U.S. Air Transportation System: 2000, 2010, 2013–2015(a)
Dataset Table:
| 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of U.S. Airports | ||||
| Public use | 5,317 | 5,175 | 5,155 | 5,145 |
| Private use | 13,964 | 14,353 | 14,009 | 13,863 |
| Military | NA | 274 | 289 | 286 |
| TOTAL, airports | 19,281 | 19,802 | 19,453 | 19,294 |
| Number of U.S. Aircraft | ||||
| General aviation aircraft | 217,533 | 223,370 | 199,927 | 204,408 |
| Commercial aircraft | 7,826 | 7,185 | 6,733 | 6,676 |
| TOTAL, aircraft | 225,359 | 230,555 | 206,660 | 211,084 |
| Pilots | 625,581 | 627,588 | 599,086 | 593,499 |
| Passenger Enplanements (thousands) | ||||
| Domestic flights | NA | 629,500 | 645,700 | 663,161 |
| International flights of U.S. carriers | NA | 91,000 | 97,500 | 99,990 |
| TOTAL, passenger enplanements | NA | 720,500 | 743,200 | 763,151 |
| Passenger Miles (million) | ||||
| Domestic, revenue passenger-miles (RPM) | NA | 552,900 | 577,900 | 607,772 |
| International on U.S. carriers, RPM | NA | 245,200 | 262,500 | 272,146 |
| TOTAL, air RPM | NA | 798,000 | 840,400 | 879,918 |
| Ton-miles (million) | ||||
| Domestic, enplaned revenue ton-miles | 15,200 | 12,500 | 12,400 | 12,900 |
| International on U.S. carriers, enplaned revenue ton-miles | 41,200 | 52,500 | 49,500 | 52,300 |
| TOTAL, enplaned revenue ton-miles | 56,400 | 65,000 | 61,900 | 65,200 |
| Airport runway condition | ||||
| All NPIAS Airports, percent | ||||
| Good condition | 73 | 79 | 81 | 80 |
| Fair condition | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Poor condition | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial Service Airports, percent | ||||
| Good condition | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Fair condition | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Poor condition | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Average age of aircraft | ||||
| 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | |
| Majorb airline aircraft | NA | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Nationalb airline aircraft | NA | 9.1 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| Regional airline aircraft | NA | 28.2 | 26.9 | 24.8 |
Notes:
General aviation includes air taxis. Enplaned revenue ton-miles data reporting changed in 2002, so 2003 is the first year shown here. Aircraft age data were compiled for 2015 rather than 2014. a2015 data only available for average aircraft age. b Major carriers have annual operating revenue exceeding $1 billion. National carriers have annual operating revenues between $100 million and $1 billion.
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics.Tables 1-3 , 1-11, and 1-25. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Pilots: USDOT/FAA. FAA Aerospace Forecast, Fiscal Years (multiple issues). Available at www.faa.gov as of May 2016. Passenger enplanements: USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of Airline Information (OAI), T-100 market data. Available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. RPM and Enplaned revenue ton-miles: USDOT, BTS, OAI, T-100 Segment data. Available at http://www.transtats.bts.gov/ as of May 2016. Aircraft age: USDOT, BTS, Office of Airline Information, TranStats Database, Form 41, Schedule B-43, special tabulation, May 2016.
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