Table 1. 4th Quarter Average Fare 1995-2017, Adjusted for Inflation, 4Q 2017

January 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines’ January systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements fell to 71.6 million, 0.8 percent fewer than December, seasonally-adjusted, after growing three consecutive months from October 2017 to December 2017.

Figure 1. Seasonally-Adjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), January 2015 - January 2018

Figure 2. Unadjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), January 2015 - January 2018

January 2018 Air Traffic Data

Table 24. International Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, January 2018

Number of People Residing in Areas of Significant Noise Exposure Around U.S. Airports

KEY:  dB = decibels; DNL = day-night sound level; R = revised.                  

^a Noise-level contours are graphical representations of noise levels on a map, similar to elevation contours on a topographic map.  Noise-level contours are lines that join points of equal sound levels. Areas between given noise-level contour lines would have a noise level between the two contour values. The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified DNL 65 dB as the...

Table 23. Domestic Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, January 2018

Table 22. Systemwide Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, January 2018

Table 21. International Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, January 2018