RESIDCO U.S. & International Aviation Traffic Reports
RESIDCO Global Annual Aviation Traffic Index:
% Change Since 1990

The RESIDCO Global Aviation Annual Traffic Index provides a visual representation of the percent change in volume of Annual Global Aviation Traffic since the base year of 1990.   “Annual Global Aviation Traffic” is a sum of Passenger Revenue Ton Miles and Freight Revenue Ton Miles from over 280 US-based and non-US-based carriers.  

RESIDCO Global Annual Aviation Traffic Index: % Change from Previous Year
The RESIDCO Global Aviation Annual Traffic Index provides a visual representation of the percent change in volume of Annual Global Aviation Traffic from the previous year.   “Annual Global Aviation Traffic” is a sum of Passenger Revenue Ton Miles and Freight Revenue Ton Miles from over 280 US-based and non-US-based carriers.  
Passenger and Freight Semi-Annual Global Aviation Traffic
This graph represents semi-annual measurements of global passenger and freight traffic expressed in Revenue Passenger Miles and Freight Traffic expressed in Cargo Ton Miles, since 1990.

Revenue Ton Miles = (Tons of Cargo Mass) x (Number of Miles Traveled)

One Passenger = 200 lbs (average of body weight plus carry-on luggage)

Freight Traffic includes postal as well as passenger cargo.

Data from Air Transportation Association 

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Using 1990 as a base year, RESIDCO uniquely tracks global avaition traffic as a composite of passenger and freight loads. Click on titles below to view traffic trends in Adobe PDF format.