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Domestic Airline Traffic Up 6.3 Percent in May 2004 From May 2003
BTS 22-04
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Dave Smallen
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today reported, in a release of
preliminary data, that U.S. airlines carried 52.6 million domestic passengers in May, 6.3 percent more than in May
2003 (Table 1).
These passengers were carried on 802,602 flights, up 0.6 percent from the flights operated in May 2003.
In other domestic comparisons from May 2003 to May 2004:
Revenue passenger miles, a measure of the number of passengers and the distance flown, were up 9.9 percent.
Available seat-miles, a measure of airline capacity, were up 9.3 percent.
Load factor, a measure of how many seats are sold and used, was up 0.4 percentage points.
Flight stage length, the average non-stop distance, was up 7.4 percent.
Passenger trip length, the average distance passengers travel, was up 3.5 percent.
The number of domestic airline passengers fell 2.0 percent in May from April (Table 2).
Month-to-month comparisons may be affected by seasonal factors.
Among airlines, Southwest Airlines carried 7.1 million domestic passengers in May, the most of any airline
(Table 3).
Among airports, Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta continued in May to be the busiest domestic airport, with 3.3
million passenger boardings (Table 4).
Table 1: Domestic Airline Travel in May
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| Passengers |
49,461,887 |
52,568,073 |
| Flights |
797,817 |
802,602 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles(000) |
41,319,494 |
45,416,040 |
| Available Seat-Miles(000) |
55,797,420 |
60,971,540 |
| Load factor |
74.10% |
74.50% |
| Flight stage length |
568 |
610 |
| Passenger trip length |
835 |
864 |
Source: T-100 Domestic Market and Segment
Table 2. Total Industry Domestic Enplanements
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| January |
43,294,291 |
44,191,631 |
| February |
41,449,003 |
45,656,000 |
| March |
50,370,774 |
54,496,497 |
| April |
47,368,701 |
53,632,596 |
| May |
49,461,887 |
52,568,073 |
| June |
52,538,181 |
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| July |
56,153,032 |
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| August |
54,320,275 |
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| September |
44,437,529 |
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| October |
50,345,778 |
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| November |
47,456,557 |
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| December |
50,132,233 |
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Source: T-100 Domestic Market
Additional airline traffic data can be found on the BTS website at TranStats, the Intermodal Transportation Database
at http://transtats.bts.gov. Click on "Aviation", then on "Air
Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic)", then click
on "T-100 Domestic Market."
Table 3. Top 10 Airlines, ranked by May 2004 Domestic Enplanements
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| 1 |
Southwest Airlines |
6,541,247 |
7,120,432 |
7,143,265 |
1 |
| 2 |
Delta Air Lines |
6,337,258 |
6,711,378 |
6,763,930 |
2 |
| 3 |
American Airlines |
6,218,797 |
6,211,663 |
6,081,481 |
3 |
| 4 |
United Airlines |
4,699,311 |
5,022,073 |
5,120,358 |
4 |
| 5 |
Northwest Airlines |
3,528,516 |
3,834,684 |
3,811,950 |
5 |
| 6 |
US Airways |
3,289,483 |
3,413,018 |
3,191,354 |
6 |
| 7 |
Continental Airlines |
2,628,289 |
2,751,538 |
2,601,105 |
7 |
| 8 |
America West Airlines |
1,665,788 |
1,648,376 |
1,675,911 |
8 |
| 9 |
American Eagle Airlines |
989,319 |
1,170,293 |
1,200,075 |
10 |
| 10 |
Alaska Airlines |
1,083,729 |
1,113,157 |
1,155,343 |
9 |
Source: T-100 Domestic Market
Table 4. Top 10 Airports ranked by May 2004 Domestic Enplanements
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| 1 |
Hartsfield-Jackson International |
3,002,209 |
3,210,277 |
3,250,108 |
1 |
| 2 |
O’Hare International |
2,427,656 |
2,557,797 |
2,595,585 |
2 |
| 3 |
Dallas-Ft Worth International |
1,950,384 |
2,119,749 |
2,183,577 |
3 |
| 4 |
Los Angeles International |
1,613,715 |
1,814,798 |
1,781,538 |
4 |
| 5 |
Las Vegas McCarran International |
1,389,926 |
1,648,323 |
1,682,580 |
7 |
| 6 |
Denver International |
1,397,636 |
1,548,628 |
1,652,840 |
6 |
| 7 |
Phoenix Sky Harbor International |
1,546,937 |
1,593,536 |
1,567,579 |
5 |
| 8 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul International |
1,173,550 |
1,265,398 |
1,281,557 |
8 |
| 9 |
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County |
1,167,912 |
1,319,253 |
1,263,033 |
9 |
| 10 |
Orlando International |
1,040,020 |
1,304,036 |
1,221,340 |
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Source: T-100 Domestic Market
Data are compiled from monthly reports filed with BTS by commercial air carriers detailing operations, passenger
traffic and freight traffic. May 2004 traffic data are preliminary and include data received by BTS from 103 airlines as
of August 10. Data are subject to revision.
Revised data from April and previous months are posted on the BTS website at
http://transtats.bts.gov.
BTS will release June traffic data on September 16.
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