The timeline shows the miles per gallon of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft during domestic and international operations from 1960 to 2005. In 1985, air carrier aircraft flew 0.3 miles per gallon domestically and 0.17 miles per gallon internationally.
Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA. (April 1, 2011). Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, und RITA. "Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005." Chart. April 1, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, RITA. (2011). Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and RITA. "Miles per Gallon for Domestic and International Operations of Certificated U.S. Air Carrier Aircraft* from 1960 to 2005." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Transportation Statistics & RITA, Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 18, 2025)
Miles per gallon for domestic and international operations of certificated U.S. air carrier aircraft* from 1960 to 2005 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, & RITA, April 1, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191451/miles-per-gallon-of-certificated-us-air-carrier-aircraft-since-1960/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed