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NAICS 481111
Scheduled passenger air transportation

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

48-49	Transportation & warehousing	199,618	382,152,040	115,988,733	3,650,859
481	Air transportation	3,847	19,734,965	3,805,191	99,144
4811	Scheduled air transportation	1,665	12,156,568	2,281,027	67,136
48111	Scheduled air transportation	1,665	12,156,568	2,281,027	67,136
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	1,288	8,921,990	1,637,162	44,247

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Revenue ($1,000)
N = Not available
48-49	Transportation & warehousing	1,008,617	422,849,549	808,999	80.2	40,697,509	9.6	199,618	382,152,040
481	Air transportation	21,972	20,777,338	18,125	82.5	1,042,373	5.0	3,847	19,734,965
4811	Scheduled air transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,665	12,156,568
48111	Scheduled air transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,665	12,156,568
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,288	8,921,990

Definition: NAICS 481111 Scheduled passenger air transportation

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing air transportation of passengers or passengers and freight over regular routes and on regular schedules. Establishments in this industry operate flights even if partially loaded. Scheduled air passenger carriers including commuter and helicopter carriers (except scenic and sightseeing) are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing air transportation of passengers or passengers and cargo with no regular routes and regular schedules--are classified in U.S. Industry 481211, Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation;
Providing helicopter rides for scenic and sightseeing transportation--are classified in Industry 487990, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other; and
Providing air transportation of cargo (without transporting passengers) over regular routes and on regular schedules--are classified in U.S. Industry 481112, Scheduled Freight Air Transportation.

Historical comparability

NAICS 481111, Scheduled passenger air transportation, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
(1) Data for NAICS 481111 do not include large certificated passenger carriers that report to the Office of Airline Information, U.S. Department of Transportation.
481111	Scheduled passenger air transportation	2002	1,288	8,921,990	1,637,162	44,247
		1997	1,434	12,196,148	1,308,073	42,754
		% change	-10.2	-26.8	25.2	3.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Scheduled passenger air transportation: 2002

Data for the Transportation & warehousing sector are published for the U.S., states and metropolitan areas

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

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Description

Estab-
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ments

Revenue
($1,000)

Revenue
% of
U.S.

Revenue
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,288

8,921,990

100.00

1,637,162

44,247

California

167

1,419,230

15.91

170,786

4,872

New York

142

1,028,873

11.53

193,930

4,394

Florida

121

727,480

8.15

83,542

2,430

Illinois

523,313

5.87

73,938

1,841

Alaska

252,774

2.83

395

77,601

2,141

Pennsylvania

171,726

1.92

54,273

1,860

Texas

139,564

1.56

25,333

621

North Carolina

116,402

1.30

26,021

758

Colorado

106,102

1.19

19,502

789

Washington

90,579

1.02

13,521

481

Georgia

89,270

1.00

9,371

204

Michigan

39,530

0.44

5,249

240

Nevada

17,302

0.19

4,221

139

Minnesota

13,717

0.15

3,036

All other states, including those below

467

4,186,128

46.92

876,838

23,413

Kentucky

(5000-9999)

District of Columbia

(1000-2499)

Indiana

(1000-2499)

Tennessee

(1000-2499)

Utah

(1000-2499)

Virginia

(1000-2499)

Arizona

(500-999)

Hawaii

(500-999)

Kansas

(500-999)

Maryland

(500-999)

Massachusetts

(500-999)

Ohio

(500-999)

Montana

(250-499)

New Jersey

(250-499)

Oregon

(250-499)

Wyoming

(250-499)

Maine

(100-249)

Missouri

(100-249)

Nebraska

(100-249)

New Mexico

(100-249)

South Carolina

(100-249)

West Virginia

(100-249)

Wisconsin

(100-249)

Alabama

(20-99)

Arkansas

(20-99)

Connecticut

(20-99)

Iowa

(20-99)

North Dakota

(20-99)

Products Lines for Scheduled passenger air transportation
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
40000	Industry total	8,921,990	100.00
45000	Scheduled domestic passenger revenue	3,933,838	44.09
45100	Scheduled international passenger revenue	3,197,833	35.84
45010	Commuter domestic passenger revenue	1,002,219	11.23
	-Other	788,100	8.83

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Scheduled passenger air transportation
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-48SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US
EC02-48SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-48I-04	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-48A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 481111
Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas