AFF - P12a: Aviation Fuel Consumption by Carrier Group

Aviation fuel consumption data categorized by carrier groups, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-11 and is available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking fuel efficiency across different airline groups based on reported consumption.
• Modeling aviation sector carbon emissions based on fuel consumption data.
• Analyzing trends in airline operational costs linked to fuel use.
• Supporting policy analysis on transportation energy use and sustainability initiatives.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Available in multiple interoperable formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF).
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-04-11 16:03:11.323925).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transportation

Collection Method

Likely collected from regulatory reporting or industry submissions.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 16:03:11.323925; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on U.S. aviation carriers or those operating in U.S. airspace.