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FAA Aerospace Forecasts FY 2004-2015

Full Forecast Document and Tables (PDF)

Individual Chapters and Tables

Preface (PDF)
Acknowledgments (PDF)
Chapter I Executive Summary (PDF)
Chapter II Economic Environment (PDF)
Chapter III Commercial Air Carriers (PDF)
Chapter IV Regionals/Commuters (PDF)
Chapter V General Aviation (PDF)
Chapter VI Helicopters (PDF)
Chapter VII FAA Workload Measurers (PDF)
Chapter VIII Forecast Accuracy (PDF)
Chapter IX Commercial Space Transportation (PDF)

Economic Forecasts

Tables 1-6 (MS Excel)
Table 1 U.S. Short-Term Economic Forecasts (MS Excel)
Table 2 U.S. Long-Term Economic Forecasts (MS Excel)
Table 3 Alternative U.S. Long-Term Economic Forecasts (MS Excel)
Table 4 International GDP Forecasts by Travel Region (MS Excel)
Table 5 International GDP Forecasts – Selected
Areas/Countries (MS Excel)
Table 6 International Exchange Rate Forecasts (MS Excel)

U.S. and Foreign Flag Carrier Forecasts

Table 7 Total Passenger Traffic to/from the United States (MS Excel)

U.S. Commercial Air Carrier Forecasts (Large Air Carriers and Regionals/Commuters)

Tables 8-11 (MS Excel)
Table 8 Forecast Assumptions Seats Per Aircraft and Passenger Trip Length (MS Excel)
Table 9 Total Scheduled U.S. Passenger Traffic (MS Excel)
Table 10 Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and
Load Factors (MS Excel)
Table 11 Total Scheduled U.S. International Passenger Traffic (MS Excel)

U.S. Large Air Carrier Forecasts
U.S. Mainline Air Carriers

Table 12 Average Seats Per Aircraft (MS Excel)
Table 13 Average Passenger Trip Length (MS Excel)
Table 14 Passenger Yields (MS Excel)
Table 15 International Passenger Yields by Region (MS Excel)
Table 16 Jet Fuel Prices (MS Excel)
Table 17 Scheduled Passenger Traffic (MS Excel)
Table 18 Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and
Load Factors (MS Excel)
Table 19 Scheduled International Passenger Enplanements (MS Excel)
Table 20 Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and Load Factors By International Travel Regions (MS Excel)
Table 21 Air Cargo Revenue Ton Miles (MS Excel)
Table 22 Passenger Jet Aircraft (MS Excel)
Table 23 Cargo Jet Aircraft (MS Excel)
Table 24 Total Airborne Hours (MS Excel)
Table 25 Total Jet Fuel and Aviation Gasoline Fuel Consumption U.S. Civil Aviation Aircraft (MS Excel)

Regionals/Commuters Forecasts

Tables 26-30 (MS Excel)
Table 26 Forecast Assumptions (MS Excel)
Table 27 Scheduled Passenger Traffic (MS Excel)
Table 28 Scheduled Passenger Capacity, Traffic, and Load Factors (MS Excel)
Table 29 Passenger Aircraft (MS Excel)
Table 30 Block Hours Flown (MS Excel)

General Aviation Forecasts

Table 31 Active General Aviation and Air Taxi Aircraft (MS Excel)
Table 32 Active General Aviation and Air Taxi Hours Flown (MS Excel)
Table 33 Active Pilots by Type of Certificate (MS Excel)
Table 34 General Aviation Aircraft Fuel Consumption (MS Excel)
Table 35 Active Rotorcraft Fleet and Hours Flown (MS Excel)

FAA Workload Forecasts

Tables 36-53 (MS Excel)
Table 36 Total Combined Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 37 Combined Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 38 Combined Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 39 Total Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 40 Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 41 Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 42 Total Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 43 Itinerant Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 44 Local Aircraft Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 45 Total Combined Instrument Operations at Airports with FAA and Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 46 Instrument Operations at Airports with FAA Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 47 Instrument Operations at Airports with Contract Traffic Control Service (MS Excel)
Table 48 IFR Aircraft Handled at FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers (MS Excel)
Table 49 IFR Departures and Over flights at FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers (MS Excel)
Table 50 Total Flight Services at FAA Flight Service Stations (MS Excel)
Table 51 Flight Plans Originated at FAA Flight Service Stations (MS Excel)
Table 52 Aircraft Contacted at FAA Flight Service Stations (MS Excel)
Table 53 Automated Flight Services DUATS Transactions (MS Excel)

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