Table 4-8: Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travela
Table 4-8: Certificated Air Carrier Fuel Consumption and Travela
1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | (R) 2001 | (R) 2002 | (R) 2003 | (R) 2004 | (R) 2005 | (R) 2006 | (R) 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
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Number of aircraft | 2,135 | 2,125 | 2,679 | 2,495 | 3,808 | 4,678 | 6,083 | 6,054 | 7,320 | 7,297 | 7,370 | 7,411 | 7,478 | 7,616 | 8,111 | 8,228 | 8,055 | 8,497 | 8,194 | 8,176 | 8,186 | 8,225 | 8,089 | 8,044 | 7,856 | U |
Average miles flown per aircraft (thousands) | 487 | 667 | 949 | 932 | 768 | 740 | 777 | 770 | 669 | 701 | 726 | 759 | 782 | 791 | 766 | 796 | 862 | 801 | 834 | 901 | 978 | 1,003 | 1,016 | 1,046 | 1,037 | U |
Aircraft-miles (millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic operations | 858 | 1,134 | 2,068 | 1,948 | 2,523 | 3,046 | (R) 3,963 | (R) 3,854 | (R) 3,995 | (R) 4,156 | (R) 4,378 | (R) 4,628 | (R) 4,807 | (R) 4,907 | (R) 5,030 | (R) 5,326 | (R) 5,662 | 5,545 | 5,615 | 6,106 | 6,602 | 6,716 | 6,605 | 6,733 | 6,446 | 5,940 |
International operations | 182 | 284 | 475 | 377 | 401 | 415 | (R) 760 | (R) 807 | (R) 904 | (R) 958 | (R) 975 | (R) 998 | (R) 1,043 | (R) 1,114 | (R) 1,186 | (R) 1,225 | (R) 1,282 | 1,264 | 1,221 | 1,262 | 1,403 | 1,536 | 1,615 | 1,682 | 1,699 | 1,597 |
Fuel consumption (million gallons) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic operations | (R) 1,954 | (R) 3,889 | (R) 8,009 | 7,558 | 8,519 | 10,115 | 12,323 | 11,506 | 11,763 | 11,959 | 12,384 | 12,672 | 13,217 | 13,563 | 13,335 | 14,402 | 14,865 | 13,868 | 12,922 | 13,082 | 14,091 | 13,976 | 13,694 | 13,682 | 12,686 | 11,339 |
International operations | (R) 566 | (R) 1,280 | (R) 2,136 | 1,949 | 1,747 | 2,488 | 3,909 | 3,940 | 4,120 | 4,113 | 4,279 | 4,443 | 4,618 | 4,915 | 4,923 | 5,250 | 5,508 | 5,336 | 5,079 | 5,219 | 5,592 | 5,974 | 6,018 | 6,205 | 6,187 | 5,721 |
Aircraft-miles flown per gallon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic operations | (R) 0.44 | (R) 0.29 | (R) 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.30 | (R) 0.32 | (R) 0.33 | (R) 0.34 | (R) 0.35 | (R) 0.35 | (R) 0.37 | (R) 0.36 | (R) 0.36 | (R) 0.38 | (R) 0.37 | (R) 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
International operations | (R) 0.32 | (R) 0.22 | (R) 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.17 | (R) 0.19 | (R) 0.20 | (R) 0.22 | (R) 0.23 | (R) 0.23 | (R) 0.22 | (R) 0.23 | (R) 0.23 | (R) 0.24 | (R) 0.23 | (R) 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.
a Aircraft operating under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135.
SOURCES
Number of aircraft:
1960-65: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, 1970 edition (Washington, DC: 1970), table 5.3.
1970-75: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1979 (Washington, DC: 1979), table 5.1.
1980-85: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1986 (Washington, DC: 1986), table 5.1.
1990-97: Ibid., FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation, Calendar Year 1997 (Washington, DC: unpublished), personal communication, Mar. 19, 1999.
1998-2008: Aerospace Industries Association, Aerospace Facts and Figures (Washington DC: Annual Issues), "Active U.S. Air Carrier Fleet", p. 94 and similar pages in earlier editions.
Aircraft-miles flown:
1960: Civil Aeronautics Board, Handbook of Airline Statistics 1969 (Washington, DC: 1970), part III, tables 2 and 13.
1965-1970: Ibid., Handbook of Airline Statistics 1973 (Washington, DC: 1974), part III, tables 2 and 13.
1975-1980: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: December 1976), pp. 4 and 14; and (December 1981), pp. 2 and 3.
1985: Ibid., Air Carrier Traffic Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual December Issues), pp. 2 and 3, line 27 plus line 50.
1990-2009: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Air Carrier Traffic Statistics, available at http://www.bts.gov/xml/air_traffic/src/index.xml#CustomizeTable as of June 7, 2010.
Fuel consumption:
1960-75: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, personal communication, June 8, 2010.
1980-2009: Ibid., Fuel Cost and Consumption, available at http://www.bts.gov/xml/fuel/report/src/index.xml as of Apr. 28, 2010.