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Figure 3-4: Total Load Factor and Average Airfare, 1995-2012

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Year Average Airfare ($) Load Factor
2013 Constant Dollars Current Dollars
1995 446 292 65.25
1996 410 277 67.77
1997 416 287 68.91
1998 441 309 70.22
1999 452 324 69.87
2000 457 339 71.14
2001 421 321 69.14
2002 403 312 70.36
2003 398 315 72.67
2004 376 305 74.43
2005 366 307 77.10
2006 379 329 79.04
2007 365 325 79.77
2008 374 346 79.63
2009 336 310 80.95
2010 358 336 82.07
2011 376 364 82.75
2012 379 375 83.24

NOTE: Load factor calculated by dividing the total revenue passenger miles by available seat miles.

SOURCE: Airfare- Load Factors - U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information T-100 Domestic Segment, available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Fields.asp?Table_ID=311, as of November 2013.