U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance

Almost 82 percent of domestic air carrier scheduled flights arrived on time in 2003, compared with 79 percent in 1995. Late flight arrivals totaled 16 percent in 2003, down from 20 percent in 1995 (figure 3-3). Overall, between 1995 and 2003, late, canceled...

Figure 2-3 - Passenger-Miles of Travel, U.S. Population, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 1991-2001

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NOTE: Total passenger-miles of travel (pmt) excludes motorcycle pmt and results in some double counting of bus pmt.

Figure 3-11 - Share of U.S. Residents Experiencing Significant Delays by Mode: December 2001-August 2002

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NOTE: See corresponding tables for information on months/years of original data.

SOURCE: USDOT, BTS,...

Highway Maintenance and Repairs

Work zones on freeways cause an estimated 24 percent of the nonrecurring delays on freeways and principal arterials [1]. According to the Federal Highway Administration, the purpose of maintenance—which includes restoration, resurfacing, minor widening,...

Figure 5-7 - Long-Distance Trips by Purpose and Mode: 2001

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NOTES: Other purpose includes spending the night, giving someone a ride, and responses not elsewhere classified. Excludes trips where purpose was not reported.

Figure 2-6 - Walking as a Share of Daily Person Trips by Selected Purpose and Distance: 2001

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NOTE: Other modes include only number of person-miles and person trips where a mode was reported.

SOURCE: U.S. Department...

Figure 5-6 - Share of Long-Distance Trips by Purpose: 2001

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NOTES: Other purpose includes spending the night, giving someone a ride, and responses not elsewhere classified. Excludes trips where purpose was not reported.

Figure 5-8 - Average Long-Distance Trips per Person by Household Income: 2001

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NOTE: Excludes trips where income was not reported.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and...

Transportation Capital Stock

Highway-related capital stock (highway infrastructure, consumer motor vehicles, and trucking and warehousing) represented the majority of the nation’s transportation capital stock, $2,432 billion in 2001 (in chained 2000 dollars1). Highway infrastructure...

Railcar Weights

The amount of freight carried by railroads between 1992 and 2002 increased 26 percent (in tons) and 32 percent (by carload) on railcars (figure 4-5). However, on average, the weight of each railcar remained fairly constant. The average weight of a loaded railcar ranged from 62...