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Slide 2:  Transportation Statistics

• BTS Air Carrier Statistics
• TranStats Database
• Other BTS Statistical Sources
• Other DOT Statistics
• Outside Sources of Transportation Data

Slide 3 : BTS Air Carrier Statistics

Air carriers are required under 14 CFR 234 and 241 to report statistics to BTS(some data monthly, some quarterly or semiannually

·         Traffic T-100 Market and Segment statistics: flights, passengers, freight & mail by route/carrier/aircraft type

·         Traffic Summary Data: aggregated data for US carriers only, includes RPMs, ASMs, RTMs

·         Origin and Destination Survey (10% sample of domestic itineraries, includes fare data)

Slide 4: BTS Air Carrier Statistics

• Financial Statistics (carriers divided into groups over/under $20 million in revenue)
  • Revenue/expenses
  • Fuel cost and consumption
  • Employment by labor category
  • Balance sheet data
  • Quarter/Month and Carrier Region
• On-Time Performance Data (Carriers with 1% of domestic scheduled passenger revenue)
  • Delays, cancellations and diversions
  • Day- and flight-specific data
  • Domestic flights only

Slide 5: BTS Air Carrier Statistics

Ways to access airline data

·         Press releases & other prepared tables

·         Generate tables

·         Download raw data from Transtat

Slide 6: Accessing TranStats Data

Analysis
Click on title, then “analysisanalysis” next to desired field
• Quick access to a few fields, yearly and time series/crosstabs tables
• Aggregated data downloads easily to Excel

Download
• Click “Download Download” under file description and select fields
• More detailed tables with 3 or more variables
• Monthly/quarterly/semiannually
• Filter for geography (state/country)

• Use Microsoft Access to filter/consolidate large files

http://www.transtats.bts.gov

Slide 7:  TranStats: Other Databases

•Census of Ferry Operators
– Routes
– Types of Operators
– Terminals and Facilities
– Vessels

• Census Transportation Planning Package
– Based on Census 2000
– Place of work/residence and journey journey-to to-work data for transp.planning

• Border Crossing Data (alternate format format)
– Vehicles/passengers entering the US
– Canada and Mexico surface travel

• Motor Carrier Financial and Operating Info. (1999 1999-2003)

 Slide 8: TranStats Help

Our airline/TranStats data FAQs are available at https://ntl.custhelp.com (search "airline") airline
800-853-853 202-366-366

Feel free to contact the Reference Team at: RITAInfo@do\.gov 800 1351 202 3492

Slide 9: Other BTS Statistical Sources

General/Aggregated Data:

· Pocket Guide to Transportation

· National Transportation Statistics

· State Transportation Statistics

· Transportation Statistics Annual Report

Freight/Passenger Sources:

·     Border Crossing/Entry Data

·     North American Transborder Freight Data

·     Commodity Flow Survey

Economic Data

·     Transportation Services Index

·     Air Travel Price Index

 Slide 10: Aviation Data

• FAA Administrator’s Fact Book
s – Overview of traffic, financial, infrastructure data

• FAA Aerospace Forecasts

• Air Traffic Activity Data System
– Airport traffic including general aviation and air taxis, military flights
– Take-offs and landings, both local and itinerant

• General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Surveys
– traffic, conditions and equipment

• Air Travel Consumer Report
– Summary of delays, complaints, mishandled baggage, etc.
– Monthly and 12-month totals

 Slide 11: Highways Data

• Highway Statistics (FHWA)
– Vehicles, drivers, miles of roadway, fuel, finance and vehicle miles

• Traffic Volume Trends (FHWA)
– Monthly vehicle miles traveled

• Fatality Analysis Reporting System (NHTSA)
– Search fatal accident records
– See also “Traffic Safety Facts Facts” reports

• SafeStat (FMCSA)

• National Household Travel Survey

 Slide12:  Transit/Rail Data

National Transit Database (FTA)
– Ridership, infrastructure & finance statistics
– National and transit-agency level

APTA also has easy easy-to to-use transit statistics

Railroad Financial and Statistical Reports (Surface Transportation Board)
– Traffic, financial, employment reports
– Freight Railroads

 Slide 13: Maritime Data

US Waterborne Foreign Trade & US Foreign Container Trade

By US port and trading partner

Vessel Calls at US Ports

By vessel type and port
Merchant Fleet Statistics

By vessel type and flag/ownership country

Surveys of Great Lakes operators and barge operators

Cruise ship statistics

http://www.marad.dot.gov/library_landing_page/data_and_ statistics/Data_and_Statistics.htm

Slide 14: Some Non-DOT Sources

Annual Energy Outlook (DOE)(DOE)
– Forecasts to 2030
– Includes VMT, alternative fuel vehicles

Transportation Energy Data Book (DOE)

National Transportation Safety Board
– Reports and statistics on accidents
– Aviation and other modes

 Travel to/from the US (DOC)
– Number of US citizens traveling abroad and foreign citizens traveling to the US
– Tourism and spending data
– Office of Travel and Tourism Industries

 Statistical Abstract of the United States
– Historical transportation statistics back to the 19th century

 Slide 15: NTL Statistics FAQs

                    Sources of Airline Traffic Statistics
                    Sources of Airline Financial Statistics
                    Sources of Airline on-Time Statistics
                    US Air Carrier Employee Statistics
                    General Aviation Traffic Statistics
                    Airline Fleet Statistics
                    Statistics offs and Landings by Airport Commuting Statistics
                    Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled Statistics 
                    State Traffic Count Statistics
                    Fuel Economy Statistics Sources
                    Transportation Statistics for Foreign Countries