In 2022, U.S. airlines reported a passenger load factor of 83.07 percent on domestic and international flights, up from 73.75 percent registered the previous year. The passenger load factor is measured by dividing revenue passenger miles by available seat miles for a reporting period.
Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022
* 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. No release date was given by the source.
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US Department of Transportation. (May 31, 2023). Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/
US Department of Transportation. "Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/
US Department of Transportation. (2023). Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/
US Department of Transportation. "Passenger Load Factor* of U.S. Airlines from 2004 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/
US Department of Transportation, Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Passenger load factor* of U.S. airlines from 2004 to 2022 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691451/us-airline-passenger-load-factor/
