Average Stage Length Flown of Total Large Narrowbody Fleet
(Seat Size 150+, Single Aisle)
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
American           1,375           1,351           1,402           1,515           1,515           1,369           1,308           1,286           1,311           1,355           1,264           1,259           1,249           1,250           1,241           1,278           1,283        1,258        1,258        1,275        1,247        1,191        1,169        1,144        1,097        1,064
Continental           2,033           2,140           2,274           2,147           1,860           1,500           1,432           1,375           1,373           1,342           1,395           1,507           1,550           1,534           1,502           1,504           1,486               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
Delta              881              918              941           1,000              961              937              900              865              974           1,135           1,208           1,233           1,224           1,257           1,240           1,224           1,192        1,162        1,172        1,201        1,228        1,220        1,215        1,200        1,139        1,090
Northwest           1,066           1,100           1,096           1,094           1,047           1,055           1,094           1,104           1,076           1,070           1,081           1,067           1,097           1,164           1,200                  -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
United           1,349           1,375           1,402           1,347           1,351           1,389           1,362           1,239           1,280           1,258           1,235           1,251           1,260           1,249           1,150           1,188           1,230        1,396        1,428        1,433        1,395        1,334        1,283        1,279        1,267        1,236
US Airways           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               -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
America West           1,011           1,035           1,082           1,177           1,206           1,183           1,160           1,184           1,172           1,169           1,131           1,640           1,673                  -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
 --sub Network           1,191           1,213           1,256           1,291           1,264           1,219           1,187           1,146           1,187           1,231           1,219           1,261           1,269           1,293           1,280           1,286           1,287        1,277        1,287        1,294        1,295        1,246        1,217        1,196        1,163        1,129
Southwest                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -          1,254        1,106        1,011        1,070        1,014        1,038        1,037        1,007            887
AirTran                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -  
jetBlue                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                831              986           1,150           1,274           1,338           1,364           1,322           1,304           1,258           1,240           1,292           1,298        1,318        1,361        1,358        1,370        1,373        1,332        1,364        1,411        1,414
Alaska                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             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
Virgin America                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,528           1,455           1,535           1,579           1,537        1,547        1,575        1,606        1,546        1,515        1,547               -                 -                 -  
Hawaiian                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -                 -          2,518        2,472        1,621
 -- sub Hybrid                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                831              999           1,156           1,254           1,338           1,354           1,323           1,315           1,298           1,300           1,356           1,371        1,409        1,399        1,348        1,333        1,302        1,272        1,243        1,254        1,181
Allegiant                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,346        1,499        1,905        1,099        1,038            983            905            861            869            892
Frontier                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,452           1,329           1,265           1,116        1,195        1,057        1,013        1,137        1,123        1,158        1,076        1,065        1,004
Spirit                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,036           1,069           1,119           1,109           1,092           1,046           1,005              943            944            973            973            999            983            994        1,034        1,005        1,029
 -- sub ULCC                  -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -                    -             1,036           1,069           1,119           1,109           1,259           1,230           1,162           1,052        1,111        1,145        1,012        1,045        1,029        1,029        1,012            998            991
Total All Sectors           1,191           1,213           1,256           1,291           1,264           1,216           1,183           1,147           1,190           1,239           1,229           1,266           1,274           1,294           1,283           1,295           1,296        1,295        1,303        1,295        1,291        1,247        1,218        1,194        1,171        1,126
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.