Estimated August 2019 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

U.S. airlines carried an estimated 78.2 million systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers in August 2019, seasonally-adjusted, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) first estimate, up 0.3% from the July second estimate.

The BTS estimate of the August enplanement total of 78.2 million was a seasonally-adjusted all-time high.

BTS estimated 68.5 million domestic passengers and 9.8 million international passengers on U.S. airlines in August.

July Airline On-Time/Tarmac Data

July 2019 TSI Tables

July 2019 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.9% in July from June, rising to a new all-time high after declining for two consecutive months, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). From July 2018 to July 2019, the index rose 2.9% compared to a rise of 6.0% from July 2017 to July 2018 (Tables 1, 2, and 2A).

Table 9: Combined Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, July 2019

Table 8: Combined Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2016-2019, July 2019

Table 7: Passenger Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year, July 2019

Table 6: Passenger Transportation Services Index Monthly Changes, 2016-2019, July 2019

Table 5: Transportation Services Indexes from Previous Years, July 2019

Table 4: Freight Transportation Services Index from Year-to-Year , July 2019