Commercial Air Carrier Passenger and Freight Summary

The Department of Transportation's AFF - T100 Segment Summary By Carrier dataset provides summary statistics on commercial air traffic. It covers passengers, seats, freight, and mail by air carrier. The data is available in multiple formats including XML, RDF, JSON, and CSV.

Use Cases

• Analyze passenger volume trends across different air carriers to identify market leaders.
• Compare freight and mail transport capacity between carriers for logistics planning.
• Assess seat utilization rates from passenger and seat count data to gauge operational efficiency.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative Department of Transportation.
• Available in multiple interoperable formats: XML, RDF, JSON, and CSV.
• Dataset is tagged with relevant categories like Aviation Facts Figures, Air Carriers, and Passengers.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, row count, and column definitions are unknown, limiting initial assessment.
• The description lacks sample data, making it difficult to verify structure and content before use.
• The license is listed only as 'other-license-specified', requiring further investigation for usage rights.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transportation

Collection Method

Commercial air carrier reporting summary.

Freshness

Last updated on March 4, 2026.