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National Transportation Statistics

"Screen capture of cover of the NTS 50th anniversary edition p.d.f."The National Transportation Statistics (NTS) is a collection of transportation data first published in November 1971.  BTS celebrates the first half-century of NTS with a commemorative publication in 2021. This 50th anniversary edition includes links to digitized versions of the entire NTS collection.

View the 50th Anniversary NTS.

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Recently Updated Tables by Topic:

  • System Mileage Within the United States (1-1, 1-1M)
  • Number of Air Carriers, Railroads, Interstate Motor Carriers, Marine Vessel Operators, and Pipeline Operators (1-2)
  • U.S. Oil and Gas Pipeline Mileage (1-10)
  • Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances (1-11)
  • Retail Sales of New Cars by Sector (1-18)
  • Number of U.S. Truck Registrations by Type (1-22b)
  • Class I Railroad Locomotive Fleet by Year Built (1-32)
  • U.S. Vehicle-Miles (1-35, 1-35M)
  • Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes (1-38, 1-38M)
  • Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airports (1-44)
  • Air Passenger Travel Arrivals in the United States from Selected Foreign Countries (1-45)
  • Air Passenger Travel Departures from the United States to Selected Foreign Countries (1-46)
  • Reports of Violent Crime, Property Crime, and Arrests by Transit Mode (2-38)
  • Average Passenger Fares (3-18)
  • Average Passenger Fares (chained 2017 dollars) (3-19)
  • Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Light Duty Vehicles (4-23, 4-23M)