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Figure 5-7 - Average Monthly Number of Delays by Cause: 2004

Figure 5-7 - Average Monthly Number of Delays by Cause: 2004

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NOTES: Flights are on time if they depart from or arrive at the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled departure or arrival times. See table 5-7 in appendix B for...

Figure 2-6 - Rural Bridge Condition by Functional Class: 2003

Figure 2-6 - Rural Bridge Condition by Functional Class: 2003

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NOTES: Functionally obsolete refers to bridges that do not have the lane widths, shoulder widths, or vertical clearances adequate to serve traffic demand or bridges that...

For-Hire Transportation

For-Hire Transportation

For-hire transportation industries contributed $314.3 billion to the U.S. economy1 in 2003, a less than 1 percent increase from $217.2 billion in 1993 (in 2000 chained dollars2) (figure 9-4). Over the same period, this segment's share in Gross...

Figure 5-6 - U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance: 1995-2004

Figure 5-6 - U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance: 1995-2004

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NOTES: Flights are on time if they depart from or arrive at the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled departure or arrival times. See table 5-7 in appendix B for...

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Hazardous Materials Incidents

Transportation firms reported more than 14,740 hazardous materials incidents in 2004, a decrease of 8 percent since 19941 (figure 15-7). The number of reported incidents rose 10 percent between 1997 and 1998 and then another 14 percent in 1999,...

Daily and Long-Distance Passenger Travel

Daily and Long-Distance Passenger Travel

According to the 2001 National Household Travel Survey, U.S. residents make, on average, about 4 one-way trips per person per day averaging 10 miles each and 9 roundtrip long-distance trips per person per year averaging about...

General Aviation Safety

General Aviation Safety

There were 556 U.S. fatalities in 2004 caused by general aviation, amounting to 88 percent of all aviation fatalities in the United States [1]. However, general aviation has become safer between 1994 and 2004. Despite a 16 percent...