Hazardous Materials Fatalities, Injuries, Accidents, and Property Damage Data

KEY: R = revised. 

^a The 1996 spike in Air Fatalities was due to the ignition of an undeclared cache of chemical oxygen generators in a flight over Florida that killed 110 people, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation, 1996-1997. 

^bWater category includes only nonbulk marine. Bulk marine hazardous materials incidents are reported to the U.S. Coast Guard and are not included.

^cOther category includes freight...

Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airports

^a The 2014 and 2023 totals for the top 50 airports may not sum from the individual airports because some top 50 airports in 2021 were not in the top 50 in earlier years.

^b All U.S. airports consists of 1,274 airports as of 2024 and includes Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and U.S. Pacific Trust Territories and Possessions.

Worldwide Commercial Space Launches

a Sea Launch is an international venture involving organizations in four countries and uses its own launch facility outside national borders. Their first commercial launch, in 1999, was licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Sea Launch filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2009 and thus had no launches in the second half of the year.

U.S. Air Carrier Aircraft Departures, Enplaned Revenue Passengers, and Enplaned Revenue Tons

KEY: R = revised.

^a Total performed includes scheduled departures performed minus those scheduled departures that did not occur plus unscheduled service.

^b The number of persons receiving air transportation from an air carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier, excluding persons receiving reduced rate charges, such as air carrier employees, infants, and others (except ministers of religion, elderly individuals, and handicapped individuals).

^c The number of short tons transported on a...

U.S. Airport Runway Pavement Conditions

KEY: NPIAS = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

^a The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is composed of all commercial service airports, all reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports. It does not include over 1,000 publicly owned public-use landing areas, privately owned public-use airports, and other civil landing areas not open to the general public. NPIAS airports account for almost all enplanements. In 2005, there were approximately 16,500 non-NPIAS...

Air Passenger Travel Arrivals in the United States from Selected Foreign Countries

KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.

^a Country where passenger boarded a direct flight to the United States.

^b In March 2019, the U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory against Venezuela, due to Civil unrest. Subsequently, there have been no direct flights between the U.S. and Venezuela since then.

^c The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as of September 2010.

Number of U.S. Airports

KEY: U = data are not available.

^a Includes civil and joint-use civil-military airports, heliports, STOL (short takeoff and landing) ports, and seaplane bases in the United States and its territories. Sole-use military airports are included beginning in 2007.

^bTotal airports in 2006 does not sum from Public and Private based on the source data.

^c Total Landing Areas includes airports, heliports, seaplane bases, gliderports, balloonports, and ultralights.

^dMilitary includes...

Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes

KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Amtrak began operations in 1971.  Data are reported for fiscal years.

U.S. Sales or Deliveries of New Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances

KEY:  N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a U.S.-manufactured fixed-wing aircraft over 33,000 pounds empty weight, including all jet transports plus the 4-engine turboprop-powered Lockheed L-100.

^b Includes domestic and imported vehicles. Prior to 1985, all terrain vehicles (ATVs) were included in the motorcycle total. In 1995, the Motorcycle Industry Council revised its data for the years 1985 to present to exclude ATVs from its totals. 2008 and later data are real counts based on...

Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017