945 |
(R) 4,929,366 |
4,958,922 |
| Passenger carb,c |
1,144,673 |
1,394,803 |
1,750,897 |
1,954,166 |
2,011,989 |
2,094,621 |
2,281,391 |
2,200,260 |
2,208,226 |
2,213,281 |
2,249,742 |
2,286,887 |
2,337,068 |
2,389,065 |
2,463,828 |
2,494,870 |
2,544,457 |
2,556,481 |
2,620,389 |
2,641,885 |
2,685,827 |
2,699,305 |
(R)
2,671,044 |
2,640,170 |
| Motorcycleb,c |
g |
g |
3,277 |
6,192 |
12,257 |
11,812 |
12,424 |
11,656 |
11,946 |
12,184 |
12,390 |
10,777 |
10,912 |
11,089 |
11,311 |
11,642 |
11,516 |
11,760 |
12,131 |
12,163 |
12,855 |
13,277 |
(R)
15,303 |
17,287 |
| Other 2-axle 4-tire vehiclec |
h |
h |
225,613 |
363,267 |
520,774 |
688,091 |
999,754 |
1,116,958 |
1,201,667 |
1,252,860 |
1,269,292 |
1,256,146 |
1,298,299 |
1,352,675 |
1,380,557 |
1,432,625 |
1,467,664 |
1,678,853 |
1,674,792 |
1,706,103 |
1,780,771 |
1,804,848 |
(R)
1,876,690 |
1,926,597 |
| Truck,
single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more |
98,551 |
128,769 |
27,081 |
34,606 |
39,813 |
45,441 |
51,901 |
52,898 |
53,874 |
56,772 |
61,284 |
62,705 |
64,072 |
66,893 |
68,021 |
70,304 |
70,500 |
85,489 |
75,866 |
77,757 |
78,441 |
78,496 |
(R)
80,344 |
81,954 |
| Truck,
combination |
28,854 |
31,665 |
35,134 |
46,724 |
68,678 |
78,063 |
94,341 |
96,645 |
99,510 |
103,116 |
108,932 |
115,451 |
118,899 |
124,584 |
128,359 |
132,384 |
135,020 |
161,169 |
138,737 |
140,160 |
142,370 |
144,028 |
(R)
142,169 |
145,008 |
| Busd |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
94,925 |
121,398 |
121,906 |
122,496 |
129,852 |
135,871 |
136,104 |
139,136 |
145,060 |
148,558 |
162,445 |
160,919 |
150,042 |
145,124 |
143,801 |
144,188 |
147,992 |
(R)
143,816 |
147,906 |
| Transit,
totale |
U |
U |
U |
U |
39,854 |
39,581 |
41,143 |
40,703 |
40,241 |
39,384 |
39,585 |
39,808 |
41,378 |
42,339 |
44,128 |
45,857 |
47,666 |
49,070 |
48,324 |
47,903 |
49,073 |
49,680 |
52,154 |
( P) 53,353 |
| Motor
busd |
U |
U |
U |
U |
21,790 |
21,161 |
20,981 |
21,090 |
20,336 |
20,247 |
18,832 |
18,818 |
19,096 |
19,604 |
20,360 |
21,205 |
21,241 |
22,022 |
21,841 |
21,262 |
21,377 |
21,825 |
22,821 |
( P)
20,976 |
| Light
rail |
U |
U |
U |
U |
381 |
350 |
571 |
662 |
701 |
705 |
833 |
860 |
957 |
1,035 |
1,128 |
1,206 |
1,356 |
1,437 |
1,432 |
1,476 |
1,576 |
1,700 |
1,866 |
( P)
1,932 |
| Heavy
rail |
U |
U |
U |
U |
10,558 |
10,427 |
11,475 |
10,528 |
10,737 |
10,231 |
10,668 |
10,559 |
11,530 |
12,056 |
12,284 |
12,902 |
13,844 |
14,178 |
13,663 |
13,606 |
14,354 |
14,418 |
14,721 |
( P)
16,138 |
| Trolley
bus |
U |
U |
U |
U |
219 |
306 |
193 |
195 |
199 |
188 |
187 |
187 |
184 |
189 |
182 |
186 |
192 |
187 |
188 |
176 |
173 |
173 |
164 |
( P)
156 |
| Commuter
rail |
4,197 |
4,128 |
4,592 |
4,513 |
6,516 |
6,534 |
7,082 |
7,344 |
7,320 |
6,940 |
7,996 |
8,244 |
8,351 |
8,038 |
8,704 |
8,766 |
9,402 |
9,548 |
9,504 |
9,559 |
9,719 |
9,473 |
10,361 |
( P)
11,153 |
| Demand responsived |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
364 |
431 |
454 |
495 |
562 |
577 |
607 |
656 |
754 |
735 |
813 |
839 |
855 |
853 |
930 |
962 |
1,058 |
1,078 |
( P)
1,502 |
| Ferry
boat |
U |
U |
U |
U |
i |
i |
286 |
282 |
271 |
260 |
260 |
260 |
265 |
294 |
294 |
310 |
330 |
325 |
333 |
394 |
393 |
394 |
400 |
( P)
427 |
| Other |
U |
U |
U |
U |
390 |
439 |
124 |
148 |
182 |
251 |
232 |
273 |
339 |
369 |
441 |
469 |
462 |
518 |
510 |
500 |
519 |
639 |
743 |
( P)
1,069 |
| Rail |
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| Intercity / Amtrakf |
17,064 |
13,260 |
6,179 |
3,931 |
4,503 |
4,825 |
6,057 |
6,273 |
6,091 |
6,199 |
5,921 |
5,545 |
5,050 |
5,166 |
5,304 |
5,330 |
5,498 |
5,559 |
5,468 |
5,680 |
5,511 |
5,381 |
5,410 |
5,784 |
KEY: U = data are not available; P =
preliminary; R = revised.
a All operations other than
those operating under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135.
b In July 1997, FHWA published
revised passenger-miles data for the highway modes for a number of years. The
major change reflected the reassignment of some vehicles from the passenger
car category to the other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle category. Passenger-miles for
passenger car, motorcycle, and other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles were derived by
multiplying vehicle-miles for these vehicles by average vehicle occupancy
rates, provided by the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (1977, 1983,
and 1995) and the National Household Travel Survey (2001).
c U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), provides data separately for passenger car and
motorcycle in its annual Highway Statistics series. However, the 1995 summary report provides updated
data for passenger car and motorcycle combined. Passenger car figures in this table were
computed by U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics by subtracting the most current motorcycle figures from the
aggregate passenger car and motorcycle figures.
d Motor bus and demand
responsive figures are also included in the bus figure for highway.
e Prior to 1985, excludes
demand responsive and most rural and smaller systems funded via Sections 18
and 16(b)2, Federal Transit Act. The series is not continuous between 1980
and 1985. Transit rail modes are measured in car-miles. Car-miles measure individual vehicle-miles
in a train. A 10-car train traveling 1 mile would equal 1 train-mile and 10
car-miles.
f Amtrak began operations in
1971. Does not include contract commuter passengers.
g Included in passenger car.
h Included in other
single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck.
i Ferryboat included in other.
NOTES
Air
carrier passenger-miles are computed by summing the products of the
aircraft-miles flown on each interairport segment multiplied by the number of
passengers carried on that segment.
Highway passenger-miles from 1960 to 1994 are calculated by
multiplying vehicle-miles of travel as cited by FHWA by the average number of
occupants for each vehicle type.
Average vehicle occupancy rates are based on various sources, such as
the National Household Travel Survey, conducted by the Federal Highway
Administration, and the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, conducted by the
Bureau of the Census. Transit
passenger-miles are the cumulative sum of the distances ridden by each
passenger. Rail passenger-miles
represent the movement of 1 passenger for 1 mile.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
2007 data for Bus, Paratransit (Demand responsive), and Other
are not comparable to earlier years due to change in the method of data
collection and estimation by the American Public Transportation Association
(APTA).
SOURCES
Air:
Air carrier, domestic, all services:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook
of Airline Statistics, 1969 (Washington,
DC: 1970), part III, table 2.
1965-70: Ibid., Handbook of Airline
Statistics, 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974),
part III, table 2.
1975-80: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic
Statistics (Washington, DC: 1976, 1981), p. 4 (December 1976) and p. 2 (December 1981).
1985-2007: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December issues), page 3, line1.
General aviation:
1960-2001: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc., Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002), pp. 45-46.
Highway:
Passenger car and motorcycle:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, available at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/index.html as of July 28, 2000, table
VM-201A.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, availabel at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm as of August 17, 2009 .
Motorcycle:
1970-80: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1985 (Washington, DC: 1986), table VM-201A.
1985-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics
(Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm as of August 17, 2009.
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle:
1970-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, available at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/index.html as of July 28, 2000,
table VM-201A.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, and available
at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm as of August 17, 2009.
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tires or more truck, combination truck, and bus:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, available at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/index.html as of July 28, 2000,
table VM-201A.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual
issues), table VM-1, and available at
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.htm as of August 17, 2009.
Transit:
Ferryboat:
1992: American Public Transit Association, personal
communication, July 19, 2000.
1996-99: American Public Transit Association, personal
communication, Aug. 13, 2001.
2000-07: Ibid., Public Transportation
Fact Book (Washington, DC: Annual Issues),
table 54 and similar tables in earlier editions.
All other data:
1960-2007: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 2 and similar tables
in earlier editions.
Rail, Intercity / Amtrak:
1960-80: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts
(Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
1985: Amtrak, Amtrak FY95 Annual
Report Statistical Appendix (Washington,
DC: 1996), p. 4.
1990-2002: Ibid., Amtrak Annual Report Statistical Appendix (Washington, DC: Annual Issues).
2003-07: American Association of Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington,
DC: Annual Issues), p. 77.
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