To retrieve the data click T3: U.S. Air Carrier Airport Activity Statistics, select SchDepartures as analysis type, select None as filter categories, select year and click recalculate.
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U.S. air carriers - total scheduled aircraft departures 1991-2020
This statistic illustrates the number of scheduled departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020. In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, there were just over six million such departures.
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U.S. Department of Transportation. (March 28, 2022). Total number of scheduled aircraft departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "Total number of scheduled aircraft departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020." Chart. March 28, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/
U.S. Department of Transportation. (2022). Total number of scheduled aircraft departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/
U.S. Department of Transportation. "Total Number of Scheduled Aircraft Departures by U.S. Air Carriers from 1991 to 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Mar 2022, /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/
U.S. Department of Transportation, Total number of scheduled aircraft departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Total number of scheduled aircraft departures by U.S. air carriers from 1991 to 2020 [Graph], U.S. Department of Transportation, March 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/185425/us-total-scheduled-aircraft-departures/
