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Airline Traffic Data

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Air Cargo Between the U.S. and World Regions, including China, February 2020 (Preliminary)

Airlines carried 7.3% less cargo by weight between the U.S. and foreign points in February 2020 than in February 2019, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by large air carriers.

 

February 2020 cargo numbers by world geographic regions (by weight):

  • Total: 593 thousand tons, down 7.3% from February 2019 (640T tons)
  • Atlantic: 99.0 thousand tons, down 0.3% from February 2019 (99.3T tons)
  • Latin America: 50 thousand tons, unchanged from February 2019 (50T tons)
  • Pacific (including China): 60 thousand tons, down 24% from February 2019 (79T tons)
  • China: 44 thousand tons, down 22% from February 2019 (57T tons)

 

Air cargo reports are filed monthly with BTS. Final February data will be released on May 14.  Complete international data by origin and destination will be released on Aug. 13. Cargo data in this release consists of cargo carried between the U.S. and foreign points.

February 2020 U.S. Airline Cargo Data (Preliminary)

U.S. airlines carried 0.4% less cargo by weight in February 2020 than in February 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 15 of the leading cargo airlines.

 

The 15 airlines carry more than 95% of the total cargo by weight on U.S. airlines. Cargo data consists of freight and mail carried within the U.S. and between the U.S. and foreign points.

January 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data (Final)

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 79.0 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in January 2020, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), up 0.1% from December.

BTS is withholding the scheduled release of estimated U.S. airlines’ traffic data for February and March because the estimates are statistical forecasts based on previous trends. The estimates do not account for the impact of the coronavirus.

February 2020 U.S. Airline Traffic Data (Preliminary)

U.S. airlines carried 6.7% more scheduled service passengers in February 2020 than in February 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the 25 airlines that carry the most passengers.

 

The 25 airlines carry 99% of the total passengers traveling on U.S. airlines.

January 2020 U.S. Airline Freight Data (Preliminary)

U.S. airlines carried 0.7% less freight by weight in January 2020 than in January 2019, according to preliminary data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the 15 airlines that carry the most freight.

 

The 15 airlines carry 97% of the total freight by weight on U.S. airlines.