Airport traffic data presented in an interactive visualization.
Example from the visualization, showing Wichita compared to all airports. Click for larger.The source of this data is TranStats, a service of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, specifically table T-100 Domestic Segment (U.S. Carriers). TranStats describes the table: “This table contains domestic non-stop segment data reported by U.S. air carriers, including carrier, origin, destination, aircraft type and service class for transported passengers, freight and mail, available capacity, scheduled departures, departures performed, aircraft hours, and load factor when both origin and destination airports are located within the boundaries of the United States and its territories.”
This data is produced monthly, but this visualization holds data only through the complete year 2015. Visualization created by the author using Tableau Public.
To view the most recent version of this visualization, click here.
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