The FAA Aerospace Forecast FY 2025-2045 is developed to support budget and planning needs of the FAA. The forecasts are developed using statistical models to explain and incorporate emerging trends of the different segments of the aviation industry. This year's document contains updated forecasts for U.S. airline traffic and capacity, FAA workload, General Aviation activity and pilots, as well as Commercial Space and Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) fleet, Advanced Air Mobility and remote pilots.

• FY 2025-2045 Full Forecast Document and Tables

FY 2025-2045 Forecast Individual Sections

• Forecast Highlights
• Review of 2024
• Glossary and Acknowledgements
• FAA Aerospace Forecasts
• Commercial Space
• Unmanned Aircraft System and Advanced Air Mobility Summary
• Forecast Uncertainties
• Appendix A: Alternative Forecast Scenarios
• Appendix B: FAA Forecast Accuracy
• Appendix C: Forecast Tables 1-34

FY 2025-2045 Forecast Tables

• Economic Tables (Tables 1–4)
• U.S. Commercial & Foreign Flag Carriers (Tables 5–23)
• U.S. Regional Carriers (Tables 24–27)
• General Aviation (Tables 28–31)
• Operations (Tables 32–34)

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Survey

• CY 2023 Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Survey Report

U.S. Passenger Airline Forecast Methodology

• FY 2020–2040 (PDF)

Previous FAA Aerospace Forecasts

• FY 2024-2044 (PDF)
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) & Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Compendium to FAA Aerospace Forecast FY 2024-2044 (PDF)
• FY 2023-2043 (PDF)
• FY 2022-2042 (PDF)
• FY 2021-2041 (PDF)
• FY 2020–2040 (PDF)
• FY 2019–2039 (PDF)
• FY 2018–2038 (PDF)

FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) Forecasts

• FY 2025-2050 ARTCC Forecast Summary (PDF)
• FY 2025-2050 ARTCC Forecast Tables (MS Excel)
• FY 2023–2050 ARTCC Forecast Summary (PDF)
• FY 2023–2050 ARTCC Forecast Tables (MS Excel)
• FY 2022–2045 ARTCC Forecast Summary (PDF)
• FY 2022–2045 ARTCC Forecast Tables (MS Excel)
• FY 2021–2040 FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center Forecasts (PDF)
• FY 2020–2040 FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center Forecasts (PDF)
• FY 2019–2040 FAA Air Route Traffic Control Center Forecasts (PDF)