Average Stage Length Flown 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            1,118            1,162             1,170             1,193            1,200            1,164             1,179             1,117             1,173             1,251             1,248            1,262            1,251            1,254            1,263            1,287            1,303            1,302             1,308             1,325             1,226             1,230             1,240             1,236             1,202             1,132
Continental               817               882                959             1,034            1,107            1,154             1,178             1,216             1,266             1,320             1,381            1,424            1,443            1,492            1,549            1,613            1,606                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
Delta               761               783                795                823               849               871                885                893                948                984             1,039            1,170            1,237            1,282            1,290            1,240            1,239            1,221             1,196             1,184             1,147             1,125             1,141             1,149             1,152             1,078
Northwest               846               862                882                899               905               914                928                921                915                925                961               978            1,003            1,085            1,142                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
United            1,046            1,068             1,088             1,115            1,121            1,145             1,181             1,224             1,255             1,293             1,368            1,364            1,371            1,402            1,446            1,541            1,614            1,661             1,702             1,720             1,684             1,633             1,589             1,582             1,597             1,594
US Airways               563               580                592                597               616               639                667                685                762                782                777               730               733               955               972               981               990            1,004             1,015             1,025                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
America West               686               733                781                823               862               878                894                949             1,006             1,052             1,028            1,026            1,043                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
 --sub Network               885               914                935                964               985               996             1,024             1,030             1,077             1,120             1,149            1,116            1,134            1,253            1,279            1,312            1,330            1,341             1,348             1,353             1,332             1,314             1,310             1,298             1,306             1,273
Southwest               401               412                427                441               464               492                515                538                559                577                608               622               630               636               639               648               664               692                703                721                750                760                754                757                748                744
AirTran               913               862                732                551               524               534                539                557                597                627                655               652               695               728               738               758               774                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                 831                986             1,151             1,274             1,338             1,358            1,185            1,132            1,118            1,075            1,098            1,088            1,083             1,087             1,085             1,092             1,095             1,070             1,093             1,137             1,220
Alaska               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
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -              1,447            1,278            1,392            1,546            1,571            1,567             1,475             1,466             1,413             1,448             1,493                   -                     -                     -  
Hawaiian               319               345                385                381            1,095               444                510                498                601                619                657               639               675               614               562               614               700               744                838                818                825                844                849                901                961                870
 -- sub Hybrid               448               475                475                490               502               525                575                600                640                678                715               721               738               770               767               792               814               834                847                860                872                891                891                882                893                881
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                 256                271                587                879             1,004             1,055            1,005               942               881               875               914               901               913                963                946                927                908                893                884                871                875
Frontier               447               611                691                779               812               835                863                849                863                953                939               904               926               911               885               965               949               966                906                904             1,006             1,066             1,106             1,052             1,050                998
Spirit               780               745                711                744               870               856                950             1,044             1,059             1,007                934               884               957               925               931               941               921               909                958                982                993                985             1,006             1,038             1,009             1,036
 -- sub ULCC               643               687                701                760               843               833                889                958                947                979                953               909               939               907               893               939               923               932                943                945                972                979                992                992                983                980
Total All Sectors               837               867                884                906               923               931                951                964             1,001             1,034             1,056            1,030            1,041            1,111            1,122            1,149            1,163            1,178             1,187             1,191             1,178             1,165             1,162             1,147             1,152             1,123
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.