Average Daily Block Hour Utilization 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              9.89              9.89             10.13             10.19            10.01            10.04               9.65               9.54               9.57             10.31               9.91              9.94            10.01              9.83              9.71              9.63              9.58              9.63               9.85               9.84               9.81             10.11               9.92             10.32             11.14               7.61
Continental              9.45              9.93             10.06             10.19            10.33            10.48             10.26               9.59               9.59               9.91             10.58            11.12            11.65            11.04            10.60            10.69            10.72                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
Delta              9.97            10.25             10.43             10.54            10.50            10.34               9.58               9.17               9.19             12.53             12.35            12.75            11.06            11.12            10.51            10.24            10.39            10.21             10.28             10.23             10.32             10.35             10.15             10.28             10.42               5.71
Northwest              9.56              9.50               9.56               8.73              9.49              9.67               9.12               8.69               8.67               8.83               9.00              9.40              9.42              9.49              9.22                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
United            10.04            10.13             10.32             10.55            10.68            10.53               9.95               9.58               9.18             10.31             10.86            11.15            11.17            10.72            10.79            11.01            10.71            10.65             10.46             10.42             10.39             10.28             10.44             12.42             10.82               4.83
US Airways              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                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
America West            11.43            11.89             12.38             12.10            11.77            10.99               9.73             12.84             10.04             10.91             10.95            11.00            11.14                  -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -  
 --sub Network              9.87              9.91             10.11             10.10            10.19            10.23               9.95               9.49               9.32             10.30             10.41            10.60            10.48            10.33            10.06            10.16            10.19            10.10             10.17             10.15             10.14             10.24             10.15             10.87             10.79               5.95
Southwest              9.32            11.17             11.26             11.19            11.01            10.98             10.81             10.92             10.83             10.88             11.13            11.22            11.19            10.95            10.26            10.20            10.46            11.46             11.65             11.01             10.53             10.46             10.68             10.80             10.51               7.03
AirTran              6.73              5.72               8.18               9.09              9.70            10.65               9.91             10.57             10.95             10.94             11.55            11.13            11.04            11.05            10.99            11.04            11.04                   -  
jetBlue                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -              11.99             11.60             12.69             13.34             13.58             13.39            12.74            12.84              9.69            11.51            11.66            11.68            11.81             11.96             11.77             11.89             12.06             11.74             11.76             11.85               5.38
Alaska            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
Virgin America                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -                     -                     -                     -                     -                     -                    -                7.00            11.89            12.75            13.92            12.59            13.99             12.43             11.33             10.93             10.95             11.12                   -                     -                     -  
Hawaiian              7.95              7.84               8.20               7.54              7.58              7.57               7.34               9.02               7.69               8.44               8.95              9.38              9.50              9.29              9.18              8.96              9.69              9.63               9.79               9.48               9.62               9.82               9.95             10.02             10.16               4.01
 -- sub Hybrid              9.08            10.26             10.56             10.41            10.30            10.28               9.08             10.49             10.49             10.75             11.12            11.03            12.55            11.70            11.50            11.49            11.75            12.42             12.48             11.89             11.73             11.59             11.72             10.73             10.37               6.49
Allegiant                   -                     -                     -                     -                     -                5.23               2.05               6.57             10.49               6.71               6.87            12.80              7.03              6.42              6.68              6.20              5.71              5.50               5.34               5.28               5.76               6.15               6.47               6.74               7.75               5.44
Frontier              9.81            11.07             10.06               9.15            11.29            12.80             11.84             20.40             10.24             12.40             11.59            12.33            12.54            18.80            11.73            13.32            12.40              9.94             10.08             11.45             12.39             11.95             13.41             12.34             11.56               7.92
Spirit              5.70              5.51               6.29               5.71              8.61              8.30               7.64               9.15               9.53               9.65               8.77              9.26            11.84            12.56            13.00            12.85            12.69            12.66             12.30             12.75             13.14             13.34             11.50             12.51             12.24               6.87
 -- sub ULCC              7.39              7.93               8.19               7.32              9.87            10.10               9.17             12.90               9.95             10.77               9.99            11.34            11.13            13.86            10.36            10.42              9.91              8.99               8.98               9.50             10.20             10.31             10.25             10.59             10.81               6.71
Total All Sectors              9.77              9.93             10.14             10.11            10.20            10.23               9.80               9.68               9.53             10.40             10.54            10.71            10.96            10.82            10.47            10.55            10.64            10.71             10.77             10.62             10.61             10.65             10.63             10.80             10.66               6.19
Source:  US DOT Form 41 via BTS, schedule T2.
Note: Shaded data means data appear questionable.