February 2011 Passenger and Cargo Traffic Statistics Reno-Tahoe International Airport
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February 2011 Passenger and Cargo Traffic Statistics Reno-Tahoe International Airport March 23, 2011 U.S. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY OVERVIEW FOR FEBRUARY 2011 All RNO Carriers Systemwide – year over year comparison Average Load Factor: 78.4% up 0.4 pts. Number of Flights: * (0.6%) down Capacity of Seats: * 0.7% up Crude Oil: ** $97.1 per barrel February 28, 2011 vs. $79.7 per barrel February 26, 2010 RNO OVERVIEW FOR FEBRUARY 2011 – year over year comparison Total Passengers: Up 1.5% Average Load Factor: 79.7% up 3.2 pts. Actual Flights: Up 3.4% Actual Seats: Down (3.1%) Total Cargo: Up 12.9% Source: APGDat; RNO Monthly Flight Activity Reports; ** U.S. Energy Information Administration FEBRUARY 2011 SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS Reno-Tahoe International Airport served 299,090 passengers in February 2011, an February 2011 increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year. The airport experienced healthy passenger growth for the ninth consecutive month with respect to year over year Total Passengers monthly increases. +1.5% In terms of total cargo, Reno-Tahoe International Airport handled 8,674,321 pounds Enplaned Passengers in February 2011, up 12.9% versus last year. Year over year cargo volumes at RNO +2.1% have been up for the past thirteen months. Deplaned Passengers RNO is served by seven major airlines providing 67 nonstop departures each day to +0.9% 16 destinations. During the month of February 2011, RNO reported a 3.4% increase in the number of flights versus February 2010. This increase was due to the Average Load Factor additional flights by American Airlines and United Airlines to Los Angeles and US 79.7% Airways to Phoenix. +3.2 points The actual seat capacity decreased (3.1%) in February 2011 versus the same period Total Cargo last year, as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways +12.9% downguaged aircraft on certain routes. Average load factor for scheduled airlines was 79.7%, an increase of 3.2 load factor points above the same period last year. Continental Airlines began flying a new daily nonstop flight between Houston- Intercontinental and Reno-Tahoe International Airport on 17 th February, 2011. The airline carried 3,381 passengers on 4,114 seats. The continued passenger growth at RNO was primarily driven by additional passengers on Continental Airlines and favorable ski conditions at Lake Tahoe. Total Passengers 380,000 TOTAL PASSENGERS 360,000 340,000 In February 2011, the passenger increase of 1.5% versus last year was 320,000 driven by American Airlines, United 300,000 Airlines, Southwest Airlines and US 280,000 Airways. Year over year passenger 260,000 count for American Airlines was up 240,000 14.8%, Southwest Airlines increased 220,000 3.3%, United Airlines grew 2.9% and 200,000 US Airways reported a 1.5% JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC increase. Alaska Airlines passenger 2009 2010 2011 count declined (23.6%) and Delta Air Lines decreased (3.8%) versus last year. Total Cargo (in pounds) TOTAL CARGO 15,500,000 In February 2011, Reno-Tahoe 14,000,000 International Airport handled 12,500,000 8,674,321 pounds of cargo, a 12.9% 11,000,000 increase versus the same period last year. In February 2011, total cargo 9,500,000 volumes for FedEx were up 17.1%, 8,000,000 UPS increased 5.6% and Ameriflight were up 0.2% versus February 2010. 6,500,000 5,000,000 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 Average Enplaned Load Factors 100% 90% Load Factors February-11 80% RNO System Difference 70% Alaska 80.3% 81.0% -0.8 60% American 86.9% 74.3% 12.6 Delta 80.0% 73.7% 6.3 50% Southwest 68.9% 76.9% -8.0 40% UA/CO 82.5% 76.0% 6.5 30% US Airways 79.5% 76.3% 3.2 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 AIRLINE LOAD FACTORS Enplaned Load Factors by Airlines 100% In February 2011, the average 86.9% 90% enplaned load factor at RNO was 80.3% 80.0% 82.5% 79.5% 80% 79.7%, an increase of 3.2 load factor 68.9% points over last year. 70% 60% Continental Airlines reported 82.2% 50% total load factor in February 2011. 40% The airline began flying a new daily 30% nonstop flight between Houston- 20% Intercontinental and Reno-Tahoe th 10% International Airport on 17 0% February, 2011 Alaska/Horizon American Delta Southwest United US Airways Air Carrier Market Share Alaska/Horizon, Delta 5.7% Others, 0.0% 6.9% US Airways 7.7% AIRLINE MARKET SHARE American In February 2011, Southwest Airlines 10.3% carried 163,432 passengers with a passenger market share of 54.6%. The next highest market share was United United, 14.7% Southwest, 54.6% Airlines at 14.7% followed by American Airlines with 10.3%, US Airways at 7.7%, Delta Air Lines 6.9% and Alaska/Horizon Airlines carried 5.7% of the total passengers at Reno- Air Carrier Market Share Tahoe International Airport. Feb-11 Feb-10 YOY Change Alaska/Horizon 5.7% 7.6% -1.9 American Airlines’ year over year American 10.3% 9.1% 1.2 passenger market share increased 1.2 Delta 6.9% 7.2% -0.4 percentage points in February 2011 due Southwest 54.6% 53.7% 0.9 to the addition of LAX service to their network. UA/CO 14.7% 14.5% 0.2 US Airways 7.7% 7.7% 0.0 In February 2011, Alaska Airlines reduced a daily flight to LAX, decreasing its passenger market share (1.9) points versus last year. Total Domestic Charter Passengers DOMESTIC CHARTER 6,000 PASSENGERS 5,000 There was no charter activity in 4,000 February 2011 at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. RNO served 221 3,000 charter passengers in February 2010. 2,000 1,000 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 Monthly Scheduled Departures Schedule Changes Since February 2,450 2010 2,200 1,950 American Airlines 1,700 • Started 3 daily flights to LAX 1,450 in June 2010 1,200 Alaska Airlines 950 • Reduced a daily service to 700 LAX in February 2011 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 United Airlines • Monthly Scheduled Seats Added 2 daily flights to LAX in July 2010 292,500 265,000 US Airways • Added a daily flight to PHX 237,500 in October 2010 210,000 182,500 155,000 127,500 100,000 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 Total Operations Total Operations 10,750 Total operations include Air Carrier, Air Taxi, General Aviation and 9,500 Military operations as reported by the 8,250 FAA. In February 2011, total 7,000 operations were down 3.3% versus 5,750 the same period last year. 4,500 3,250 2,000 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2009 2010 2011 Reno-Tahoe International Airport Total Passengers Total Scheduled Enplaned Passengers February-11 February-11 YOY Passengers Percent PassengersPercent 2009 2010 2011 Change Change Change 2009 2010 2011 JAN 149,107 148,805 151,753 2.0% JAN 295,827 293,756 -0.7% 300,125 2.2% FEB 149,239 145,935 149,253 2.3% FEB 300,028 294,662 -1.8% 299,090 1.5% MAR 168,873 173,783 MAR 336,652 346,846 3.0% APR 150,864 155,967 1st Quarter 932,507 935,264 0.3% MAY 153,272 154,683 APR 304,829 309,533 1.5% JUN 172,383 173,887 MAY 312,441 312,378 0.0% JUL 172,545 184,017 JUN 347,038 361,406 4.1% AUG 170,315 174,797 2nd Quarter 964,308 983,317 2.0% SEP 152,717 154,522 JUL 352,504 367,997 4.4% OCT 147,848 154,380 AUG 344,815 352,764 2.3% NOV 131,568 134,723 SEP 304,249 306,045 0.6% DEC 142,084 145,532 3rd Quarter 1,001,568 1,026,806 2.5% TOTAL 1,860,815 1,901,031 OCT 295,080 306,953 4.0% YTD 294,740 301,006 2.1% NOV 268,087 269,678 0.6% DEC 294,385 300,467 2.1% Total Deplaned Passengers 4th Quarter 857,552 877,098 2.3% February-11 YOY 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL 3,755,935 3,822,485 1.8% Change YTD 588,418 599,215 1.8% JAN 146,014 144,826 148,053 2.2% FEB 149,134 148,506 149,837 0.9% Total Cargo MAR 166,155 172,823 February-11 APR 152,144 152,986 Cargo in Pounds Cargo in Percent MAY 156,476 155,702 2009 2010 2011 Metric Tons Change JUN 172,499 184,651 JAN 8,777,047 8,695,804 8,959,543 4,063.3 3.0% JUL 178,092 183,031 FEB 7,675,284 7,679,924 8,674,321 3,933.9 12.9% AUG 172,640 176,391 MAR 8,237,243 8,814,895 SEP 149,944 150,035 1st Quarter 24,689,574 25,190,623 OCT 144,653 151,999 APR 7,841,936 8,633,892 NOV 134,078 134,409 MAY 7,754,278 8,273,448 DEC 152,183 154,682 JUN 7,870,143 8,737,038 TOTAL 2,210,622 1,910,041 2nd Quarter 23,466,357 25,644,378 YTD 293,332 297,890 1.6% JUL 7,967,294 9,113,694 AUG 7,929,474 9,388,206 Load Factors SEP 8,553,601 9,871,400 February-11 3rd Quarter 24,450,369 28,373,300 Enplaned PAX Feb-11 Feb-10 Diff.