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Figure 9 Modal Shares of Passenger-Miles by Length of Long-Distance Trip: 2001

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Figure 9 Modal Shares of Passenger-Miles by Length of Long-Distance Trip: 2001

Billions of passenger miles

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  100-299 Miles 300-499 Miles 500-999 Miles 1000-1999 Miles 2000+ Miles
Personal Vehicle 275,652,590,688 135,093,475,871 153,536,534,158 93,103,527,900 78,494,015,817
Air 616,343,351 2,389,491,569 20,291,940,855 79,538,041,924 265,052,923,262
Other 8,145,792,878 6,078,853,176 6,841,007,456 5,988,267,924 7,288,678,768

Note: Trip length is based on roundtrip travel distance.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Federal Highway Administration, 2001 National Household Travel Survey, preliminary long-distance trip file, 2003.