Airline Statistics
Last Updated on: July 16th, 2024
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The airline industry has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, the cost of oil and hiring challenges, with a sharp decrease in passenger traffic and revenue in recent years. According to recent data, global air passenger traffic declined by 60% in 2020 compared to the previous year. This has resulted in significant financial losses for airlines, with many companies reporting billions of dollars in losses and cutting back on routes and services. Despite the challenges, many airlines have rebounded a bit in the past year or so and the industry as a whole is seemingly on the path to recovery.
Here is a collection of some of the most interesting airline statistics and fun facts I have stumbled across in my internet travels. Posts here cover both individual companies as well as the industry as a whole.
Stat posts here are edited and updated almost daily, so be sure to check back often!
Airline Statistics and Fun Facts:
Total flights for US airlines (annual):
- 2022: 7.266 million
- 2021: 7.596 million
- 2020: 5.747 million
- 2019: 10.220million
- 2018: 9.255 million
- 2017: 9.021 million
- 2016: 9.025 million
- 2015: 9.896 million
- 2014: 8.954 million
- 2013: 9.152 million
- 2012: 9.267 million
- 2011: 9.456 million
- 2010: 9.499 million
Total domestic flights for US airlines (annual):
- 2022: 6.209 million
- 2021: 6.759 million
- 2020: 5.169 million
- 2019: 8.596 million
- 2018: 8.398 million
- 2017: 8.176 million
- 2016: 8.183 million
- 2015: 8.059 million
- 2014: 8.106 million
- 2013: 8.322 million
- 2012: 8.444 million
- 2011: 8.647 million
- 2010: 8.699 million
Total international flights for US airlines (annual):
- 2022: 1.057 million
- 2021: 837,353
- 2020: 577,782
- 2019: 1.623 million
- 2018: 857,701
- 2017: 845,794
- 2016: 841,862
- 2015: 836,923
- 2014: 847,868
- 2013: 829,734
- 2012: 822,504
- 2011: 809,156
- 2010: 799,151
