China - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in China was 3,667,920 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,963,752 in 2019 and a minimum value of 21,200 in 1974.

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
1974 21,200
1975 26,600
1976 27,700
1977 28,800
1978 34,000
1979 63,000
1980 51,000
1981 57,300
1982 69,800
1983 74,000
1984 92,500
1985 102,200
1986 127,900
1987 159,700
1988 176,900
1989 159,200
1990 196,000
1991 190,300
1992 200,300
1993 261,600
1994 325,900
1995 397,600
1996 493,000
1997 470,200
1998 510,500
1999 547,800
2000 572,921
2001 840,911
2002 932,064
2003 946,354
2004 1,209,900
2005 1,349,269
2006 1,542,564
2007 1,753,550
2008 1,853,088
2009 2,140,124
2010 2,377,789
2011 2,538,667
2012 2,779,741
2013 3,073,450
2014 3,356,756
2015 3,616,026
2016 3,952,098
2017 4,359,033
2018 4,692,008
2019 4,963,752
2020 3,667,920

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in China was 19,264.24 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,394.59 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29.20 in 1974.

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
1974 29.20
1975 46.20
1976 49.00
1977 60.00
1978 86.00
1979 123.00
1980 120.90
1981 155.40
1982 184.20
1983 216.00
1984 302.00
1985 403.00
1986 467.50
1987 647.50
1988 731.80
1989 683.10
1990 818.30
1991 1,009.50
1992 1,316.00
1993 1,547.00
1994 1,717.20
1995 1,501.00
1996 1,688.60
1997 2,083.60
1998 2,474.20
1999 3,295.40
2000 3,900.08
2001 4,232.31
2002 5,013.51
2003 5,650.63
2004 7,024.25
2005 7,579.40
2006 7,692.21
2007 11,189.54
2008 11,386.05
2009 11,976.44
2010 17,193.88
2011 16,764.87
2012 15,568.75
2013 16,053.73
2014 17,822.58
2015 19,805.63
2016 21,304.59
2017 23,323.62
2018 25,256.21
2019 25,394.59
2020 19,264.24

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in China was 417,255,800 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 659,629,100 in 2019 and a minimum value of 710,000 in 1974.

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.

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Year Value
1974 710,000
1975 1,000,000
1976 1,050,000
1977 1,110,000
1978 1,540,000
1979 2,519,000
1980 2,568,000
1981 3,236,000
1982 3,942,000
1983 3,836,000
1984 5,000,000
1985 7,300,000
1986 10,000,000
1987 12,500,000
1988 17,000,000
1989 11,080,000
1990 16,596,100
1991 19,520,000
1992 27,345,000
1993 31,312,500
1994 37,601,000
1995 47,564,500
1996 51,770,100
1997 52,277,000
1998 53,234,000
1999 55,853,100
2000 61,891,810
2001 72,660,660
2002 83,671,800
2003 86,040,640
2004 119,789,000
2005 136,721,600
2006 158,013,300
2007 183,613,100
2008 191,001,200
2009 229,062,100
2010 266,293,000
2011 292,160,200
2012 318,475,900
2013 352,795,300
2014 390,878,800
2015 436,184,000
2016 487,960,500
2017 551,234,500
2018 611,439,800
2019 659,629,100
2020 417,255,800

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation