European Union - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in European Union was 2,467,335 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,460,717 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,211,800 in 1970.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 1,211,800
1971 1,299,100
1972 1,383,300
1973 1,379,200
1974 1,415,900
1975 1,383,300
1976 1,444,900
1977 1,442,900
1978 1,479,600
1979 1,515,100
1980 1,503,800
1981 1,453,500
1982 1,486,600
1983 1,506,400
1984 1,545,500
1985 1,593,800
1986 1,663,600
1987 1,796,000
1988 1,963,100
1989 2,095,700
1990 2,235,100
1991 2,235,100
1992 2,473,800
1993 2,611,700
1994 2,733,400
1995 2,858,600
1996 3,106,900
1997 3,461,900
1998 3,625,800
1999 3,885,000
2000 4,149,031
2001 4,140,156
2002 3,991,441
2003 4,139,732
2004 4,413,329
2005 4,431,467
2006 4,657,953
2007 4,917,391
2008 4,959,760
2009 4,827,314
2010 4,676,664
2011 4,790,934
2012 4,615,570
2013 4,449,115
2014 4,483,220
2015 4,623,877
2016 4,818,987
2017 4,885,812
2018 5,030,660
2019 6,460,717
2020 2,467,335

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in European Union was 25,054 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,071 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2,240 in 1970.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 2,240
1971 2,445
1972 2,846
1973 3,425
1974 3,909
1975 3,870
1976 4,523
1977 5,273
1978 5,741
1979 6,272
1980 6,432
1981 6,706
1982 6,970
1983 7,841
1984 8,868
1985 9,284
1986 10,138
1987 11,128
1988 12,152
1989 13,146
1990 13,749
1991 13,458
1992 13,807
1993 14,664
1994 16,699
1995 18,265
1996 19,068
1997 22,106
1998 21,586
1999 22,886
2000 25,836
2001 24,634
2002 25,093
2003 25,604
2004 28,148
2005 28,168
2006 29,421
2007 30,725
2008 30,132
2009 34,071
2010 28,433
2011 28,818
2012 27,174
2013 27,630
2014 28,070
2015 27,878
2016 28,191
2017 31,534
2018 31,732
2019 33,473
2020 25,054

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in European Union was 238,987,200 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 803,722,600 in 2019 and a minimum value of 47,767,900 in 1970.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 47,767,900
1971 52,648,900
1972 58,293,200
1973 62,913,900
1974 64,977,900
1975 67,971,100
1976 73,633,200
1977 79,541,900
1978 86,861,500
1979 93,006,700
1980 93,554,600
1981 96,063,300
1982 98,607,500
1983 101,810,300
1984 106,237,300
1985 112,309,600
1986 114,465,700
1987 125,896,200
1988 136,470,700
1989 147,372,400
1990 157,891,000
1991 150,528,000
1992 164,292,000
1993 169,958,600
1994 182,625,300
1995 193,536,800
1996 213,329,200
1997 235,129,900
1998 245,065,100
1999 266,190,600
2000 288,449,300
2001 286,388,900
2002 287,161,400
2003 317,807,100
2004 347,767,700
2005 359,471,500
2006 390,742,900
2007 425,646,400
2008 427,781,300
2009 419,908,200
2010 442,721,400
2011 468,821,200
2012 465,108,900
2013 471,018,700
2014 490,844,600
2015 529,467,500
2016 565,289,200
2017 605,233,500
2018 640,084,500
2019 803,722,600
2020 238,987,200

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation