United States Department of Transportation

Share of U.S. Adults Who Have Flown in an Airplane: 2024

Figure

This grouped bar chart shows the shares of U.S. adults who have flown in an airplane in last 12 months versus in their lifetime. The y-axis represents percent of flyers and ranges from 0 to 100. The x-axis represents the years 1977, 1997, 2022, 2023, and 2024. In 2024 86 percent of adults had flown in their lifetime, and 52 percent had flown in the last 12 months, up from 25 percent in 1977.

Dataset Excel:

Fig 19 National Park Visits 2019–2024.xlsx (23.76 KB)

Description:

This bar chart is from the 2025 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

BTS, data from Airlines for America 2025.

Previous Editions:

Share of U.S. Adults Who Have Flown in an Airplane

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 2-19