Average Daily Airborne Hours of Total Operating Fleet
All Aircraft
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              8.50              8.47               8.69               8.78              8.56              8.53               8.25               8.14               8.22               8.85               8.63              8.66              8.68              8.49              8.90              8.41              8.40              8.42               8.87               8.57               8.38               8.59               8.45               8.77               9.46               6.53
Continental              7.91              8.34               8.50               8.58              8.71              8.88               8.74               8.10               8.04               8.45               9.06              9.51              9.96              9.62              9.32              9.51              9.50                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
Delta              8.32              8.55               8.69               8.73              8.65              8.49               7.92               7.59               7.62             10.39             10.41            10.82              9.35              9.42              8.88              8.62              8.80              8.68               8.77               8.76               8.82               8.84               8.68               8.80               8.91               4.94
Northwest              8.02              7.97               7.98               7.28              7.87              8.01               7.60               7.26               7.30               7.41               7.56              7.86              7.79              7.97              7.63                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
United              8.73              8.81               8.98               9.17              9.21              9.04               8.62               8.33               8.25               8.70               9.43            10.86            11.20            10.74            10.83            11.01            10.75            10.66             10.47             10.43             10.40             10.29             10.44             10.82             10.81               4.85
US Airways              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                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
America West              9.73            10.07             10.50             10.28              9.92              9.28               8.25             11.01               8.67             10.96             11.01            11.06            11.22                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
 --sub Network              8.39              8.39               8.57               8.54              8.57              8.58               8.39               8.02               8.07               8.95               9.16              9.25              9.07              9.27              8.97              8.97              9.01              9.12               9.23               9.15               9.10               9.17               9.11               9.33               9.68               5.37
Southwest              7.87              9.38               9.51               9.45              9.32              9.33               9.28               9.37               9.32               9.34               9.58              9.68              9.59              9.39              8.83              8.76              9.00              7.54               7.28               8.87               8.95               8.90               9.00               9.08               8.85               6.03
AirTran              5.95              4.97               6.95               8.20            10.41            10.00               7.82               8.24               8.50               8.67               9.20              8.98              9.02              9.06              9.02              9.10              9.11                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                9.70             10.04             11.16             11.81             12.02             11.73            10.83            10.76              8.25              9.82            10.02              9.98            10.16             10.46             10.05             10.23             10.37             10.03             10.04             10.17               4.68
Alaska              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
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -                6.02            11.51            12.46            12.70            12.62            13.10             11.91             11.32               9.73               9.69             10.84                   -                     -                     -  
Hawaiian              6.19              6.15               6.54               6.02              6.14              6.18               5.98               7.25               6.57               7.18               7.94              7.98              8.11              7.84              8.01              7.47              8.58              8.19               8.42               8.12               8.23               8.40               8.47               8.51               8.76               3.44
 -- sub Hybrid              7.71              8.67               8.96               8.88              8.99              8.84               7.73               8.94               8.97               9.19               9.39              9.41              9.39              8.97              8.86              8.91              9.12              8.26               8.13               8.95               8.97               8.98               9.09               8.94               8.82               5.60
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                4.42               1.69               6.74               6.03               5.74               5.33              5.45              5.12              5.28              5.49              5.55              5.29              4.87               4.69               4.26               5.11               5.41               5.72               5.94               6.82               4.82
Frontier              8.49              9.71               6.97               8.12              9.73            11.39             10.37             17.58               8.84               9.94             10.39            10.49            10.51              9.89              9.90            12.22            10.54              8.66               8.53               9.72             10.50             10.08             10.17               9.80               9.72               6.70
Spirit              3.56              4.71               4.18               4.83              7.23              7.12               6.45               7.86               8.11               8.49               7.42              7.53              9.88            10.52            10.85            11.04            10.76            10.78             10.72             10.74             10.86             10.92               9.80             10.24             10.45               5.94
 -- sub ULCC              5.59              6.88               5.58               6.37              8.41              8.83               7.89             11.15               8.41               8.96               8.69              8.89              9.15              8.83              8.66              9.31              8.58              7.79               7.76               7.95               8.63               8.67               8.49               8.73               9.24               5.80
Total All Sectors              8.30              8.41               8.59               8.57              8.62              8.61               8.28               8.19               8.23               8.99               9.19              9.27              9.14              9.17              8.93              8.96              9.03              8.82               8.85               9.03               9.04               9.08               9.07               9.16               9.38               5.48
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.