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1076. Commuter/Regional Airline Operations--Summary
[Calendar year data (14.8 represents 14,800,000). Commuter/regional airlines operate primarily aircraft of predominately 75 passengers or less and 18,000 pounds ofpayload
capacity serving short haul and small community markets. Represents operations within all North America by U.S. RegionalCarriers. Averages are means. For definition of mean, see Guide
to Tabular Presentation]
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ITEM
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Unit
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1980
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1994
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1996
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1997
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1999
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Passenger carriers operating
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Number
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214
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215
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196
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203
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179
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179
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169
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163
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151
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150
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144
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127
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130
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125
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124
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109
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104
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97
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97
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Passengers enplaned
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Millions
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14.8
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18.6
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21.8
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26.1
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1
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26.0
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28.4
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31.7
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35.2
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37.4
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42.1
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42.1
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48.9
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52.7
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57.1
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57.2
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61.9
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66.3
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71.1
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78.1
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Average passengers enplaned per carrier
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1,000
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69.2
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86.5
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111.2
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128.1
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152.4
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158.4
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187.7
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213.9
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247.4
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277.5
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291.4
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385.0
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405.2
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457.0
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461.4
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568.3
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637.5
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733.0
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805
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Revenue passenger miles (RPM)
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Billions
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1.92
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2.61
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3.24
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4.17
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1
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4.41
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4.47
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5.00
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6.04
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6.77
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7.61
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7.80
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9.46
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10.61
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12.02
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12.75
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14.22
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15.30
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17.42
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20.81
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