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Carrier Snapshots		Airport Snapshots
Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption		Holiday Flight Delays
Air Freight Summary		Inter-Airport Distances
Employment		Tarmac Times
Airline Activity : National Summary (U.S. Flights)
	2023 *	2024 *	Change
Enplaned Passengers (million)	819	852	4.0%
Departures (000)	8,281	8,584	3.7%
Freight/Mail (million lbs)	20,293	20,435	0.7%
Load Factor (%)	83.5	83.7	0.2 points
Airlines with scheduled service	83	82	-1.2%
* 12 months ending December of each year

Airline Domestic Market Share January - December 2024
	Airlines	Share
	Delta	17.8%
	American	17.5%
	Southwest	17.2%
	United	16.0%
	Alaska	6.1%
	Spirit	4.9%
	JetBlue	4.7%
	Frontier	3.6%
	SkyWest	2.4%
	Hawaiian	1.7%
	Other	8.1%
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At a Glance
Flight Delays more...
January 2024 72.82 February 2024 83.65 March 2024 78.70 April 2024 80.42 May 2024 72.56 June 2024 74.25 July 2024 68.42 August 2024 74.93 September 2024 83.96 October 2024 86.00 November 2024 84.87 December 2024 78.03 Click a bar for details. Mouseover it for percentage.
Average Air Fares more...
2014 390.61 2015 375.62 2016 350.37 2017 347.63 2018 349.63 2019 352.27 2020 292.26 2021 306.97 2022 378.12 2023 381.53 Click a bar for details. Mouseover it for total.