US Airways Aircraft Operating Statistics- Cost Per Block Hour (Unadjusted)
US Airways
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 $2,068 $2,310 $2,406 $2,166 $2,344 $2,538 $2,997 $3,000 $2,818 $2,680 $2,755 $3,266 $3,349 $4,212 $3,181 $3,699 $4,318 $4,497 $4,326 $4,437            
(Ex Fuel) $1,643 $1,796 $1,916 $1,796 $1,933 $1,841 $2,383 $2,477 $2,190 $1,897 $1,549 $1,679 $1,736 $1,952 $1,966 $2,094 $2,086 $2,198 $2,164 $2,388
Pilots $642 $717 $772 $712 $754 $709 $858 $1,035 $871 $715 $478 $496 $513 $566 $570 $576 $565 $573 $598 $1,102
Salaries and Wages $424 $448 $448 $447 $429 $389 $496 $538 $501 $385 $303 $331 $328 $372 $376 $382 $372 $405 $421 $783
Pilot Training $36 $33 $31 $42 $75 $80 $85 $77 $37 $37 $36 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $155 $209 $264 $191 $212 $205 $238 $385 $305 $267 $113 $142 $154 $159 $161 $164 $160 $133 $138 $257
Per Diem/ Personnel $28 $27 $28 $31 $37 $36 $38 $35 $27 $27 $27 $22 $30 $35 $33 $30 $33 $35 $39 $61
Purchased Goods $470 $582 $551 $425 $463 $752 $672 $586 $681 $839 $1,263 $1,637 $1,660 $2,317 $1,265 $1,654 $2,286 $2,355 $2,207 $2,100
Fuel/Oil $426 $513 $490 $370 $411 $696 $614 $523 $628 $783 $1,207 $1,586 $1,613 $2,260 $1,215 $1,605 $2,233 $2,298 $2,162 $2,049
Insurance $15 $15 $10 $7 $3 $3 $11 $21 $13 $12 $12 $3 $3 $3 $3 $4 $3 $4 $2 $4
Other (inc. Tax) $30 $53 $51 $48 $50 $53 $48 $42 $40 $44 $45 $47 $44 $55 $47 $46 $50 $52 $43 $47
Maintenance $527 $565 $594 $586 $629 $617 $795 $780 $738 $621 $524 $582 $608 $737 $701 $797 $822 $880 $782 $819
Labor $70 $54 $51 $57 $63 $66 $154 $146 $128 $95 $55 $120 $134 $169 $190 $203 $206 $211 $207 $212
Materials $90 $96 $144 $127 $134 $113 $124 $92 $80 $62 $43 $84 $48 $86 $107 $95 $124 $89 $72 $58
Third Party $147 $167 $151 $152 $155 $154 $221 $218 $211 $215 $264 $282 $343 $431 $356 $430 $435 $487 $401 $461
Total Direct $304 $316 $342 $324 $347 $330 $492 $443 $414 $362 $354 $484 $496 $651 $609 $699 $721 $773 $672 $697
Burden $223 $250 $252 $262 $282 $289 $304 $336 $324 $259 $170 $98 $113 $87 $92 $98 $101 $107 $110 $123
Aircraft Ownership $425 $439 $485 $435 $464 $450 $616 $608 $523 $499 $485 $553 $573 $591 $644 $658 $593 $633 $664 $337
Rentals $292 $323 $306 $295 $323 $317 $457 $515 $462 $446 $438 $516 $544 $542 $583 $617 $593 $633 $664 $337
Depreciation and Amortization $133 $116 $180 $141 $140 $133 $159 $93 $61 $53 $47 $37 $30 $49 $61 $42 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $4 $7 $4 $8 $33 $9 $55 -$8 $5 $6 $4 -$2 -$4 $0 $0 $13 $53 $56 $75 $79
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               341               346               339               324               332               333               233               201               176               188               186               208               193               193               185               171               164               154               138               120                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure               120               121               121               122               122               123               125               128               128               125               120               127               129               127               126               128               128               127               124               122                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length               514               519               521               519               530               548               550               528               570               576               583               683               674               679               672               667               665               664               666               657                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               745               785               775               761               782               784               766               767               761               749               709               746               758               742               731               740               742               745               730               727                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor 64.0% 68.1% 70.8% 72.1% 68.4% 68.0% 67.1% 65.9% 68.6% 69.6% 69.6% 76.6% 79.2% 80.0% 79.9% 80.2% 81.8% 82.2% 82.5% 83.1%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours             9.47             8.76             9.04             9.16             9.12             9.66           11.95             9.13             8.77             8.66             8.89             9.10             9.42             9.08             8.77             8.56             8.87             8.38             8.80             8.97                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours             7.96             7.18             7.40             7.44             7.34             7.71             9.49             7.17             8.37             8.71             8.94             8.94             9.49             8.71             7.04             6.87             7.08             6.73             7.01             7.14                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures             5.98             5.40             5.52             5.57             5.40             5.49             6.77             5.35             4.85             4.82             4.87             4.47             4.57             4.39             4.26             4.21             4.34             4.15             4.32             4.44                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Large Narrowbodies $2,424 $2,554 $2,745 $2,725 $3,063 $3,078 $2,845 $2,748 $2,840 $2,996 $3,165 $3,735 $4,007 $5,160 $3,799 $3,983 $4,726 $4,769 $4,538 $4,489            
(Ex Fuel) $1,837 $1,869 $2,063 $2,215 $2,466 $2,170 $2,090 $2,089 $2,032 $1,931 $1,509 $1,895 $2,026 $2,315 $2,288 $2,060 $2,018 $2,010 $1,891 $1,949
Pilots $802 $936 $934 $930 $1,170 $1,005 $895 $947 $717 $643 $416 $482 $499 $532 $502 $474 $450 $468 $444 $522
Salaries and Wages $527 $551 $527 $577 $641 $510 $526 $483 $421 $355 $271 $314 $314 $346 $325 $302 $286 $321 $305 $362
Pilot Training $84 $67 $61 $73 $202 $164 $96 $87 $29 $22 $23 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $161 $286 $313 $246 $284 $290 $242 $348 $241 $242 $98 $141 $149 $148 $139 $130 $123 $106 $100 $119
Per Diem/ Personnel $30 $32 $32 $34 $43 $40 $31 $29 $26 $24 $24 $27 $36 $37 $37 $43 $42 $41 $39 $41
Purchased Goods $665 $788 $774 $591 $675 $982 $834 $733 $875 $1,137 $1,730 $1,917 $2,056 $2,926 $1,578 $1,995 $2,788 $2,839 $2,728 $2,618
Fuel/Oil $587 $685 $681 $510 $597 $908 $756 $659 $808 $1,065 $1,656 $1,840 $1,981 $2,845 $1,511 $1,924 $2,708 $2,758 $2,647 $2,540
Insurance $36 $33 $23 $14 $7 $6 $19 $21 $16 $15 $14 $4 $3 $2 $4 $4 $4 $4 $4 $7
Other (inc. Tax) $41 $70 $70 $67 $71 $69 $59 $52 $51 $57 $59 $72 $72 $78 $63 $67 $76 $77 $77 $72
Maintenance $278 $168 $376 $523 $555 $507 $486 $497 $679 $643 $476 $692 $818 $1,022 $1,031 $855 $852 $832 $812 $838
Labor $29 $7 $14 $24 $29 $29 $79 $86 $84 $87 $28 $112 $122 $169 $190 $203 $206 $211 $207 $213
Materials $40 $38 $59 $73 $82 $78 $77 $58 $72 $57 $45 $97 $95 $99 $79 $70 $58 $50 $68 $59
Third Party $149 $100 $229 $317 $315 $283 $177 $160 $330 $273 $328 $398 $500 $680 $705 $520 $520 $464 $428 $443
Total Direct $191 $134 $302 $414 $425 $384 $331 $299 $469 $408 $395 $600 $711 $936 $938 $757 $751 $724 $703 $715
Burden $87 $34 $73 $109 $129 $126 $156 $198 $211 $235 $85 $93 $107 $87 $92 $98 $101 $107 $109 $123
Aircraft Ownership $672 $652 $651 $671 $629 $570 $611 $570 $562 $564 $538 $646 $635 $680 $689 $615 $462 $455 $360 $307
Rentals $337 $308 $309 $313 $318 $275 $342 $310 $406 $435 $430 $571 $546 $575 $550 $484 $462 $455 $360 $307
Depreciation and Amortization $335 $344 $342 $358 $311 $295 $269 $260 $156 $128 $108 $75 $88 $105 $139 $131 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $7 $10 $10 $10 $35 $15 $19 $1 $7 $9 $5 -$2 $0 $0 $0 $44 $174 $176 $194 $204
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                 29                 34                 34                 34                 39                 49                 59                 84                 82                 82                 82               148               147               147               147               147               148               161               178               191                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure               182               182               182               182               178               173               169               168               167               169               169               164               166               167               168               167               167               169               171               174                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length           1,091           1,069           1,220           1,301           1,254           1,057               978               917           1,014           1,134           1,075           1,185           1,197           1,278           1,322           1,248           1,255           1,210           1,174           1,151                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               995           1,044           1,069           1,078           1,105           1,025               954               956               969               981               953               920               929               925               909               891               895               898               897               909                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
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                  12                 11                 11                 11                 11                 11                 13                 10                 10                 10                 11                 11                 11                 11                 10                 10                 10                 10                 10                 10                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours                 10                   9                 10                 10                   9                 10                 11                   9                 10                 10                 11                 11                 11                 10                   9                   9                   9                   9                   9                   9                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures                   4                   4                   4                   3                   3                   4                   5                   4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   4                   3                   3                   3                   3                   3                   3                   3                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Widebodies $2,754 $3,410 $3,633 $3,341 $3,604 $4,272 $4,716 $4,076 $4,514 $4,579 $5,038 $4,850 $6,077 $8,056 $5,770 $6,881 $8,445 $8,457 $8,465 $8,496            
(Ex Fuel) $1,968 $2,441 $2,699 $2,625 $2,720 $2,824 $3,258 $2,907 $3,099 $2,739 $2,184 $2,116 $2,469 $2,671 $2,901 $3,125 $3,193 $3,129 $3,349 $3,545
Pilots $1,039 $1,158 $1,232 $1,294 $1,464 $1,598 $1,904 $1,485 $1,477 $1,112 $747 $595 $712 $820 $923 $894 $1,008 $1,031 $1,142 $1,290
Salaries and Wages $701 $711 $735 $830 $817 $936 $1,112 $788 $863 $615 $495 $408 $472 $556 $632 $611 $690 $759 $843 $952
Pilot Training $62 $48 $15 $67 $146 $270 $233 $69 $50 $27 $36 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $213 $354 $439 $347 $434 $332 $506 $581 $516 $427 $176 $169 $208 $238 $271 $262 $296 $250 $277 $313
Per Diem/ Personnel $62 $44 $43 $50 $67 $59 $54 $47 $49 $43 $40 $18 $32 $26 $20 $21 $21 $22 $22 $25
Purchased Goods $888 $1,103 $1,053 $822 $995 $1,562 $1,594 $1,290 $1,525 $1,958 $2,977 $2,828 $3,692 $5,393 $2,879 $3,770 $5,263 $5,339 $5,132 $4,974
Fuel/Oil $786 $969 $934 $716 $885 $1,448 $1,458 $1,169 $1,415 $1,840 $2,854 $2,735 $3,608 $5,386 $2,869 $3,756 $5,252 $5,328 $5,116 $4,950
Insurance $41 $39 $26 $17 $8 $8 $25 $31 $20 $19 $19 $5 $3 $4 $4 $6 $5 $5 $4 $8
Other (inc. Tax) $61 $95 $94 $90 $103 $105 $111 $90 $89 $99 $103 $89 $81 $4 $7 $8 $6 $6 $12 $16
Maintenance $110 $312 $505 $538 $549 $476 $562 $699 $971 $1,001 $743 $736 $848 $876 $937 $1,165 $1,193 $1,114 $1,300 $1,250
Labor $16 $16 $25 $42 $40 $36 $88 $113 $153 $150 $44 $134 $129 $170 $190 $202 $206 $210 $207 $211
Materials $99 $58 $115 $81 $60 $63 $124 $133 $117 $114 $130 $171 $116 $186 $308 $173 $144 $96 $138 $112
Third Party $254 $180 $239 $233 $277 $227 $186 $204 $320 $329 $494 $329 $508 $660 $528 $693 $743 $746 $845 $805
Total Direct $140 $247 $379 $353 $371 $317 $388 $438 $586 $588 $658 $603 $711 $790 $845 $1,068 $1,092 $1,007 $1,190 $1,128
Burden $52 $65 $126 $186 $178 $160 $173 $261 $385 $413 $107 $133 $137 $86 $92 $98 $101 $107 $109 $123
Aircraft Ownership $743 $826 $831 $674 $570 $588 $599 $594 $528 $498 $585 $693 $824 $968 $1,031 $1,000 $772 $710 $600 $446
Rentals $422 $617 $637 $452 $374 $302 $252 $259 $170 $157 $297 $592 $684 $767 $809 $850 $772 $710 $600 $446
Depreciation and Amortization $322 $209 $194 $222 $196 $286 $347 $335 $358 $341 $288 $101 $141 $201 $223 $150 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other -$26 $11 $11 $12 $26 $48 $57 $8 $13 $10 -$14 -$2 $0 -$1 $0 $51 $209 $263 $291 $535
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet                   8                 11                 12                 13                 12                 15                 16                 20                 19                 19                 19                 19                 19                 19                 21                 26                 26                 26                 28                 31                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure               214               211               208               200               200               213               230               232               230               233               233               233               247               250               253               253               252               253               254               257                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length           2,129           2,356           2,795           3,206           3,570           3,477           3,349           2,709           3,033           2,929           2,962           2,931           3,101           3,374           3,314           3,292           3,402           3,443           3,264           3,138                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour           1,318           1,411           1,440           1,598           1,140           5,282           1,800           1,647           1,688           1,699           1,646           1,674           1,682           1,670           1,659           1,707           1,701           1,702           1,700           1,716                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor 71.6% 73.2% 77.1% 77.5% 78.5% 79.1% 73.1% 78.9% 79.2% 81.5% 80.8% 78.8% 77.4% 78.1% 78.0% 80.1% 80.3% 79.2% 81.0% 74.8%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours            12.49           12.07           12.56           12.54           14.63           14.60           16.80           12.79           12.86           13.00           12.90           12.96           12.95           12.51           12.09           12.02           12.20           12.35           12.47           11.79                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours           11.48           11.14           11.59           11.59           13.56           13.52           15.49           11.66           12.70           13.05           12.95           13.29           13.02           12.38           11.27           11.12           11.33           11.50           11.52           10.91                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures             2.63             2.32             2.06             1.81             1.91             1.94             2.32             2.15             1.97             2.05             2.00             2.02             1.91             1.72             1.68             1.70             1.66             1.67             1.77             1.73                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
  Total Fleet $2,121 $2,378 $2,493 $2,277 $2,488 $2,708 $3,086 $3,018 $2,983 $2,949 $3,085 $3,800 $4,052 $4,885 $3,647 $4,128 $4,903 $5,022 $4,861 $4,898            
(Ex Fuel) $1,670 $1,829 $1,964 $1,877 $2,033 $1,941 $2,386 $2,399 $2,225 $1,983 $1,592 $1,687 $1,875 $2,159 $2,178 $2,175 $2,160 $2,194 $2,136 $2,257
Pilots $668 $757 $808 $761 $836 $799 $938 $1,047 $878 $728 $482 $656 $746 $569 $567 $559 $554 $564 $570 $786
Salaries and Wages $442 $469 $468 $478 $472 $436 $545 $543 $510 $396 $310 $504 $560 $373 $373 $367 $363 $397 $401 $557
Pilot Training $41 $37 $34 $46 $93 $102 $98 $80 $35 $31 $32 $5 $5 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Benefits and Payroll Taxes $157 $222 $277 $204 $231 $224 $257 $391 $305 $273 $114 $115 $144 $160 $160 $157 $156 $131 $132 $183
Per Diem/ Personnel $29 $29 $29 $33 $40 $38 $38 $34 $29 $28 $27 $32 $36 $35 $34 $35 $36 $37 $37 $46
Purchased Goods $500 $623 $595 $460 $514 $828 $767 $690 $822 $1,032 $1,561 $2,207 $2,276 $2,790 $1,523 $2,009 $2,804 $2,893 $2,786 $2,705
Fuel/Oil $451 $549 $528 $400 $455 $767 $700 $619 $759 $966 $1,493 $2,113 $2,177 $2,726 $1,469 $1,953 $2,742 $2,828 $2,725 $2,641
Insurance $18 $18 $12 $8 $4 $4 $13 $22 $15 $13 $13 $13 $13 $3 $3 $4 $4 $4 $3 $6
Other (inc. Tax) $32 $56 $55 $52 $55 $58 $54 $49 $48 $53 $54 $81 $86 $62 $51 $52 $58 $60 $58 $58
Maintenance $492 $514 $567 $577 $617 $594 $719 $689 $741 $662 $528 $558 $609 $871 $864 $858 $872 $878 $851 $876
Labor $65 $48 $46 $53 $58 $59 $135 $126 $116 $98 $46 $74 $82 $169 $190 $203 $206 $211 $207 $212
Materials $86 $88 $134 $119 $125 $105 $115 $85 $81 $65 $51 $62 $63 $98 $110 $91 $96 $70 $76 $64
Third Party $150 $161 $163 $173 $179 $176 $210 $200 $259 $243 $304 $334 $364 $555 $522 $496 $504 $501 $461 $487
Total Direct $289 $295 $339 $335 $357 $337 $453 $400 $447 $397 $394 $470 $506 $784 $771 $760 $770 $771 $741 $753
Burden $206 $220 $228 $243 $260 $260 $266 $289 $294 $265 $138 $88 $103 $87 $92 $98 $101 $107 $109 $123
Aircraft Ownership $457 $476 $517 $471 $488 $474 $614 $596 $536 $519 $511 $135 $166 $655 $693 $670 $549 $550 $493 $331
Rentals $300 $333 $320 $304 $325 $311 $420 $432 $417 $417 $423 $134 $164 $572 $586 $578 $549 $550 $493 $331
Depreciation and Amortization $157 $143 $197 $167 $163 $164 $193 $163 $119 $102 $87 $1 $2 $84 $108 $93 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other $3 $7 $5 $8 $33 $12 $48 -$4 $6 $7 $3 $244 $256 $0 $0 $31 $124 $137 $161 $200
Indicies
Aircraft In Fleet               379               391               385               370               382               397               307               305               276               289               287               724               698               359               352               343               339               342               344               342                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Seats Per Departure               131               133               134               134               135               138               144               153               154               153               150               139               144               157               158               162               162               165               167               171                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Average Stage Length               563               580               592               597               616               639               667               685               762               782               777               730               733               955               972               981               990           1,004           1,015           1,025                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Gallons of Fuel Per Block Hour               785               837               834               832               837           1,062               874               898               914               907               868               753               726               884               879               900               905               916               919               937                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Load Factor 64.9% 68.5% 71.4% 72.8% 70.2% 70.4% 68.9% 71.0% 73.3% 75.0% 75.1% 80.3% 80.5% 81.7% 81.9% 82.4% 83.7% 84.1% 84.9% 83.0%
Daily Utilization per Aircraft
Block Hours              9.71             9.03             9.31             9.42             9.46           10.07           12.32             9.71             9.47             9.41             9.64           10.07             9.99             9.86             9.47             9.52             9.78             9.60             9.91           10.01                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Airborne Hours             8.20             7.48             7.72             7.77             7.74             8.18           10.01             7.90             9.05             9.45             9.69             8.22             7.83             9.54             7.99             8.03             8.24             8.14             8.34             8.45                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Departures             5.77             5.18             5.24             5.25             5.09             5.20             6.18             4.83             4.35             4.28             4.38             5.05             4.98             3.79             3.59             3.60             3.65             3.59             3.66             3.66                 -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -  
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.