Commercial Aviation Departures and TSA Screening Counts by Day

Daily commercial aviation departures, including domestic and international flights, are recorded alongside TSA passenger screening totals. The dataset is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics via data.bts.gov and was last updated in March 2022. It tracks daily operational metrics for air travel.

Use Cases

• Model daily departure volume using the 'Current' and 'Date' columns to forecast airport congestion.
• Analyze year-over-year trends in passenger screening by comparing 'Current' and 'Last Year' values for the 'Indicator' related to TSA screenings.
• Identify typical operational levels by calculating the central tendency of daily departures using the 'Mode' column.
• Assess weekly patterns in air travel by aggregating daily 'Current' departure counts by 'Week Num'.

Strengths

• Provides daily granularity for time-series analysis.
• Includes multiple related indicators: departures and TSA screenings.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown.
• Data recency is unclear as the last update was in March 2022.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (data.bts.gov).

Collection Method

Aggregated from aviation and security administration reporting.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-03-30.

Geography

United States, inferred from TSA jurisdiction and BTS source.