Alaska Airlines Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
Alaska Airlines
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
  Small Narrowbodies $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,514 $2,471 $2,628 $2,914 $2,972 $3,494 $3,659 $4,493 $4,021 $4,394 $4,994 $4,987 $5,003 $4,708 $4,135 $3,785 $4,345 $2,118 $2,203 $5,999
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,869 $1,895 $1,971 $1,920 $1,721 $1,877 $1,939 $2,126 $2,733 $2,711 $2,668 $2,572 $2,688 $2,511 $2,765 $2,717 $3,071 $1,321 $1,495 $5,007
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $650 $691 $765 $757 $623 $607 $618 $577 $776 $705 $726 $802 $772 $800 $801 $811 $905 $436 $477 $1,681
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $506 $513 $534 $533 $418 $395 $396 $405 $473 $450 $453 $506 $486 $502 $502 $508 $547 $291 $333 $1,226
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $123 $159 $212 $206 $187 $192 $200 $149 $274 $219 $229 $256 $246 $255 $255 $259 $282 $113 $119 $402
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $21 $19 $19 $19 $18 $19 $21 $23 $29 $35 $41 $38 $38 $40 $44 $43 $75 $31 $24 $52
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $709 $646 $719 $1,061 $1,320 $1,703 $1,812 $2,467 $1,361 $1,764 $2,424 $2,511 $2,412 $2,293 $1,444 $1,133 $1,341 $850 $749 $1,042
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $645 $576 $657 $994 $1,251 $1,616 $1,720 $2,367 $1,288 $1,682 $2,326 $2,415 $2,315 $2,197 $1,370 $1,068 $1,274 $797 $709 $992
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $17 $8 $6 $4 $5 $3 $3 $4 $3 $2 $2 $2 $2 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $52 $54 $61 $65 $82 $89 $97 $70 $79 $96 $94 $95 $94 $72 $64 $66 $53 $39 $46
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $569 $579 $605 $585 $548 $667 $685 $819 $1,130 $1,233 $1,141 $997 $1,164 $985 $1,267 $1,237 $1,757 $614 $712 $2,772
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $47 $51 $58 $14 $13 $131 $124 $129 $188 $233 $232 $206 $225 $202 $251 $251 $371 $89 $125 $569
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $42 $47 $57 $61 $54 $57 $42 $51 $55 $63 $71 $63 $75 $62 $92 $105 $111 $15 $24 $108
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $307 $346 $335 $355 $410 $371 $398 $535 $693 $698 $605 $516 $628 $497 $641 $709 $891 $413 $433 $1,742
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $390 $437 $446 $384 $459 $536 $562 $715 $937 $994 $908 $785 $927 $761 $983 $953 $1,370 $517 $581 $2,186
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $180 $142 $160 $201 $89 $131 $124 $104 $193 $240 $233 $212 $237 $224 $284 $284 $387 $98 $130 $585
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $568 $543 $529 $496 $472 $502 $526 $609 $740 $605 $338 $331 $348 $324 $268 $165 $38 $149 $155 $184
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $373 $344 $330 $299 $289 $300 $342 $396 $461 $383 $338 $331 $348 $324 $268 $165 $38 $149 $155 $184
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $195 $198 $200 $196 $183 $203 $184 $213 $279 $222 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $13 $10 $16 $9 $14 $18 $20 $15 $86 $365 $346 $307 $305 $355 $440 $304 $68 $111 $320
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                 73                 74                 76                 82                 86                 91               155                 97                 99                 96                 95                 91                 79                 66                 53                 49                 47                 47                 47                 42                41                 33                 22                 22                 24                 13
Seats Per Departure               132               132               133               133               133               131               130               130               130               129               132               132               133               130               127               127               127               127               127               126              125               121               110               126               127                 89
Average Stage Length               729               730               729               752               766               789               791               813               843               839               845               844               787               756               708               749               743               743               740               738              703               691               620               951               794               524
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               847               864               864               875               861               844               898               822               815               813               742               793               784               743               715               735               741               749               751               750              745               709               723               316               342               689
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.2% 68.1% 69.2% 72.0% 74.8% 75.1% 73.6% 73.5% 74.4% 78.5% 80.4% 83.0% 82.7% 82.6% 80.6% 79.9% 76.9% 82.7% 82.4% 52.5%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours           10.80           11.36           11.49           11.52           11.27           10.76             6.45           10.55           10.45           10.76           11.28           10.60           10.21             9.61             8.26             8.47             8.70             8.97             9.01             8.90             8.29             8.04             7.76           18.95           16.62             8.03
Airborne Hours             9.32             9.75             9.89             9.89             9.68             9.27             5.51             9.11             9.07             9.33             8.97             9.08             8.66             8.13             6.98             7.31             7.44             7.71             7.72             7.61             7.03             6.85             6.39             6.73             6.55             6.24
Departures             5.40             5.68             5.76             5.62             5.39             5.01             2.96             4.80             4.66             4.80             4.57             4.60             4.65             4.49             4.06             4.09             4.24             4.39             4.43             4.35             4.19             4.14             4.32             7.46             7.43             5.14
  Large Narrowbodies             $1,875 $1,834 $1,958 $2,303 $2,461 $2,976 $3,155 $3,897 $3,194 $3,372 $4,076 $4,202 $4,130 $4,099 $3,070 $2,794 $3,087 $4,173 $4,119 $4,652
(Ex Fuel) $1,308 $1,260 $1,266 $1,275 $1,181 $1,363 $1,418 $1,473 $1,832 $1,591 $1,609 $1,657 $1,671 $1,782 $1,687 $1,704 $1,737 $2,286 $2,349 $3,523
Pilots $748 $681 $732 $756 $622 $623 $629 $594 $836 $706 $716 $690 $734 $785 $778 $776 $835 $998 $1,033 $1,556
Salaries and Wages $601 $506 $511 $532 $418 $407 $403 $418 $509 $451 $455 $434 $463 $495 $489 $489 $527 $694 $720 $1,134
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $1 $2 $2 $2 $0 $0 $1 $2 $1 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $145 $156 $204 $206 $187 $198 $205 $153 $297 $219 $228 $217 $232 $247 $245 $244 $263 $241 $252 $369
Per Diem/ Personnel $2 $19 $16 $18 $17 $18 $21 $23 $30 $35 $32 $36 $37 $40 $43 $43 $45 $62 $60 $53
Purchased Goods $630 $630 $749 $1,087 $1,339 $1,694 $1,821 $2,516 $1,433 $1,862 $2,568 $2,654 $2,566 $2,401 $1,461 $1,161 $1,427 $2,020 $1,874 $1,193
Fuel/Oil $567 $574 $692 $1,028 $1,281 $1,612 $1,736 $2,423 $1,362 $1,780 $2,467 $2,545 $2,459 $2,317 $1,383 $1,090 $1,351 $1,887 $1,769 $1,129
Insurance $18 $25 $11 $8 $6 $6 $4 $4 $5 $4 $4 $4 $4 $3 $3 $3 $2 $3 $3 $7
Other (inc. Tax) $45 $32 $45 $51 $53 $75 $80 $89 $66 $77 $97 $105 $103 $80 $75 $68 $74 $129 $101 $57
Maintenance $37 $87 $60 $76 $128 $250 $293 $362 $414 $281 $292 $358 $314 $389 $330 $380 $450 $605 $627 $864
Labor $3 $32 $9 $11 $13 $117 $111 $129 $95 $56 $60 $73 $61 $80 $65 $77 $92 $101 $113 $173
Materials $13 $25 $11 $21 $51 $58 $24 $16 $20 $15 $18 $23 $20 $23 $24 $33 $27 $19 $23 $34
Third Party $9 $18 $28 $31 $77 $87 $107 $114 $204 $157 $157 $188 $169 $199 $187 $187 $249 $384 $380 $555
Total Direct $25 $65 $44 $51 $108 $200 $232 $257 $317 $223 $233 $282 $250 $301 $257 $291 $352 $493 $509 $684
Burden $11 $22 $16 $25 $19 $50 $61 $104 $97 $58 $60 $76 $64 $89 $73 $89 $98 $112 $118 $179
Aircraft Ownership $443 $437 $418 $385 $383 $419 $422 $434 $510 $435 $145 $139 $127 $110 $95 $82 $71 $285 $289 $495
Rentals $4 $9 $1 $4 $45 $64 $87 $82 $151 $167 $145 $139 $127 $110 $95 $82 $71 $285 $289 $495
Depreciation and Amortization $438 $428 $417 $381 $338 $354 $335 $353 $359 $269 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $17 -$1 $0 $0 -$11 -$10 -$11 -$10 $2 $88 $356 $362 $389 $415 $406 $395 $304 $265 $295 $544
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     3                   5                   9                 12                 14                 20                 34                 48                 61                 66                 70                 73                 81                 92                88               115               132               189               211               141
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 172               172               172               172               170               166               162               161               160               160               159               159               162               167              170               172               170               167               168               170
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,075           1,187           1,154           1,338           1,303           1,328           1,315           1,365           1,395           1,402           1,428           1,527           1,530           1,458           1,443           1,405           1,361           1,389           1,450           1,418
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 801               816               821               830               760               803               784               775               771               788               797               805               809               808              702               787               799               807               865               758
Load Factor                                     1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1                  1                   1                   1                   1                   1                   1
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   11                 11                 12                 13                 14                 13                 13                 12                 11                 11                 12                 12                 12                 11                13                 12                 12                 11                 10                   8
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     9                 10                 10                 12                 11                 11                 11                 11                 10                 10                 10                 11                 10                 10                11                 10                 10                 10                 10                   8
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                     4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   3                   3                   3                   3                   3                   3                  4                   3                   4                   3                   3                   2
  Widebodies                                                    
(Ex Fuel)
Pilots
Salaries and Wages
Pilot Training
Benefits and Payroll Taxes
Per Diem/ Personnel
Purchased Goods
Fuel/Oil
Insurance
Other (inc. Tax)
Maintenance
Labor
Materials
Third Party
Total Direct
Burden
Aircraft Ownership
Rentals
Depreciation and Amortization
Other
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                   -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Total Fleet $1,833 $1,978 $2,045 $1,951 $2,114 $2,576 $2,496 $2,436 $2,567 $2,834 $2,892 $3,386 $3,484 $4,208 $3,521 $3,746 $4,385 $4,462 $4,402 $4,261 $3,306 $2,958 $3,210 $3,843 $3,820 $4,760
(Ex Fuel) $1,347 $1,401 $1,491 $1,548 $1,609 $1,787 $1,853 $1,860 $1,907 $1,836 $1,636 $1,771 $1,758 $1,814 $2,189 $2,001 $1,965 $1,959 $1,987 $1,976 $1,926 $1,871 $1,867 $2,131 $2,216 $3,642
Pilots $418 $440 $504 $543 $566 $591 $653 $690 $762 $757 $622 $610 $621 $585 $812 $706 $719 $727 $746 $789 $783 $782 $842 $908 $947 $1,566
Salaries and Wages $324 $342 $387 $414 $432 $456 $509 $512 $532 $533 $418 $398 $399 $411 $495 $450 $455 $458 $470 $497 $492 $492 $529 $629 $660 $1,141
Pilot Training $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 $1 $2 $2 $2 $0 $0 $1 $2 $1 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $71 $76 $82 $102 $115 $116 $124 $159 $211 $206 $187 $194 $202 $151 $288 $219 $228 $230 $236 $249 $247 $246 $265 $220 $231 $372
Per Diem/ Personnel $23 $23 $34 $27 $20 $19 $20 $19 $19 $18 $17 $19 $21 $23 $29 $35 $35 $37 $37 $40 $43 $43 $48 $57 $54 $53
Purchased Goods $526 $642 $614 $458 $559 $853 $706 $645 $721 $1,064 $1,323 $1,701 $1,815 $2,490 $1,404 $1,826 $2,519 $2,607 $2,518 $2,372 $1,457 $1,156 $1,419 $1,832 $1,698 $1,180
Fuel/Oil $486 $577 $554 $403 $505 $790 $643 $576 $660 $998 $1,256 $1,615 $1,726 $2,394 $1,333 $1,745 $2,420 $2,502 $2,414 $2,285 $1,380 $1,087 $1,343 $1,712 $1,604 $1,118
Insurance $11 $10 $8 $6 $3 $5 $10 $18 $8 $6 $5 $5 $3 $3 $4 $4 $3 $3 $3 $3 $2 $3 $2 $3 $3 $7
Other (inc. Tax) $28 $55 $51 $49 $51 $59 $53 $51 $53 $60 $63 $81 $86 $93 $67 $78 $96 $101 $100 $84 $75 $67 $73 $117 $92 $56
Maintenance $270 $297 $336 $358 $402 $552 $554 $552 $556 $518 $482 $581 $549 $601 $697 $629 $577 $569 $579 $548 $538 $521 $577 $607 $640 $1,017
Labor $42 $42 $41 $43 $45 $47 $46 $50 $53 $13 $13 $128 $120 $129 $132 $121 $118 $117 $112 $112 $106 $106 $119 $99 $114 $205
Materials $114 $105 $109 $97 $137 $155 $41 $45 $53 $56 $54 $57 $36 $35 $34 $33 $36 $36 $37 $33 $39 $45 $35 $19 $23 $40
Third Party $213 $202 $197 $210 $318 $421 $299 $328 $307 $312 $358 $312 $297 $334 $397 $355 $308 $297 $312 $278 $287 $273 $312 $389 $388 $651
Total Direct $187 $211 $245 $262 $297 $404 $379 $416 $409 $340 $404 $467 $447 $496 $562 $505 $459 $448 $461 $423 $418 $400 $451 $497 $520 $805
Burden $83 $86 $91 $96 $105 $148 $175 $136 $147 $178 $78 $114 $102 $104 $135 $124 $118 $121 $118 $125 $120 $121 $126 $110 $120 $212
Aircraft Ownership $613 $591 $584 $584 $577 $570 $564 $537 $519 $481 $458 $485 $490 $526 $601 $497 $210 $202 $195 $167 $133 $96 $68 $264 $268 $470
Rentals $477 $473 $466 $462 $442 $402 $362 $326 $300 $261 $251 $251 $253 $246 $274 $246 $210 $202 $195 $167 $133 $96 $68 $264 $268 $470
Depreciation and Amortization $136 $118 $118 $123 $135 $168 $202 $211 $219 $220 $207 $234 $237 $280 $327 $251 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $7 $7 $8 $8 $9 $10 $19 $12 $9 $14 $6 $9 $8 $6 $7 $87 $359 $356 $364 $386 $395 $403 $304 $233 $266 $526
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                 73                 74                 76                 82                 86                 91               158               102               107               108               110               111               113               113               114               115               117               120               128               134              129               148               154               210               235               154
Seats Per Departure               132               132               133               133               133               131               131               132               134               135               138               140               144               146               148               149               150               150               152               157              161               164               165               161               162               164
Average Stage Length               729               730               729               752               766               789               797               829               866               886               898               919               926               979           1,035           1,085           1,114           1,161           1,178           1,182           1,195           1,220           1,236           1,298           1,299           1,272
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               847               864               864               875               861               844               895               821               815               815               745               795               784               759               749               768               778               787               791               792              712               774               792               728               783               752
Load Factor 61.8% 66.0% 67.3% 67.1% 67.9% 69.2% 68.4% 68.1% 69.7% 72.9% 75.9% 76.6% 76.2% 77.3% 79.3% 83.3% 85.2% 86.6% 86.1% 85.7% 84.5% 84.9% 85.1% 84.1% 84.4% 55.6%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours            10.80           11.36           11.49           11.52           11.27           10.76             6.52           10.60           10.56           11.02           11.63           11.00           10.93           10.63             9.75             9.94           10.45           10.66           10.64           10.50          11.80           10.80           11.25           12.10           10.88             8.42
Airborne Hours             9.32             9.75             9.89             9.89             9.68             9.27             5.58             9.16             9.18             9.59             9.28             9.47             9.39             9.18             8.50             8.79             9.23             9.48             9.46             9.32             9.41             9.36             9.80             9.55             9.42             7.40
Departures             5.40             5.68             5.76             5.62             5.39             5.01             2.98             4.75             4.61             4.72             4.50             4.47             4.41             4.10             3.62             3.62             3.73             3.70             3.65             3.57             3.96             3.56             3.62             3.69             3.30             2.65
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.