Rankings / America West Airlines
Last reported 2007America West Airlines
In 2007, its last year in the data, America West Airlines flew 54.6 passenger-miles per gallon of jet fuel. That's 13% better than the all-airline figure that year. Since 2000 its figure has risen 21%.
About America West Airlines
America West was a Phoenix-based airline that also flew heavily to and from Las Vegas. It merged with US Airways in 2005. BTS began combining their reports in October 2007, which is why this page ends in 2007.
- 54.6passenger-miles per gallon, 2007
- 0.179 kgCO2 per passenger-mile
- 83%of seats filled
- 136seats per flight on average
The story in the figures
America West Airlines' passenger-miles per gallon rose 21% between 2000 and 2007, from 45.1 to 54.6. Most of that came from fuller planes: planes ran fuller, with 71% of seat-miles filled in 2000 against 83% in 2007, while seat-miles per gallon rose 3.2%.
The shape of the flying changed as well: the average passenger flew 933 miles per segment in 2000 and 1,105 in 2007. In general, longer flights spend a smaller share of their fuel on takeoff and climb.
2007 is its best year on record, with no earlier year reaching 54.6 passenger-miles per gallon.
Against the all-airline figure for 2007 (48.4), America West Airlines was 13% better. On a 1,000 mile trip that works out to 179 kg of CO2 for one passenger, from burning jet fuel only.
What one seat costs the climate
CO2 for one passenger on America West Airlines, from burning jet fuel only.
- 89 kgover 500 miles
- 179 kgover 1,000 miles
- 357 kgover 2,000 miles
America West Airlines sells seats on flights operated by regional partners. In 2007 about 0.2% of its seat-miles were flown by regionals. How much of each regional's flying belongs to America West Airlines is an estimate based on the hubs the regional serves. The figure for 2007 sits between 51.3 and 54.6 passenger-miles per gallon depending on how multi-airline regionals are split. See the methodology.
America West and US Airways began reporting combined traffic and financial data in October 2007. Later years are under US Airways.
Year-by-year figures
| Year | Passenger-miles per gallon | kg CO2 per passenger-mile | Seat-miles per gallon | Load factor | Passengers (millions) | Fuel (million gallons) | CO2 (thousand tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54.6 | 0.179 | 66.0 | 82.7% | 16.0 | 324 | 3,164 |
| 2006 | 52.1 | 0.187 | 65.6 | 79.4% | 23.8 | 473 | 4,609 |
| 2005 | 50.7 | 0.192 | 64.6 | 78.4% | 26.5 | 522 | 5,094 |
| 2004 | 50.0 | 0.195 | 64.8 | 77.2% | 23.7 | 491 | 4,784 |
| 2003 | 48.6 | 0.200 | 63.9 | 76.1% | 23.0 | 463 | 4,516 |
| 2002 | 48.0 | 0.203 | 65.3 | 73.6% | 20.3 | 418 | 4,072 |
| 2001 | 46.3 | 0.211 | 64.3 | 71.9% | 20.0 | 412 | 4,016 |
| 2000 | 45.1 | 0.216 | 63.9 | 70.5% | 20.5 | 424 | 4,132 |
Where the leaders stand
Nearby airline results
These airlines sit nearby by passenger-miles per gallon in their last data year. Historical airlines have different end years, shown here, so this isn't a same-year ranking.
Airline references
Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Schedule P-12(a) fuel, T-100 traffic and regional Schedule T-2 filings; US EPA jet-fuel CO2 factor. See the methodology.