This statistic represents the number of revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 through 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. air carriers transported only 349.24 million paying customers in 2020. Revenue passengers are defined as people receiving air transportation from an air carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier.
Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)*
* The number of people receiving air transportation from an air carrier for which remuneration is received by the carrier, excluding persons receiving reduced rate charges, such as air carrier employees, infants, and others (except ministers of religion, elderly individuals, and handicapped individuals).
The values have been rounded.
The source specifies:
Data are for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers at all airports served within the 50 states and the District of Columbia. U.S. territories are not included in the data. Not all scheduled service is actually performed. Moreover, for several years, total performed departures exceed total scheduled departures because nonscheduled departures are included in the totals. Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only. Prior to 1990, freight includes both freight and express shipments, and mail includes priority and nonpriority U.S. mail and foreign mail; beginning in 1990, only aggregate numbers are reported.
Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds and hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizing the performance of air transportation. Data for commuter, intrastate, air taxi, small-certificated, and foreign-flag air carriers are not included.
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US Department of Transportation. (June 16, 2021). Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)*." Chart. June 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2021). Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Revenue Passengers Enplaned by U.S. Air Carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Revenue passengers enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2020 (in millions)* [Graph], US Department of Transportation, June 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185438/revenue-passenger-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
