November 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – fell to 83.8 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, after reaching a record high in October (Tables 1, 2). Seasonal adjustment allows the comparing of monthly load factors to all other months.
Load Factor on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International),
November 2010 - November 2015
Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares the system use, measured in Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) as a proportion of system capacity, measured in Available Seat-Miles (ASMs).
The seasonally-adjusted load factor fell from October (85.0) to November (83.8) because system capacity grew (0.2 percent increase in ASMs) while passenger travel declined (1.2 percent decline in RPMs) (Tables 3, 5).
Trends:
Seasonally-adjusted
November was the first month since February in which passenger enplanements did not reach a seasonally-adjusted all-time high. November enplanements declined 0.8 percent from October but were still the second highest all-time (Table 8). RPMs declined 1.2 percent from the October all-time monthly high but were still the fourth highest all-time (Table 4).
November capacity was virtually equal to the all-time high in August (Table 6). The November load factor (83.8) was down from the October all-time high (85.0) (Table 2).
Seasonally adjusted trends are for the time period January 2000 to present.
Unadjusted
Systemwide: November load factor (82.4) was the highest for the month of November, up from the previous November high set in both 2011 and 2012 (81.9) (Table 13). The number of passengers, RPMs and ASMs all reached record highs for any November.
Domestic: November load factor (84.2) was the highest for the month of November, up from the previous November high set in 2011 (83.5). The number of passengers and RPMs reached record highs for any November while ASMs were below the November high set in 2007.
International: November load factor (78.1) was down from the all-time November high set in 2012 (79.6). The number of passengers and RPMs reached record highs for any November while ASMs were below the November high set in 2014.
For the first 11 months of 2015, January through November, systemwide load factor (83.9) was the highest period, up from the all-time high set in 2014 (83.5). The number of systemwide passengers, RPMs and ASMs all reached record highs for the first 11 months of any year.
Unadjusted trends are for the time period January 1996 to present. Data are available at Customize Table and can be downloaded from the seasonally-adjusted data page.
Seasonally-Adjusted Air Travel
Seasonally-Adjusted Revenue Passenger-Miles
RPMs fell 1.2 percent from October to November following two months of growth from August to October (Table 3).
RPMs of 76.0 billion in November were the fourth all-time highest seasonally-adjusted total, 0.9 billion or 1.2 percent less than the all-time seasonally-adjusted high reached in October 2015. Nine of the top 10 all-time highest months for RPMs were in 2015 and one was in 2014 (Table 4).
Seasonally-Adjusted Available Seat-Miles
ASMs rose 0.2 percent from October to November following two months of decline from August to October (Table 5).
ASMs of 90.7 billion in November were the second all-time highest seasonally-adjusted total, virtually unchanged (2.1 million less) from the all-time seasonally-adjusted high reached in August 2015. Nine of the top 10 all-time highest months for ASMs were in 2015 and one was in 2014 (Table 6).
Seasonally-Adjusted Passenger Enplanements
Systemwide: Systemwide passenger enplanements fell 0.8 percent from October 2015 to November 2015 following 14 months of growth from August 2014 to October 2015 (Table 7). The systemwide total fell from October to November because of a decline in domestic enplanements (0.9 percent), despite a 0.1 percent increase in international enplanements (Tables 9, 11).
Enplanements of 67.7 million in November 2015 were the second all-time highest seasonally-adjusted total, 0.5 million or 0.8 percent less than the all-time seasonally-adjusted high reached in October 2015. Nine of the top 10 all-time highest months for systemwide enplanements were in 2015 (Table 8).
Domestic: Enplanements on domestic flights fell 0.9 percent from October 2015 to November 2015 following 14 months of growth from August 2014 to October 2015 (Table 9). Domestic enplanements in November (59.2 million) were the second highest all-time seasonally-adjusted total, 0.9 percent less than the all-time seasonally-adjusted high in October 2015 (59.7 million). Eight of the top 10 all-time highest months for domestic enplanements were in 2015 (Table 9, 10).
International: U.S. airlines’ international enplanements rose 0.1 percent from October 2015 to November 2015 following three months of decline from July to October. The November 2015 level (8.6 million) was the fourth highest all-time seasonally-adjusted total, 0.6 percent less than the all-time seasonally-adjusted high reached in July 2015 (8.6 million). Eight of the top 10 all-time highest months for international enplanements were in 2015 and two were in 2014 (Tables 11, 12).
Unadjusted Tables
Unadjusted Load Factor
U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – was 82.4 percent in November, down from October and up from November 2014 (Table 13).
The November load factor of 82.4 was the all-time unadjusted high load factor for the month of November (Table 14).
The load factor rose year-to-year because passenger travel grew faster (7.4 percent increase in RPMs) than system capacity (4.0 percent increase in ASMs) (Tables 15, 17).
Unadjusted Revenue Passenger-Miles
RPMs in November 2015 declined 8.0 percent from October 2015 but increased 7.4 percent from November 2014 (Table 15).
RPMs of 70.0 billion in November 2015 were 20.7 percent less than the all-time unadjusted high reached in July 2015. Three of the top 10 all-time highest months for RPMs were in 2015 and three were in 2014 (Table 16).
Unadjusted Available Seat-Miles
ASMs in November 2015 declined 5.1 percent from October 2015 but increased 4.0 percent from November 2014 (Table 17).
ASMs of 84.9 billion in November 2015 were 15.9 percent less than the all-time unadjusted high reached in July 2015. Four of the top 10 all-time highest months for ASMs were in 2015 and two were in 2014 (Table 18).
Unadjusted Passenger Enplanements
Systemwide: Systemwide unadjusted passenger enplanements in November 2015 (64.6 million) fell 6.0 percent from October (68.7 million) and rose 8.1 percent from November 2014 (59.7 million) (Table 19).
The November 2015 systemwide enplanement total (64.6 million) was 14.6 percent less than the all-time unadjusted high reached in July 2015 (75.6 million). The November 2015 level was the all-time unadjusted high for the month of November (Tables 19, 20).
Domestic: Domestic unadjusted passenger enplanements in November 2015 (57.2 million) fell 6.2 percent from October (60.9 million) and rose 8.7 percent from November 2014 (52.6 million) (Table 21).
Domestic unadjusted passenger enplanements in November 2015 (57.2 million) were 12.3 percent less than the all-time unadjusted high reached in July 2015 (65.1 million). The November 2015 level was the all-time unadjusted high for the month of November (Tables 21, 22).
International: International unadjusted passenger enplanements in November 2015 (7.4 million) fell 5.1 percent from October (7.8 million) and rose 3.9 percent from November 2014 (7.2 million) (Table 23).
International unadjusted passenger enplanements in November 2015 (7.4 million) were 29.2 percent less than the all-time unadjusted high reached in July 2015 (10.5 million). The November 2015 level was the all-time unadjusted high for the month of November (Tables 23, 24).
Explanation of seasonal adjustment
When the primary purpose is to examine monthly shifts in transportation services output and analyze short-term trends, the variation introduced by normal seasonal changes must be removed from the data. Transportation is highly seasonal, and without adjustment, the data do not give an accurate picture of underlying changes in aviation, passenger travel.
Seasonal adjustment of the data removes the seasonal events that follow a regular seasonal pattern. Changes that are not due to seasonality, such as a change in air travel resulting from economic conditions become more readily apparent.
The aviation data are seasonally adjusted for the effects of trading day, moving holidays, and data outliers.
See Seasonal Adjustment for methodology and additional explanation.
Explanation of seasonal adjustment
When the primary purpose is to examine monthly shifts in transportation services output and analyze short-term trends, the variation introduced by normal seasonal changes must be removed from the data. Transportation is highly seasonal, and without adjustment, the data do not give an accurate picture of underlying changes in aviation and passenger travel.
Seasonal adjustment of the data removes the seasonal events that follow a regular seasonal pattern. Changes that are not due to seasonality, such as a change in air travel resulting from economic conditions become more readily apparent.
The aviation data are seasonally adjusted for the effects of trading day, moving holidays, and data outliers.
See Seasonal Adjustment for methodology and additional explanation.
Reporting Notes
Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial U.S. air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic and freight traffic. This release includes data received by BTS from 77 carriers as of Feb. 2 for U.S. carrier scheduled civilian operations.
Go to http://www.transtats.bts.gov/releaseinfo.asp for the complete list of reporting and non-reporting carriers. U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point flights are included in system and international totals. To create a customized table for passengers, flights, RPMs, ASMs and other data, including non-scheduled service, go to https://www.transtats.bts.gov/TRAFFIC/
For additional scheduled service numbers for U.S. airlines, U.S. and foreign airlines, by airline and by airport, see Passengers, Flights, Revenue Passenger-Miles, Available Seat-Miles and Load Factor.
Traffic numbers are available on the BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database, at http://transtats.bts.gov. Click on “Aviation.” For systemwide passengers, RPMs and ASMs by carrier through September, click on “Air Carrier Summary Data (Form 41 and 298C Summary Data),” and then click on “Schedule T-1.” Use crosstabs to find scheduled service.
For domestic numbers through November and international numbers through August by origin as well as by carrier, click on “Aviation,” then click on “Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic).” Click on “T-100 Market” for system passenger numbers, “T-100 Domestic Market” for domestic or “T-100 International Market” for international. For flights, stage length and trip length, use the appropriate T-100 Segment database. Use crosstabs to find scheduled service.
International totals in this press release consist of all U.S. carrier operations to and from the U.S. and from one foreign point to another foreign point. TranStats T-100 systemwide and international totals do not include U.S. carriers’ foreign point-to-point flights. For November, U.S. carriers reported 106,439 foreign point-to-point passengers. For January through November, U.S. carriers reported 1,178,537 foreign point-to-point passengers.
Data are subject to revision. BTS has scheduled Mar. 10 for the release of December traffic data. None of the data are from samples so measures of statistical significance do not apply.
Seasonally-Adjusted Tables
Table 1. U.S. Airlines Seasonally-Adjusted Monthly Load Factor
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs/ASMs (both seasonally-adjusted) in percent
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 82.3 | 83.3 | 84.5 | 83.0 |
February | 82.3 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 83.9 |
March | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.3 |
April | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 83.0 |
May | 82.3 | 83.0 | 83.9 | 83.1 |
June | 82.8 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 83.4 |
July | 82.5 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 84.2 |
August | 83.1 | 82.8 | 83.4 | 83.6 |
September | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 84.1 |
October | 84.1 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 85.0 |
November | 83.2 | 83.5 | 82.7 | 83.8 |
December | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.1 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: 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).
Table 2. 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Load Factors, 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs/ASMs (both seasonally-adjusted) in percent
Scheduled service only
Rank | Date | Seasonally-Adjusted Load Factor |
---|---|---|
1 | October 2015 | 85.0 |
2 | January 2014 | 84.5 |
3 | July 2015 | 84.2 |
4 | September 2015 | 84.1 |
5 | October 2012 | 84.1 |
6 | February 2014 | 83.9 |
7 | February 2015 | 83.9 |
8 | May 2014 | 83.9 |
9 | November 2015 | 83.8 |
10 | April 2014 | 83.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: 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).
Table 3. U.S. Airlines Seasonally-Adjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs)
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs (seasonally-adjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 68.0 | 69.4 | 71.1 | 73.0 |
February | 68.6 | 70.7 | 71.2 | 73.2 |
March | 68.9 | 69.3 | 71.6 | 73.8 |
April | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.7 | 74.1 |
May | 68.3 | 69.8 | 71.9 | 74.7 |
June | 68.4 | 70.2 | 71.7 | 75.0 |
July | 68.0 | 69.7 | 71.9 | 76.3 |
August | 68.5 | 70.0 | 71.9 | 75.9 |
September | 68.4 | 70.0 | 71.9 | 76.1 |
October | 68.2 | 70.3 | 72.3 | 77.0 |
November | 68.9 | 71.0 | 72.2 | 76.0 |
December | 68.8 | 70.9 | 73.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Revenue passenger-miles are a measure of the volume of air passenger transportation. A revenue passenger-mile is equal to one paying passenger carried one mile.
Table 4. 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs), 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs (seasonally-adjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Seasonally-Adjusted RPMs in billions |
---|---|---|
1 | October 2015 | 77.0 |
2 | July 2015 | 76.3 |
3 | September 2015 | 76.1 |
4 | November 2015 | 76.0 |
5 | August 2015 | 75.9 |
6 | June 2015 | 75.0 |
7 | May 2015 | 74.7 |
8 | April 2015 | 74.1 |
9 | March 2015 | 73.8 |
10 | December 2014 | 73.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Revenue passenger-miles are a measure of the volume of air passenger transportation. A revenue passenger-mile is equal to one paying passenger carried one mile.
Table 5. U.S. Airlines Seasonally-Adjusted Monthly Available Seat-Miles (ASMs)
Systemwide (Domestic + International) ASMs (seasonally-adjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 82.6 | 83.3 | 84.2 | 88.0 |
February | 83.3 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 87.2 |
March | 83.2 | 83.7 | 86.3 | 88.6 |
April | 82.9 | 83.9 | 85.5 | 89.3 |
May | 82.9 | 84.2 | 85.7 | 89.9 |
June | 82.7 | 84.1 | 86.3 | 90.0 |
July | 82.5 | 84.0 | 86.4 | 90.6 |
August | 82.5 | 84.6 | 86.2 | 90.7 |
September | 82.7 | 84.5 | 86.5 | 90.6 |
October | 81.1 | 84.9 | 87.0 | 90.6 |
November | 82.8 | 84.9 | 87.3 | 90.7 |
December | 82.7 | 85.0 | 88.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Available seat-miles are a measure of the capacity of air passenger transportation. An available seat-mile is equal to one aircraft seat carried one mile.
Table 6. 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Available Seat-Miles (ASMs), 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) ASMs (seasonally-adjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Seasonally-Adjusted ASMs in billions |
---|---|---|
1 | August 2015 | 90.7 |
2 | November 2015 | 90.7 |
3 | July 2015 | 90.6 |
4 | September 2015 | 90.6 |
5 | October 2015 | 90.6 |
6 | June 2015 | 90.0 |
7 | May 2015 | 89.9 |
8 | April 2015 | 89.3 |
9 | March 2015 | 88.6 |
10 | December 2014 | 88.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Available seat-miles are a measure of the capacity of air passenger transportation. An available seat-mile is equal to one aircraft seat carried one mile.
Table 7. U.S. Airlines Systemwide Seasonally-Adjusted Passenger Enplanements
Systemwide (Domestic + International) passenger enplanements (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 61.13 | 61.81 | 62.73 | 64.68 |
February | 61.48 | 62.92 | 62.92 | 64.68 |
March | 61.11 | 61.22 | 63.73 | 65.33 |
April | 61.47 | 61.66 | 63.42 | 65.66 |
May | 60.98 | 61.63 | 63.55 | 66.08 |
June | 61.14 | 61.98 | 63.46 | 66.25 |
July | 61.16 | 61.28 | 63.65 | 66.92 |
August | 61.45 | 61.63 | 63.51 | 67.33 |
September | 61.25 | 61.93 | 63.81 | 67.57 |
October | 61.10 | 62.01 | 63.86 | 68.25 |
November | 61.18 | 63.03 | 64.25 | 67.73 |
December | 61.81 | 62.62 | 64.35 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Table 8. Systemwide 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Seasonally-Adjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | October 2015 | 68.25 |
2 | November 2015 | 67.73 |
3 | September 2015 | 67.57 |
4 | August 2015 | 67.33 |
5 | July 2015 | 66.92 |
6 | June 2015 | 66.25 |
7 | May 2015 | 66.08 |
8 | April 2015 | 65.66 |
9 | March 2015 | 65.33 |
10 | August 2007 | 64.86 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Table 9. U.S. Airlines Domestic Seasonally-Adjusted Passenger Enplanements
Domestic passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 53.39 | 53.86 | 54.42 | 56.27 |
February | 53.66 | 54.84 | 54.63 | 56.30 |
March | 53.23 | 53.19 | 55.37 | 56.94 |
April | 53.60 | 53.66 | 55.00 | 57.26 |
May | 53.16 | 53.57 | 55.15 | 57.64 |
June | 53.35 | 53.85 | 55.08 | 57.73 |
July | 53.38 | 53.09 | 55.30 | 58.29 |
August | 53.63 | 53.42 | 55.21 | 58.71 |
September | 53.28 | 53.76 | 55.54 | 58.97 |
October | 53.19 | 53.78 | 55.69 | 59.69 |
November | 53.25 | 54.80 | 55.94 | 59.15 |
December | 53.89 | 54.35 | 55.94 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Table 10. Domestic 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
Domestic passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Seasonally-Adjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | October 2015 | 59.69 |
2 | November 2015 | 59.15 |
3 | September 2015 | 58.97 |
4 | August 2015 | 58.71 |
5 | July 2015 | 58.29 |
6 | June 2015 | 57.73 |
7 | May 2015 | 57.64 |
8 | April 2015 | 57.26 |
9 | August 2007 | 57.24 |
10 | October 2007 | 57.03 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Table 11. U.S. Airlines International Seasonally-Adjusted Passenger Enplanements
International passenger enplanements (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 7.74 | 7.95 | 8.32 | 8.41 |
February | 7.82 | 8.09 | 8.30 | 8.39 |
March | 7.87 | 8.03 | 8.36 | 8.39 |
April | 7.87 | 8.00 | 8.42 | 8.40 |
May | 7.82 | 8.06 | 8.40 | 8.45 |
June | 7.79 | 8.13 | 8.38 | 8.52 |
July | 7.79 | 8.19 | 8.35 | 8.63 |
August | 7.82 | 8.20 | 8.30 | 8.62 |
September | 7.97 | 8.18 | 8.27 | 8.59 |
October | 7.90 | 8.23 | 8.17 | 8.57 |
November | 7.93 | 8.23 | 8.31 | 8.57 |
December | 7.92 | 8.28 | 8.41 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Table 12. International 10 Months with Highest Seasonally-Adjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
International passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (seasonally-adjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Seasonally-Adjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 8.63 |
2 | August 2015 | 8.62 |
3 | September 2015 | 8.59 |
4 | November 2015 | 8.57 |
5 | October 2015 | 8.57 |
6 | June 2015 | 8.52 |
7 | May 2015 | 8.45 |
8 | April 2014 | 8.42 |
9 | December 2014 | 8.41 |
10 | January 2015 | 8.41 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Table 13. U.S. Airlines Unadjusted Monthly Load Factor
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs/ASMs (both unadjusted) in percent
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 77.6 | 78.9 | 80.3 | 79.1 |
February | 76.6 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 80.2 |
March | 83.0 | 84.3 | 83.5 | 83.9 |
April | 82.5 | 81.6 | 83.4 | 82.5 |
May | 83.5 | 84.2 | 85.0 | 84.1 |
June | 86.5 | 87.0 | 86.4 | 86.4 |
July | 86.6 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 87.4 |
August | 86.5 | 86.1 | 86.5 | 86.4 |
September | 81.6 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 83.0 |
October | 83.4 | 82.2 | 82.8 | 85.0 |
November | 81.9 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 82.4 |
December | 81.5 | 84.4 | 82.6 | |
11 Mo. Value | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.5 | 83.9 |
Yr. Value | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.9 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: 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).
Table 14. 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Load Factors, 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs/ASMs (both unadjusted) in percent
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted Load Factor |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 87.4 |
2 | June 2013 | 87.0 |
3 | July 2011 | 86.9 |
4 | July 2010 | 86.8 |
4 | July 2010 | 86.8 |
5 | July 2014 | 86.7 |
6 | July 2013 | 86.6 |
7 | July 2012 | 86.6 |
8 | June 2012 | 86.5 |
9 | August 2012 | 86.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: 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).
Table 15. U.S. Airlines Unadjusted Monthly Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs)
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs (unadjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 61.1 | 62.4 | 64.1 | 66.0 |
February | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.9 | 59.8 |
March | 70.8 | 72.2 | 73.6 | 75.8 |
April | 67.8 | 67.8 | 70.7 | 73.1 |
May | 71.2 | 73.0 | 75.2 | 78.0 |
June | 76.0 | 77.9 | 79.5 | 82.7 |
July | 79.6 | 81.3 | 83.7 | 88.3 |
August | 77.7 | 79.3 | 81.2 | 85.2 |
September | 65.2 | 66.6 | 68.4 | 72.6 |
October | 67.0 | 69.1 | 71.3 | 76.1 |
November | 63.4 | 63.0 | 65.2 | 70.0 |
December | 65.9 | 70.4 | 71.8 | |
11 Mo. Total | 757.3 | 770.1 | 790.8 | 827.6 |
Yr. Total | 823.2 | 840.4 | 862.5 | 827.6 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Revenue passenger-miles are a measure of the volume of air passenger transportation. A revenue passenger-mile is equal to one paying passenger carried one mile.
Table 16. 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs), 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) RPMs (unadjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted RPMs in billions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 88.3 |
2 | August 2015 | 85.2 |
3 | July 2014 | 83.7 |
4 | June 2015 | 82.7 |
5 | July 2013 | 81.3 |
6 | August 2014 | 81.2 |
7 | July 2011 | 80.4 |
8 | July 2007 | 79.9 |
9 | July 2012 | 79.6 |
10 | June 2014 | 79.5 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Revenue passenger-miles are a measure of the volume of air passenger transportation. A revenue passenger-mile is equal to one paying passenger carried one mile.
Table 17. U.S. Airlines Unadjusted Monthly Available Seat-Miles (ASMs)
Systemwide (Domestic + International) ASMs (unadjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 83.4 |
February | 75.0 | 72.6 | 72.5 | 74.5 |
March | 85.3 | 85.6 | 88.2 | 90.3 |
April | 82.1 | 83.1 | 84.8 | 88.6 |
May | 85.2 | 86.7 | 88.5 | 92.8 |
June | 87.8 | 89.5 | 92.0 | 95.7 |
July | 91.9 | 93.8 | 96.5 | 101.0 |
August | 89.9 | 92.2 | 94.0 | 98.6 |
September | 80.0 | 81.5 | 83.5 | 87.5 |
October | 80.3 | 84.0 | 86.1 | 89.5 |
November | 77.4 | 79.5 | 81.7 | 84.9 |
December | 80.9 | 83.4 | 86.8 | |
11 Mo. Total | 913.6 | 927.7 | 947.6 | 986.8 |
Yr. Total | 994.5 | 1,011.1 | 1,034.4 | 986.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Available seat-miles are a measure of the capacity of air passenger transportation. An available seat-mile is equal to one aircraft seat carried one mile.
Table 18. 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Available Seat-Miles (ASMs), 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) ASMs (unadjusted) in billions (000,000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted ASMs in billions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 101.0 |
2 | August 2015 | 98.6 |
3 | July 2014 | 96.5 |
4 | June 2015 | 95.7 |
5 | August 2014 | 94.0 |
6 | July 2013 | 93.8 |
7 | July 2008 | 93.7 |
8 | July 2007 | 92.9 |
9 | August 2007 | 92.8 |
10 | May 2015 | 92.8 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment
Note: Available seat-miles are a measure of the capacity of air passenger transportation. An available seat-mile is equal to one aircraft seat carried one mile.
Table 19. U.S. Airlines Systemwide Unadjusted Passenger Enplanements
Systemwide (Domestic + International) passenger enplanements (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 54.44 | 55.35 | 55.81 | 57.78 |
February | 53.11 | 52.49 | 52.44 | 54.16 |
March | 64.46 | 65.10 | 66.44 | 68.20 |
April | 61.50 | 60.98 | 63.49 | 65.92 |
May | 63.68 | 64.79 | 66.51 | 68.93 |
June | 66.61 | 67.08 | 68.60 | 71.27 |
July | 69.19 | 69.22 | 71.89 | 75.63 |
August | 67.76 | 67.73 | 69.53 | 72.87 |
September | 57.42 | 58.19 | 59.99 | 63.90 |
October | 60.93 | 62.16 | 64.49 | 68.74 |
November | 58.74 | 57.60 | 59.74 | 64.59 |
December | 58.87 | 62.49 | 63.78 | |
11 Mo. Total | 677.84 | 680.69 | 698.93 | 731.99 |
Yr. Total | 736.71 | 743.18 | 762.71 | 731.99 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Table 20. Systemwide 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
Systemwide (Domestic + International) passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 75.63 |
2 | August 2015 | 72.87 |
3 | July 2007 | 72.40 |
4 | July 2014 | 71.89 |
5 | August 2007 | 71.34 |
6 | June 2015 | 71.27 |
7 | July 2005 | 70.57 |
8 | July 2008 | 70.47 |
9 | July 2011 | 69.91 |
10 | June 2007 | 69.69 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Market
Table 21. U.S. Airlines Domestic Unadjusted Passenger Enplanements
Domestic passenger numbers (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled Service Only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 47.08 | 47.82 | 47.96 | 49.73 |
February | 46.41 | 45.74 | 45.51 | 47.16 |
March | 56.20 | 56.57 | 57.76 | 59.56 |
April | 53.69 | 53.23 | 55.25 | 57.70 |
May | 55.75 | 56.56 | 57.89 | 60.25 |
June | 57.90 | 57.99 | 59.26 | 61.81 |
July | 59.69 | 59.31 | 61.76 | 65.13 |
August | 58.65 | 58.12 | 59.76 | 62.77 |
September | 50.14 | 50.77 | 52.53 | 56.15 |
October | 53.78 | 54.71 | 57.08 | 60.90 |
November | 51.85 | 50.54 | 52.58 | 57.15 |
December | 51.17 | 54.33 | 55.49 | |
11 Mo. Total | 591.14 | 591.36 | 607.34 | 638.31 |
Yr. Total | 642.31 | 645.69 | 662.83 | 638.31 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Table 22. Domestic 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
Domestic passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 65.13 |
2 | July 2007 | 63.46 |
3 | August 2015 | 62.77 |
4 | August 2007 | 62.66 |
5 | July 2005 | 62.40 |
6 | June 2015 | 61.81 |
7 | July 2014 | 61.76 |
8 | June 2007 | 61.49 |
9 | July 2008 | 61.40 |
10 | October 2015 | 60.90 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market
Table 23. U.S. Airlines International Unadjusted International Passenger Enplanements
International passenger enplanements (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 7.36 | 7.53 | 7.85 | 8.06 |
February | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.93 | 7.00 |
March | 8.26 | 8.53 | 8.68 | 8.64 |
April | 7.80 | 7.75 | 8.24 | 8.22 |
May | 7.93 | 8.22 | 8.62 | 8.67 |
June | 8.71 | 9.08 | 9.34 | 9.46 |
July | 9.50 | 9.91 | 10.13 | 10.50 |
August | 9.11 | 9.61 | 9.77 | 10.09 |
September | 7.29 | 7.43 | 7.46 | 7.75 |
October | 7.15 | 7.45 | 7.41 | 7.84 |
November | 6.89 | 7.06 | 7.16 | 7.44 |
December | 7.71 | 8.16 | 8.29 | |
11 Mo. Total | 86.70 | 89.32 | 91.59 | 93.67 |
Yr. Total | 94.41 | 97.48 | 99.88 | 93.67 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market
Table 24. International 10 Months with Highest Unadjusted Available Passenger Enplanements, 2000-2015
International passenger enplanements on U.S. airlines (unadjusted) in millions (000,000)
Scheduled service only
Rank | Month | Unadjusted enplanements in millions |
---|---|---|
1 | July 2015 | 10.50 |
2 | July 2014 | 10.13 |
3 | August 2015 | 10.09 |
4 | July 2013 | 9.91 |
5 | August 2014 | 9.77 |
6 | August 2013 | 9.61 |
7 | July 2011 | 9.60 |
8 | July 2012 | 9.50 |
9 | June 2015 | 9.46 |
10 | June 2014 | 9.34 |
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market