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Table 22. Systemwide Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, February 2018

Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs/ASMs (both unadjusted) in percent, Scheduled service only

Dataset Table:

2015 2016 2017 2018
January 79.1 80.2 79.4 78.8
February 80.2 78.8 79.0 80.1
March 83.9 83.6 83.5
April 82.5 82.0 83.9
May 84.1 83.8 84.0
June 86.4 86.6 86.5
July 87.4 86.8 86.6
August 86.4 84.6 85.5
September 83.0 83.3 81.7
October 85.0 83.8 83.6
November 82.4 83.1 83.8
December 82.9 82.8 82.7
2 Mo. Value 79.6 79.5 79.2 79.4
Yr. Value 83.8 83.4 83.5

Notes:

Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) as a proportion of Available Seat-Miles (ASMs).

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment