Figure 9
U.S. Air Carriers' Share of Worldwide International Tons and Revenue Ton-Kilometers: 1995-2008

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NOTE: The U.S. data were converted from short ton-miles to ton-kilometers. To convert short ton-miles to metric ton-kilometers, first multiply by 1.61 (for kilometers) and then divide by 1.1 (for metric tons).

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), based on data from various sources. World-International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), special tabulations, Sept. 28, 2009. United States- USDOT, RITA, BTS, Office of Airline Information, TranStats. Tonnage- BTS Transtats, T100-Segment data (U.S. carriers only). Ton-kilometers- BTS, Transtats, T2-U.S. Air Carrier Traffic and Capacity Statistics, available at www.bts.gov as of Dec. 2, 2009.

• In 2008, U.S. air carriers carried about 4.4 million tons of international air cargo, accounting for 18 percent of the 25 million tons transported globally in international service. U.S. air carriers' international cargo traffic generated 33 billion revenue ton-kilometers, accounting for 25 percent of about 131 billion revenue ton-kilometers of global international air cargo traffic.


• Since 2005, the U.S. share of world air cargo tonnage and ton-kilometers has declined as the annual growth rates of Asia's air cargo markets increased.