Aviation and Drones
Legacy ID
11
General Aviation Profile
KEY: N = data do not exist; NA = not applicable; U = data are not available.
a In 1960, 1970, 1980, classified as Industrial.
b Includes Air tours done under 14 CFR 135: Air taxi operators and commercial operators.
c Includes Sightseeing done under 14 CFR 91: general operating and flight rules.
d The significant decrease in Other for 1990 and later can be attributed to a redefinition of the category to only include aerial other, general aviation other, and...
Air Carrier Profile
KEY: N = data does not exist; R = revised; U = data is not available.
a Some totals include data not in the table; thus totals may not equal sum of table data.
b Includes scheduled and nonscheduled (charter) operators. By Sec. 2 of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 "charter air carrier" and "charter air transportation" replaced supplemental air carriers and supplemental air transportation, which were formerly Sec. 101(36) and (37) of the Act. The 24 pre-deregulation supplemental carriers now have scheduled...
Energy Intensity of Certificated Air Carriers, All Services (Metric)
KEY: R = revised.
a U.S. owned carriers only. Operations of foreign-owned carriers in or out of the United States not included.
U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight
KEY: R= revised; U = data are not available.
a Incudes Freight, Express, and Mail.
b Estimates from 1980 to 1989 come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.
c Foreign water traffic is only measured for their travel on U.S. waterways, based on distance from coastal entrance channels to ports and...
U.S. Passenger-Miles
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,...
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...