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Performance and operations

Legacy ID
1566

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...

Rail Profile

KEY:  kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist.

a  Excluding Amtrak and all non-Class I railroads, except for Section IV.

b  Operating expenses include equipment, joint facility rents, leased roads and equipment, and all taxes except Federal income.

c  Data for 2003 indicates operating revenues and expenses instead of total revenues and expenses, the data source has changed.

d  Safety figures from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration are for...

Highway Profile

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

a The Federal Highway Trust Fund was created with the enactment of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956. The total receipts shown for 1995 are overstated by approximately $1.59 billion due to a fiscal year (FY) 1994 error by the Treasury Department in reconciling estimated deposits to the actual tax revenue. The correction was made after the close of FY1994 and is shown in FY1995 receipts.

b Figures obtained by addition/subtraction and may not appear directly in data source.

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Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017

PDF: Pocket Guide to Transportation 2017

Front MatterAcknowledgmentsAbout the Pocket Guide to TransportationMajor Trends1 Infrastructure2 Moving People3 Moving Goods4 Safety5 Performance6 Economy7 EnvironmentGlossaryFinal Notes