This statistic portrays the results of a Statista survey among Americans that took place in April 2017 regarding air travel on short-haul flights for leisure trips. During the survey, just under 30 percent of the respondents said they flew up to two short-haul flights for leisure purposes.
Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017
US residents who traveled by air several times per year
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
A short-haul flight is defined as a flight on a distance of up to 1,500 kilometers and/or with a duration of up to two hours.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Statista Survey. (May 2, 2017). Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/
Statista Survey. "Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017." Chart. May 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/
Statista Survey. (2017). Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/
Statista Survey. "Share of U.S. Respondents That Traveled on Short-haul Flights for Leisure Trips in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/
Statista Survey, Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of U.S. respondents that traveled on short-haul flights for leisure trips in 2017 [Graph], Statista Survey, May 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703063/us-air-travel-frequency-of-flying-leisure-short-haul-flights/