Airline industry revenue vs Airport passenger traffic

In 2024, airline industry revenue worldwide was 958.4 billion USD; airport passenger traffic was 9.5 billion.

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Airline industry revenue

Unit: billion USD · 3 observations

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Airline industry revenueAirline industry revenue. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 958.4 billion USD to 1,053 billion USD, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 1,053 billion USD (2026). billion USD 0 300 600 900 1,200 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 958 1,053
Airline industry revenueAirline industry revenue. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 958.4 billion USD to 1,053 billion USD, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 1,053 billion USD (2026). billion USD 0 300 600 900 1,200 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 958 1,053
Airline industry revenueAirline industry revenue. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 958.4 billion USD to 1,053 billion USD, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 1,053 billion USD (2026). billion USD 0 300 600 900 1,200 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 958 1,053
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Airline industry revenue
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 958.4 billion USD
2025 Forecast 979 billion USD
2026 Forecast 1,053 billion USD
Source: ICAO, IATA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Airport passenger traffic

Unit: billion · 5 observations

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Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
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Airport passenger traffic
Period Type Value
2020 Actual 3.6 billion
2023 Actual 8.7 billion
2024 Estimate 9.5 billion
2030 Forecast 12 billion
2042 Forecast 19.5 billion
Source: ACI · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Airline industry revenue Airport passenger traffic
2024 958.4 billion USD ICAO 9.5 billion ACI

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Airline industry revenue

Total revenues of the region's airlines in a calendar year. IATA rows are its industry outlook figures; ICAO rows are operating revenues of scheduled airlines of ICAO Member States.

3 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ICAO, IATA

Airport passenger traffic

Total passengers passing through the region's airports in the calendar year, counting each passenger once per flight stage, as compiled by ACI World.

5 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ACI

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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