This statistic illustrates the total number of revenue passenger miles (RPMs) of U.S. airlines between 2004 and 2021. U.S. airlines reported 699 billion RPMs on domestic and international flights in 2021.
Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)*
* All values are for scheduled flights only. The figures have been rounded. Please select "All U.S. Carriers" from the drop-down list to retrieve the correct data.
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) are calculated by multiplying the number of revenue-paying passengers by the distance traveled. One revenue passenger mile is approximately equal to one revenue-paying passenger transported one mile.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (March 18, 2022). Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)*." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Total Revenue Passenger Miles of U.S. Airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in Billions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Total revenue passenger miles of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2021 (in billions)* [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/690466/total-us-airline-revenue-passenger-miles/
