U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight (Millions)

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

U.S. Passenger-Kilometers

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

^a Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not comparable to previous years. The new category Light duty vehicle, short wheel base replaces the old category Passenger car and includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase (WB) equal to or less than 121 inches. The new category Light duty vehicle, long wheel base replaces Other 2-axle, 4-...

Average Length of Haul, Domestic Freight and Passenger Modes (metric)

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

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

Prohibited Items Intercepted at Airport Screening Checkpoints

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

^a All data for 2002, except enplanements, are for April through December.

^b Data for 2008 are up to Aug. 8, 2008 with the exception of Firearms and Incendiaries. TSA has stopped the collection of data on all prohibited items except for Firearms and Incendiaries as of Aug. 8, 2008.

^c TSA has only published Firearms data from 2010. 

Number of Pilot-Reported Near Midair Collisions (NMAC) by Degree of Hazard

KEY: R = revised, U = data are not available.

^a A situation where collision avoidance was due to chance, rather than an act on the part of the pilot.  Less than 100 feet of aircraft separation would be considered critical.

^b An incident that would probably have resulted in a collision if no action had been taken by either pilot.  Less than 500 feet would usually be required in this case.

^c When direction and altitude would have made a midair collision improbable regardless of evasive action taken.

^d No...

U.S. General Aviation Safety Data

KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a U.S. registered civil aircraft not operated under 14 CFR 121 or 14 CFR 135.  Accidents on foreign soil and in foreign waters are excluded.  Suicide, sabotage, and stolen/unauthorized cases included in accidents, fatalities and rate computation in this table are: 1985 (11 accidents, 6 fatal accidents); 1990 (4, 1); 1991 (8, 5); 1992 (2, 1); 1993 (5, 4); 1994 (3, 2); 1995 (10, 6); 1996 (4, 0); 1997 (5, 2); 1998 (6, 4); 1999 (3, 1); 2000 (7, 7); 2001 (3, 1); 2002 (7, 6); 2003 (4, 3...

U.S. On-Demand Air Taxi Safety Data

KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135, nonscheduled service. Accidents on foreign soil and in foreign waters are excluded.

^b Rates are computed by dividing the number of Total fatalities, Total seriously injured persons, Total accidents, and Total accidents, fatal by the number of Flight hours.

U.S. Commuter Air Carrier Fatal Accidents by Defining Event of Operation

KEY: R = revised.

^a 14 CFR 135, scheduled operations. Before Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR applied to aircraft with 30 or fewer seats. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 135 includes only aircraft with fewer than 10 seats. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data with more recent years' data.

^b Includes instructional flights performing turns and agricultural flights for spraying and buzzing (repeated passes over a particular location).

U.S. Air Carrier Fatal Accidents by Defining Event of Operation

^a Carriers operating under 14 CFR 121. Before Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121 applied only to aircraft with more than 30 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121 includes aircraft with 10 or more seats that formerly operated under 14 CFR 135. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data with more recent data. 

^b NTSB changed its reporting of phase of accidents. Data after 2008 is reported by Defining Event associated phase of flight leading to the accident.  Before 2008 data is reported by...

U.S. Commuter Air Carrier Safety Data

KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are not available.

^a Air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135, scheduled service. Includes accidents involving all-cargo air carriers when those accidents occurred during scheduled 14 CFR 135 operations. Before Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 135 applied to aircraft with 30 or fewer seats.  Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 135 includes only aircraft with fewer than 10 seats. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data with more recent years' data.

^bTotal fatalities for 1991 on U.S...