North America - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in North America was 6,687,141 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,329,730 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,916,100 in 1982.

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 5,404,400
1971 5,291,700
1972 5,276,600
1973 5,407,100
1974 5,022,300
1975 4,939,900
1976 5,043,400
1977 5,143,900
1978 5,206,200
1979 5,399,500
1980 5,344,700
1981 5,011,900
1982 4,916,100
1983 5,136,200
1984 5,549,800
1985 5,905,800
1986 6,449,000
1987 6,731,800
1988 7,009,400
1989 6,892,300
1990 7,195,400
1991 6,881,700
1992 6,836,800
1993 6,671,500
1994 7,503,500
1995 7,965,000
1996 8,337,600
1997 8,253,700
1998 8,142,200
1999 8,831,000
2000 9,784,346
2001 9,517,253
2002 8,302,667
2003 8,825,200
2004 10,554,980
2005 10,988,080
2006 10,781,080
2007 11,004,450
2008 10,254,840
2009 10,380,740
2010 11,329,730
2011 11,303,510
2012 11,144,560
2013 11,008,800
2014 10,846,740
2015 10,820,700
2016 11,000,030
2017 11,082,910
2018 11,130,970
2019 11,315,010
2020 6,687,141

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in North America was 43,099 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,607 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,522 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 5,522
1971 5,944
1972 6,716
1973 7,544
1974 7,776
1975 7,534
1976 8,006
1977 8,471
1978 9,015
1979 9,329
1980 9,304
1981 9,320
1982 9,042
1983 10,110
1984 11,260
1985 10,662
1986 11,596
1987 13,030
1988 15,046
1989 15,962
1990 16,177
1991 15,728
1992 16,867
1993 17,712
1994 20,562
1995 21,260
1996 23,457
1997 27,435
1998 27,564
1999 29,174
2000 32,068
2001 29,634
2002 31,133
2003 35,702
2004 39,107
2005 38,884
2006 41,385
2007 42,048
2008 40,702
2009 36,445
2010 41,311
2011 41,602
2012 41,071
2013 39,060
2014 40,310
2015 39,941
2016 40,904
2017 44,433
2018 45,467
2019 45,607
2020 43,099

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in North America was 397,121,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,020,089,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 173,629,300 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 173,629,300
1971 184,390,400
1972 202,953,900
1973 216,936,000
1974 223,979,900
1975 221,613,300
1976 239,850,400
1977 257,611,400
1978 291,497,500
1979 334,470,400
1980 317,782,100
1981 303,183,500
1982 310,646,400
1983 333,708,000
1984 359,574,100
1985 391,747,500
1986 434,933,000
1987 461,779,200
1988 476,582,300
1989 474,435,300
1990 485,175,400
1991 468,602,400
1992 483,783,300
1993 487,442,600
1994 533,028,800
1995 553,803,200
1996 593,928,000
1997 614,552,900
1998 612,824,200
1999 658,966,600
2000 707,095,400
2001 662,639,700
2002 621,733,400
2003 624,881,500
2004 718,811,900
2005 765,777,600
2006 772,257,900
2007 796,405,900
2008 755,498,300
2009 732,006,900
2010 783,774,400
2011 796,874,000
2012 807,166,400
2013 814,697,700
2014 838,238,600
2015 878,450,300
2016 909,445,400
2017 940,807,000
2018 980,528,000
2019 1,020,089,000
2020 397,121,000

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation