Sri Lanka - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Sri Lanka was 17,248 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,020 in 2007 and a minimum value of 1,700 in 1979.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 4,400
1971 5,200
1972 4,400
1973 2,900
1974 4,200
1975 4,400
1976 4,000
1977 5,300
1978 3,100
1979 1,700
1980 3,800
1981 4,100
1982 3,500
1983 5,400
1984 5,900
1985 6,700
1986 5,800
1987 5,800
1988 6,100
1989 6,900
1990 7,900
1991 8,200
1992 9,100
1993 8,900
1994 8,900
1995 8,900
1996 8,800
1997 8,800
1998 9,300
1999 10,100
2000 5,206
2001 11,386
2002 10,480
2003 12,603
2004 18,699
2005 19,712
2006 20,979
2007 21,020
2008 20,512
2009 16,632
2010 17,248

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Sri Lanka was 329.49 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 343.64 in 2007 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1978.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 1.80
1971 1.90
1972 3.50
1973 2.90
1974 2.60
1975 2.00
1976 2.40
1977 2.20
1978 0.50
1979 1.80
1980 9.70
1981 26.80
1982 39.80
1983 44.60
1984 59.60
1985 67.60
1986 54.70
1987 49.10
1988 61.70
1989 75.40
1990 93.40
1991 100.70
1992 109.80
1993 104.40
1994 109.90
1995 156.00
1996 158.60
1997 173.90
1998 156.50
1999 179.20
2000 255.71
2001 217.57
2002 203.13
2003 238.01
2004 312.63
2005 310.36
2006 325.41
2007 343.64
2008 331.46
2009 279.00
2010 329.49

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in Sri Lanka was 2,800,110 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,206,766 in 2007 and a minimum value of 100,000 in 1978.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1970 104,600
1971 116,000
1972 116,000
1973 108,500
1974 107,700
1975 117,300
1976 127,700
1977 181,000
1978 100,000
1979 105,300
1980 235,000
1981 405,200
1982 572,700
1983 616,500
1984 681,300
1985 698,600
1986 611,400
1987 586,900
1988 694,300
1989 744,500
1990 891,800
1991 892,700
1992 1,045,600
1993 993,800
1994 1,066,800
1995 1,155,700
1996 1,170,700
1997 1,231,900
1998 1,212,500
1999 1,421,500
2000 1,755,567
2001 1,718,331
2002 1,740,807
2003 1,957,606
2004 2,412,889
2005 2,817,778
2006 3,100,832
2007 3,206,766
2008 2,951,506
2009 2,417,713
2010 2,800,110

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation