Passengers boarded by U.S. air carriers 2023

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)

Characteristic	Number of passengers boarded in thousands
2023	865,586
2022	791,141
2021	632,441
2020	347,917
2019	860,066
2018	822,942
2017	680,889
2016	660,618
2015	601,240
2014	535,551
2013	599,405
2012	600,774
2011	591,825
2010	595,253
2009	548,041
2008	576,476
2007	567,740
2006	552,445
2005	516,553
2000	543,344
1995	460,277
1990	420,696

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Release date

March 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

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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