Table 5. Domestic Scheduled Airline Travel on U.S. Airlines, 2017-2018
Dataset Table:
Annual | 1 | |||
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2017 | 2018 | Change % | 2 | |
Passengers (in millions) | 741.7 | 777.9 | 4.9 | 3 |
Flights (in thousands) | 8,177.6 | 8,391.4 | 2.6 | 4 |
Revenue Passenger Miles (in billions) | 684.2 | 721.2 | 5.4 | 5 |
Available Seat-Miles (in billions) | 809.1 | 854.0 | 5.5 | 6 |
Load Factor* | 84.6 | 84.5 | -0.1 | 7 |
Flight Stage Length** | 710.0 | 721.0 | 1.5 | 8 |
Passenger Trip Length*** | 922.5 | 927.1 | 0.5 | 9 |
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Notes:
* Change in load factor points
** The average non-stop distance flown per departure in miles
*** The average distance flown per passenger in miles
Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Domestic Market and Segment