Air Transport Services: United States

Report Overview

This report forecasts to 2021 and 2025 US air transport services revenue in nominal US dollars. Total revenues are segmented by source in terms of: domestic scheduled passenger; international scheduled passenger; domestic nonscheduled (i.e., chartered) passenger; international nonscheduled (i.e., chartered) passenger; domestic scheduled freight; international scheduled freight; and other sources such as fees, nonscheduled (i.e., chartered) freight services, and specialty air transport services.

To illustrate historical trends, total revenues and the various segments are provided in annual series from 2010 to 2020.

Revenues for air transport support activities are also forecast to 2021 and 2025, and provided for the 2010-2020 historical period. Total revenues in nominal terms are segmented by establishment type in terms of: airport operations and other support activities for air transport such as aircraft maintenance and repair and passenger screening.

This report represents employer and nonemployer revenues for the US air transport services industry, which includes the revenues of US-headquartered firms as well as the revenues of foreign-headquartered firms for flights that land or take-off in the US. (Carriers headquartered in foreign countries may operate international flights to and from the US but cannot fly between US airports; that activity is limited to US-headquartered firms.)

Excluded from the scope of this report: crop dusting and fighting forest fires using specialized aircraft, specialized air sightseeing services, gathering of geophysical data, specialized flying schools, and recreation aviation clubs.

Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided with quantified trends. Other various topics, including profiles of pertinent leading companies, are covered in this report. A full outline of report items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Related NAICS Codes:
481111 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation
481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
488111 Air Traffic Control
488119 Other Airport Operations
488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation

• Historical Trends
• Key Economic Indicators
• Jet Fuel Consumption & Price Trends

• Domestic Scheduled Passenger
• International Scheduled Passenger
• Domestic & International Nonscheduled Passenger
• Domestic & International Scheduled Freight
• Other Sources

• Industry Characteristics
• Market Share

• Scope
• Sources
• Industry Codes
• Freedonia Methodology
• Resources

• Figure 1 | Key Trends in US Air Transport Services Revenues, 2020 - 2025
• Figure 2 | US Air Transport Services Revenue Trends, 2010 - 2020
• Figure 3 | US Air Transport Services Revenue Trends, 2011 - 2020 (year-on-year % change)
• Table 1 | Key Indicators for US Air Transport Services Revenues, 2010 - 2025 (US$ bil)
• Figure 4 | US Jet Fuel Consumption, 2010 - 2020 (mil bbl)
• Table 2 | US Jet Fuel Consumption & Price, 2010 - 2020 (mil bbl)
• Figure 5 | US Jet Fuel Price w/ Brent Crude Oil Price, 2010 - 2020
• Figure 6 | US Air Transport Services Revenues by Source, 2010 - 2025 (US$ bil)
• Table 3 | US Air Transport Services Revenues by Source, 2010 - 2025 (US$ mil)
• Figure 7 | US Air Transport Services Revenues by Source, 2010 - 2025 (%)
• Figure 8 | US Survey: Likelihood of Taking a Vacation Over the Next 12 Months, 2021 (%)
• Figure 9 | US Survey: Likelihood of International Destination Visit in Next 12 Months by Age Group, 2021 (%)
• Figure 10 | US Domestic & International Passenger Revenue-Miles, 2010 - 2020 (bil)
• Table 4 | US Domestic & International Passenger Revenue-Miles, 2010 - 2020 (bil)
• Figure 11 | US Domestic & International Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles, 2010 - 2020 (bil)
• Table 5 | US Domestic & International Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles, 2010 - 2020 (mil)
• Figure 12 | US Air Transport Support Activities Revenues by Establishment Type, 2010 - 2025 (US$ bil)
• Table 6 | US Air Transport Support Activities Revenues by Establishment Type, 2010 - 2025 (US$ mil)
• Figure 13 | US Air Transport Services Revenue Concentration, 2007 - 2017 (%)
• Figure 14 | US Air Transport Services Revenue Concentration, 2007 - 2017 (%)
• Figure 15 | US Air Transport Services Market Share by Company, 2019 (%)
• Table 7 | Leading Participants in the US Air Transport Services Industry by Company Type
• Table 8 | NAICS & SIC Codes Related to Air Transport Services