The timeline shows the miles per gallon of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft during domestic operations from 1960 to 2005. In 1985, air carrier aircraft flew 0.3 miles per gallon of fuel used.
Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (April 1, 2011). Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2011). Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Miles per Gallon for Domestic Operations of Certificated U.S. Air Carrier Aircraft* from 1960 to 2005." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
Miles per gallon for domestic operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, April 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189725/miles-per-gallon-of-us-aircraft-domestic-operations-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed