BTS 28-14 BTS Releases March 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 66.4 million systemwide (domestic + international) scheduled service passengers in March 2014, 2.0 percent more than in March 2013. The systemwide total was the result of a 2.1 percent increase in the number of passengers on domestic flights (57.7 million) and a 1.7 percent increase in passengers on international flights (8.7 million). U.S. airlines carried 174.6 million systemwide (domestic + international) scheduled service passengers during the first three months of 2014, 1.0 percent more than during the same period in 2013. Domestically, U.S. airlines carried 151.1 million passengers, up 0.7 percent from 2013. Internationally, they carried 23.5 million passengers, up 2.8 percent from 2013. Load Factor The March 2014 systemwide load factor (83.5 percent) was down from the all-time high load factor for the month of March of 84.3 set in 2013. Systemwide capacity measured by available seat-miles (ASMs) grew faster from March 2013 to March 2014 (2.9 percent) than the growth in revenue passenger-miles (RPMs) (2.0 percent). The domestic load factor (85.5) was a record high for the month of March, topping the previous high of 85.0 recorded in 2013. Domestic RPMS grew faster from March 2013 to March 2014 (2.5 percent) than capacity (2.0 percent), resulting in the higher load factor. The international load factor (79.2) was down from March 2013 (82.5) and was the lowest March international load factor since 2011. International capacity rose 5.1 percent from March 2013 to March 2014, outpacing the 0.9 percent growth in RPMs, reducing the load factor. Load factor is a measure of the use of aircraft capacity that compares RPMs as a proportion of ASMs. Trends for the Month of March Systemwide: For the month of March, the 2014 systemwide passenger total was the highest since 2008. RPMs were at the highest March level, exceeding the previous high in 2008. Capacity measured in ASMs was at the second highest March level, 1.2 percent below the March 2008 all-time high. 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. #
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BTS Releases March 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
