U.S. Airline International Freight and Mail Ton-Miles

Air Cargo - International contains data on freight and mail carried by U.S. airlines in all service classes on international flights. The dataset, from the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, measures cargo movement in revenue ton-miles, which is the movement of one ton of revenue cargo for one mile. It covers both scheduled and nonscheduled services from U.S. air carriers and international carriers operating within the U.S.

Use Cases

• Analyze monthly trends in international revenue ton-miles to model seasonal demand for air cargo capacity.
• Compare freight versus mail volumes carried by U.S. airlines on international routes to assess market composition.
• Forecast future international air cargo demand using historical ton-mile data from scheduled and nonscheduled services.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
• Includes both scheduled and nonscheduled international flight services.
• Measures cargo in the standardized revenue ton-mile metric.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, such as row count and column details, is unknown.
• The raw description lacks granular details on specific carriers, routes, or cargo types.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation

Collection Method

Air traffic data collected from U.S. air carriers and international carriers operating within the U.S.

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated on January 16, 2025.

Geography

International flights operated by U.S. airlines and international carriers within the U.S.