U.S. Airline International Freight and Mail Ton-Miles
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Description
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.
Published under a U.S. Public Domain (us-pd) license. The specific file formats and data structure are unknown.