TABLE C-16 Domestic Enplanements at U.S. Air Traffic Hubs: 1995-2007
TABLE C-16 Domestic Enplanements at U.S. Air Traffic Hubs: 1995-2007
Thousands of Passengers
| Total enplanements | Large hubs | Medium hubs | Small hubs | Nonhubs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 526,055 | 392,602 | 85,929 | 33,561 | 13,963 |
| 1996 | 558,184 | 417,340 | 89,019 | 37,123 | 14,702 |
| 1997 | 568,616 | 426,246 | 90,780 | 36,299 | 15,291 |
| 1998 | 588,335 | 442,402 | 91,756 | 37,675 | 16,502 |
| 1999 | 610,629 | 458,665 | 96,395 | 38,645 | 16,924 |
| 2000 | 639,754 | 479,570 | 102,082 | 40,121 | 17,980 |
| 2001 | 595,365 | 413,634 | 124,588 | 42,834 | 14,309 |
| 2002 | 575,059 | 401,697 | 119,734 | 40,054 | 13,574 |
| 2003 | 593,132 | 424,621 | 109,493 | 43,546 | 15,473 |
| 2004 | 652,413 | 447,501 | 135,364 | 51,812 | 17,736 |
| 2005 | 690,136 | 473,367 | 143,749 | 53,292 | 19,727 |
| 2006 | 690,766 | 475,208 | 142,139 | 55,008 | 18,410 |
| (P) 2007 | 712,627 | 488,299 | 147,068 | 57,501 | 19,760 |
KEY: P = preliminary
NOTES: Data are for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers at all airports served within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas designated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Not all scheduled service is actually performed. Moreover, for several years, total performed departures exceed total scheduled departures because nonscheduled departures are included in the totals. Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only.
Prior to 2000, air traffic hubs are designated as geographical areas based on the percentage of total passengers enplaned in the area. Under this designation, a hub may have more than one airport in it. (This definition of hub should not be confused with the definition used by the airlines in describing their "hub-and-spoke" route structures). Individual communities fall into four hub classifications as determined by each community's percentage of total enplaned revenue passengers in all services and all operations of U.S. certificated route carriers within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas. For 2000 and later, hub designation is based on passenger boardings at individual airports as designated by the FAA. Classifications are based on the percentage of total enplaned revenue passengers for each year according to the following: 1 percent or more = large, 0.25 to 0.9999 percent = medium, 0.05 to 0.249 percent = small, less than 0.05 = nonhub.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2008, table 1-34, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2008.