United States - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in United States was 6,175,504 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,099,030 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,572,100 in 1982.

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 5,099,200
1971 4,999,200
1972 4,985,200
1973 5,058,200
1974 4,650,400
1975 4,576,100
1976 4,690,500
1977 4,795,900
1978 4,857,000
1979 5,041,800
1980 4,962,700
1981 4,628,300
1982 4,572,100
1983 4,810,900
1984 5,206,200
1985 5,553,900
1986 6,106,000
1987 6,398,000
1988 6,628,500
1989 6,522,100
1990 6,848,600
1991 6,623,900
1992 6,578,100
1993 6,427,800
1994 7,250,000
1995 7,682,200
1996 8,031,800
1997 7,942,900
1998 7,824,400
1999 8,511,400
2000 8,820,878
2001 8,535,240
2002 8,038,761
2003 7,789,108
2004 9,566,226
2005 9,969,599
2006 9,738,983
2007 9,815,504
2008 9,054,478
2009 9,182,363
2010 10,095,200
2011 10,057,770
2012 9,864,360
2013 9,745,498
2014 9,556,324
2015 9,498,668
2016 9,640,591
2017 9,639,096
2018 9,880,509
2019 10,099,030
2020 6,175,504

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in United States was 40,793 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42,985 in 2018 and a minimum value of 5,151 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 5,151
1971 5,541
1972 6,283
1973 7,060
1974 7,255
1975 7,000
1976 7,438
1977 7,921
1978 8,407
1979 8,658
1980 8,615
1981 8,607
1982 8,296
1983 9,285
1984 10,293
1985 9,672
1986 10,619
1987 12,023
1988 13,876
1989 14,651
1990 14,791
1991 14,486
1992 15,618
1993 16,343
1994 19,084
1995 19,623
1996 21,676
1997 25,479
1998 25,758
1999 27,292
2000 30,172
2001 27,925
2002 29,555
2003 34,206
2004 37,450
2005 37,358
2006 39,882
2007 40,618
2008 39,314
2009 35,098
2010 39,353
2011 39,622
2012 39,111
2013 37,114
2014 38,225
2015 37,866
2016 38,658
2017 41,592
2018 42,985
2019 42,498
2020 40,793

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in United States was 369,501,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 926,737,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 163,449,000 in 1970.

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
1970 163,449,000
1971 174,143,100
1972 191,325,400
1973 202,309,200
1974 207,612,400
1975 204,900,400
1976 223,017,300
1977 240,145,000
1978 273,025,500
1979 313,624,000
1980 295,329,100
1981 281,086,400
1982 290,992,600
1983 315,600,100
1984 340,191,500
1985 372,059,100
1986 414,554,500
1987 441,832,700
1988 454,202,900
1989 453,161,500
1990 464,574,000
1991 452,015,900
1992 466,965,000
1993 469,926,100
1994 514,924,000
1995 533,512,100
1996 571,072,000
1997 590,571,400
1998 588,170,900
1999 634,364,600
2000 665,327,400
2001 622,187,800
2002 598,410,400
2003 588,997,100
2004 678,110,600
2005 720,547,700
2006 725,530,900
2007 744,302,300
2008 701,779,500
2009 679,423,400
2010 720,497,000
2011 730,796,000
2012 736,699,000
2013 743,171,000
2014 762,710,000
2015 798,222,000
2016 824,039,000
2017 849,403,000
2018 889,024,000
2019 926,737,000
2020 369,501,000

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation