The number of enplaned passengers in the United States followed an increasing trend with slight oscillations until the coronavirus pandemic. Due to border closures and stay-at-home requirements, the passenger volume dropped by 60 percent and amounted to 347.9 million travelers. However, American airline companies showed strong resilience to the narrowing down effects of the pandemic, and a strong recovery was recorded in the following years. As of 2023, around 865.6 million passengers traveled with American air carriers, the highest figure recorded in the given period.
Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
According to the source, data include nonstop scheduled service between points within the United States (including territories) by U.S. air carriers with at least one percent of the total domestic scheduled service passenger revenues and operate aircraft with a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
Data prior to 2022 was taken from previous editions.
The values were rounded.
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US Department of Transportation. (March 1, 2024). Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. (2024). Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation. "Number of Passengers Boarded by The Largest U.S. Air Carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/
US Department of Transportation, Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/ (last visited October 31, 2024)
Number of passengers boarded by the largest U.S. air carriers from 1990 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Transportation, March 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186184/passengers-boarded-by-us-air-carriers-since-1990/