Yearly-Monitor of Civil Aviation Statistics
Yearly-Monitor of Civil Aviation Statistics
Yearly-Monitor of Civil Aviation Statistics
World Results and Analysis for the Full Year 2013. Total scheduled services (domestic and international).
http://www.icao.int/Sustainability/Documents/Yearly-Monitor.pdf
2013
(versus 2012)
RPK
+5.2%
ASK
+4.8%
LF: 79.0%
+0.3 pts
Note: Preliminary figures
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
CAPACITY
The growth in the second half of the year has been higher than in the first half,
similar to world economic growth which showed an increasing trend over the
successive quarterly growth rates of 2013.
International Traffic
Load Factor - LF
ACI: Airports Council International; ASK: Available Seat-Kilometres; CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate; LF: Passenger Load Factor; RPK: Revenue Passenger-Kilometres;
UNWTO: World Tourism Organization; YoY: Year-on-year;
TOP 15 AIRPORTS
2013: -0.6% YoY in terms of departures for the Top 15
In term of departures, the Top 15 airports reported a decrease of -0.6% in 2013 compared
to 2012.
Six airports recorded a positive growth and among them, Dallas (+4.3%) recorded the
highest rate. The largest decrease was performed by Denver (-4.9%), which recorded a
decrease every month in 2013 in terms of departures.
Atlanta ranked first in 2013 in both departures and passengers. Chicago remained second
this year in terms of departures, although it took the first rank over Atlanta during a couple
of months in 2013. Ten airports out of the Top 15 were Americans.
Beijing, the sole airport of the Top 15 from the Asia/Pacific region, grew at +1.9% and
ranked second in terms of passengers handled.
In 2013, Paris was the largest European airport in terms of departures ranking 10th of the
Top 15, while London ranked 3rd worldwide in terms of passengers handled. Amsterdam
is the only European airport of the Top 15 that recorded a positive growth in terms of
departures, while all posted positive growth in terms of passengers handled.
(Source: ACI)
Note: Total scheduled and non-scheduled services
TOP 15 AIRLINES
forTop
the Top
2013: +4.4% +4.8%
YoY in terms of RPK for the
15 15
In term of RPK, the Top 15 airlines reported an increase of +4.4% in 2013 compared to 2012.
When compared to last year, the Top 15 are composed of the same carriers.
United, the largest airline, decreased by -0.5% compared to 2012. All other airlines of the Top
15 posted positive growth in 2013.
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The Top 3 did not change from last year: United is 1st, Delta is 2nd, AF-KLM is 3rd.
The largest increase was performed by Emirates, with an estimated growth of +15.7%.
The three Chinese carriers of the Top 15 performed well with growth rates above +9.5%.
Cathay Pacific group posted a +0.7% increase, growing positively only in the second half of the
year. US airways recorded an increase of +5.1% and moved one rank up over Cathay Pacific
group.
Among the European airlines of the Top 15, Ryanair (+6.7%) recorded the strongest growth in
2013 followed by British Airways (+3.6%), Lufthansa (+2.3%) and AF-KLM (+2.2%), by inverse
order of their ranks.
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LATAM recorded an increase of +2.5% which is lower than the scheduled passenger traffic
growth of the Latin American/Caribbean Region.
ACI: Airports Council International; ASK: Available Seat-Kilometres; CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate; LF: Passenger Load Factor; RPK: Revenue Passenger-Kilometres;
UNWTO: World Tourism Organization; YoY: Year-on-year;