August 2017 Airline On-Time Performance, Cancellations, Mishandled Baggage Data Similar to Previous Year, July 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its October 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report on air carrier data compiled for the month of August 2017.  In August, the reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.1 percent, down from the 77.6 percent on-time rate in August 2016, but up from the 76.9 percent mark in July 2017.

The reporting carriers canceled 2.2 percent of their scheduled domestic flights, up from both the 1.4 percent cancellation rate posted in August 2016 and the 1.1 percent rate in July 2017.

July 2017 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ July systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service passenger enplanements rose 0.8 percent from June, rising for the seven consecutive month to 71.6 million, to reach a new all-time seasonally-adjusted high.

July 2017 Air Traffic Tables

Figure 2. Unadjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), January 2014 - July 2017

Figure 1. Seasonally-Adjusted Systemwide Passenger Enplanements on All U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic & International), January 2014 - July 2017

Table 24. International Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, July 2017

Table 23. Domestic Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, July 2017

Table 22. Systemwide Load Factor on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, July 2017

Table 21. International Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, July 2017

Table 20. Domestic Available Seat-Miles (ASMs) on U.S. Airlines, Unadjusted, July 2017