In 2021, the number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. carriers amounted to approximately 7.9 million, an increase of around 29.1 percent compared to the previous year's take-offs. The aircraft departures from U.S. carriers oscillated around 10 million before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions)
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (August 19, 2022). Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. August 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total Number of Aircraft Departures Performed by U.S. Air Carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Total number of aircraft departures performed by U.S. air carriers* from 1991 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, August 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185373/us-total-performed-aircraft-departures/