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BTS 33-13
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel: 202-366-5568 BTS Releases April 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data;
System Passengers Down 0.9% from April 2012 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 61.0 million scheduled systemwide passengers in April 2013, 0.9 percent fewer than in April 2012. The systemwide decrease was the result of a 0.9 percent decrease in the number of domestic passengers (53.2 million) and a 0.6 percent decrease in international passengers (7.8 million). BTS, a part of the Department’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that U.S. airlines carried 0.2 percent more total system (domestic + international) passengers during the first four months of 2013 (233.9 million) than during the same period in 2012. Domestically, U.S. airlines carried 203.3 million passengers, unchanged from 2012. Internationally, they carried 30.6 million passengers, up 1.5 percent from 2012. See Tables 2, 8 and 14 of Air Traffic Press Releases for previous-year data. The system load factor of 81.6 percent, the domestic load factor of 82.8 percent and the international load factor of 78.8 percent all declined from April 2012 as airlines increased both domestic and international capacity. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares Revenue Passenger-Miles (RPMs) as a proportion of Available Seat-Miles (ASMs). Top Airlines In April, Delta Air Lines carried more system passengers than any other U.S. airline. Southwest Airlines carried the most domestic passengers. United Airlines carried the most international passengers. The top 10 U.S. airlines in terms of number of passengers carried 80.8 percent of systemwide passengers, up from 79.8 percent carried by the U.S. airlines that were in the top 10 in April 2012. See Air Traffic Release for summary tables and additional data. Additional traffic data can be found on the BTS Airlines and Airports page. Click on a link in the Quick Links box on the right. For more historical data, see Traffic on the BTS website. ### You are subscribed to DOT News for Department of Transportation. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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