South Asia - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in South Asia was 727,279 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,476,056 in 2018 and a minimum value of 120,100 in 1971.

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 162,000
1971 120,100
1972 140,800
1973 150,700
1974 129,200
1975 158,000
1976 166,600
1977 175,000
1978 183,600
1979 184,000
1980 185,200
1981 184,400
1982 187,700
1983 199,800
1984 209,400
1985 235,900
1986 250,800
1987 257,800
1988 268,700
1989 272,600
1990 245,300
1991 234,900
1992 242,700
1993 228,400
1994 257,300
1995 298,700
1996 284,100
1997 314,700
1998 323,400
1999 291,800
2000 296,548
2001 294,067
2002 299,963
2003 338,691
2004 391,577
2005 419,742
2006 548,761
2007 666,865
2008 691,007
2009 700,428
2010 799,070
2011 894,201
2012 864,800
2013 900,742
2014 966,479
2015 1,026,248
2016 1,173,973
2017 1,313,166
2018 1,476,056
2019 1,427,588
2020 727,279

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in South Asia was 1,349.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,447.41 in 2018 and a minimum value of 175.70 in 1970.

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 175.70
1971 176.20
1972 187.90
1973 252.80
1974 254.30
1975 356.50
1976 421.00
1977 472.30
1978 522.80
1979 554.30
1980 654.90
1981 729.20
1982 715.10
1983 772.60
1984 953.60
1985 963.80
1986 999.80
1987 1,119.40
1988 1,210.00
1989 1,280.80
1990 1,266.90
1991 1,098.80
1992 1,042.60
1993 957.90
1994 1,304.10
1995 1,453.40
1996 1,324.70
1997 1,384.30
1998 1,275.90
1999 1,220.60
2000 1,375.52
2001 1,289.95
2002 1,273.61
2003 1,345.93
2004 1,610.56
2005 1,683.02
2006 1,793.27
2007 1,722.16
2008 1,976.92
2009 1,824.82
2010 2,582.30
2011 2,640.97
2012 2,545.94
2013 2,727.85
2014 2,688.20
2015 2,499.72
2016 2,567.85
2017 3,116.16
2018 3,447.41
2019 2,720.10
2020 1,349.35

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in South Asia was 80,276,160 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 190,986,500 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,070,900 in 1971.

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 4,400,200
1971 4,070,900
1972 4,363,900
1973 5,141,900
1974 4,983,200
1975 6,225,200
1976 7,422,400
1977 8,481,700
1978 9,790,500
1979 10,583,900
1980 10,964,100
1981 12,195,300
1982 13,529,900
1983 14,473,100
1984 15,846,600
1985 17,084,600
1986 18,061,800
1987 19,186,000
1988 20,656,900
1989 20,406,500
1990 18,916,100
1991 18,692,200
1992 19,784,000
1993 18,013,800
1994 20,433,000
1995 23,175,700
1996 22,444,800
1997 25,538,500
1998 25,389,700
1999 25,506,900
2000 26,822,530
2001 26,775,370
2002 25,502,240
2003 27,975,360
2004 33,660,740
2005 38,307,150
2006 51,488,170
2007 62,460,540
2008 60,323,620
2009 64,195,660
2010 78,888,190
2011 91,031,850
2012 89,645,450
2013 93,893,400
2014 102,251,100
2015 120,221,900
2016 142,492,700
2017 162,909,000
2018 189,594,400
2019 190,986,500
2020 80,276,160

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation