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Legacy Publication

Legacy ID
1011
Show Effective Date
On
Significant Regulatory Guidance
No

I - Glossary

I - Glossary

British thermal unit (Btu): The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F and 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Certificated airport: An airport holding an operating certificate issued by the Federal...

H - Information on Data Sources

H - Information on Data Sources Airline freight and passenger data

The U.S. Department of Transportations (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and reported by the nations large...

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

Michael P. Jackson Deputy Secretary

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director

William J. Chang Associate Director for Information...

Executive Summary

Executive Summary

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had an immediate and visible impact on U.S. transportation. While the obvious impacts were temporary, there may have been less obvious yet longer lasting changes in U.S. travel patterns. The Research and Innovative Technology...

Figure 18 Air Revenue Passenger Miles

Figure 18 Air Revenue Passenger Miles

(Billions)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Figure 5 Transportation Service Passenger Index

Figure 5 Transportation Service Passenger Index

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Month Transportation Service Passenger Index (Seas. Adj. 1996=100) Jan-00 95.22 Feb-00 98.85 Mar-00 98.77 Apr-00 99.07 May-00 100.32 Jun-00 100.23...

Figure 16 Forecasts of Railroad Passenger Miles

Figure 16 Forecasts of Railroad Passenger Miles

(millions)

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.