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ADVISORY: BTS Releases October Air Traffic Data

Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel:  202-366-5568

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today updated its web page with October data. The release consists of U.S. carrier summary data and domestic route data through October and U.S. and foreign carrier international data through July.

Estimated November 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines’ carried an estimated 74.1 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in November 2018, virtually unchanged from the October estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate.

Estimated October 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 75.3 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in October 2018, up 0.1 percent from the September estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate.

BTS’ October air traffic statistical estimate released today is based on U.S. airlines reported data through August. BTS will release a second forecast of U.S. airlines’ October air traffic on Dec. 13, followed by a release of the reported data on Jan. 12.

 

Estimated September 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 75.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in September 2018, up 0.3 percent from the August estimate, according to a Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate.

 

June 2018 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried a new high of 74.8 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers, seasonally-adjusted, in June 2018, up 1.0 percent from May, for the fifth consecutive monthly increase.