This statistic illustrates the revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 through 2021. In 2021, U.S. air carriers transported some 8.4 million short tons worth of freight and mail, a considerable decrease from the previous year.
Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)*
* The number of short tons transported on a flight by an air carrier. Includes freight and mail.
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Data are for all scheduled and nonscheduled service by large certificated U.S. air carriers at all airports served within the 50 states and the District of Columbia. U.S. territories are not included in the data. Not all scheduled service is actually performed. Moreover, for several years, total performed departures exceed total scheduled departures because nonscheduled departures are included in the totals. Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only. Prior to 1990, freight includes both freight and express shipments, and mail includes priority and nonpriority U.S. mail and foreign mail; beginning in 1990, only aggregate numbers are reported.
Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds and hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizing the performance of air transportation. Data for commuter, intrastate, air taxi, small-certificated, and foreign-flag air carriers are not included.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (June 30, 2022). Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)*." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Revenue Tons Enplaned by U.S. Air Carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Revenue tons enplaned by U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)* [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185450/enplaned-revenue-tons-of-us-air-carriers-since-1990/