Sri Lanka - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Sri Lanka was 10,045 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41,012 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,700 in 1979.

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 4,400
1971 5,200
1972 4,400
1973 2,900
1974 4,200
1975 4,400
1976 4,000
1977 5,300
1978 3,100
1979 1,700
1980 3,800
1981 4,100
1982 3,500
1983 5,400
1984 5,900
1985 6,700
1986 5,800
1987 5,800
1988 6,100
1989 6,900
1990 7,900
1991 8,200
1992 9,100
1993 8,900
1994 8,900
1995 8,900
1996 8,800
1997 8,800
1998 9,300
1999 10,100
2000 5,206
2001 11,386
2002 10,480
2003 12,603
2004 18,699
2005 19,712
2006 20,979
2007 21,020
2008 20,512
2009 16,632
2010 20,921
2011 26,052
2012 31,373
2013 32,636
2014 37,517
2015 37,598
2016 40,711
2017 41,012
2018 34,425
2019 33,050
2020 10,045

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Sri Lanka was 226.48 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 436.20 in 2018 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 1978.

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 1.80
1971 1.90
1972 3.50
1973 2.90
1974 2.60
1975 2.00
1976 2.40
1977 2.20
1978 0.50
1979 1.80
1980 9.70
1981 26.80
1982 39.80
1983 44.60
1984 59.60
1985 67.60
1986 54.70
1987 49.10
1988 61.70
1989 75.40
1990 93.40
1991 100.70
1992 109.80
1993 104.40
1994 109.90
1995 156.00
1996 158.60
1997 173.90
1998 156.50
1999 179.20
2000 255.71
2001 217.57
2002 203.13
2003 238.01
2004 312.63
2005 310.36
2006 325.41
2007 343.64
2008 331.46
2009 279.00
2010 339.05
2011 364.50
2012 405.42
2013 385.12
2014 384.71
2015 381.63
2016 403.08
2017 398.47
2018 436.20
2019 394.05
2020 226.48

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in Sri Lanka was 1,240,391 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,882,376 in 2018 and a minimum value of 100,000 in 1978.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 104,600
1971 116,000
1972 116,000
1973 108,500
1974 107,700
1975 117,300
1976 127,700
1977 181,000
1978 100,000
1979 105,300
1980 235,000
1981 405,200
1982 572,700
1983 616,500
1984 681,300
1985 698,600
1986 611,400
1987 586,900
1988 694,300
1989 744,500
1990 891,800
1991 892,700
1992 1,045,600
1993 993,800
1994 1,066,800
1995 1,155,700
1996 1,170,700
1997 1,231,900
1998 1,212,500
1999 1,421,500
2000 1,755,567
2001 1,718,331
2002 1,740,807
2003 1,957,606
2004 2,412,889
2005 2,817,778
2006 3,100,832
2007 3,206,766
2008 2,951,506
2009 2,417,713
2010 3,008,323
2011 3,665,394
2012 4,616,417
2013 4,793,394
2014 4,756,131
2015 4,911,730
2016 5,284,585
2017 5,403,577
2018 5,882,376
2019 5,582,446
2020 1,240,391

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation