Passenger and Cargo Statistics Report Reno-Tahoe International Airport December 2014
U.S. DOMESTIC INDUSTRY OVERVIEW FOR DECEMBER 2014 All RNO Carriers Domestic Systemwide year over year comparison Average Load Factor: 83.3%, Down (1.4 pts.) Number of Flights *: Flat Capacity of Seats *: Up 3.2% Crude Oil Average: $59.29 per barrel in Dec. 2014 vs. $97.63 per barrel in Dec. 2013 RNO OVERVIEW FOR DECEMBER 2014 year over year comparison Total : Down (4.6%) Avg. Enplaned Load Factor: 75.3% Down (4.0 pts.) Actual Departures: Down (3.7%) Actual Departing Seats: Down (2.3%) Total Cargo: Up 12.7% Source: RNO Monthly Flight Activity Reports; * INNOVATA Flight Schedule via Diio HIGHLIGHTS Dec. 2014 vs. Dec. 2013 Total Down (4.6%) Enplaned Down (4.5%) Deplaned Down (4.8%) Average 75.3% Down (4.0 Enplaned Load pts.) Factor Total Cargo Up 12.7% Calendar Year 2014 vs. 2013 Total Down (3.9%) Total Cargo Up 6.7% DECEMBER 2014 SUMMARY Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) served 257,507 passengers in December 2014, down (4.6%) versus December 2013. The primary reason for the year-overyear passenger decline at RNO is the lack of early-season ski traffic caused by dry weather conditions at Lake Tahoe. During the calendar year 2014, RNO served 3,298,915 passengers, a decrease of (3.9%) when compared to the calendar year 2013. RNO handled 15,776,073 pounds of cargo in December 2014, an increase of 12.7% when compared to December 2013, representing the highest cargo tonnage recorded at RNO for the month of December. During the calendar year 2014, RNO handled 129,089,232 pounds of cargo, an increase of 6.7% when compared to the calendar year 2013. This represents the highest annual cargo tonnage reported at RNO during the last eight years. In December 2014, RNO was served by seven airlines providing 57 peak daily departures to 15 non-stop destinations. Total departures at RNO were down (3.7%) and the seat capacity was down (2.3%) when compared to the same period last year. Volaris Airlines began non-stop flights between Reno and Guadalajara, Mexico on December 16, 2014. JetBlue Airways will begin non-stop daily flights between Reno and New York City on May 28, 2015. Thomas Cook Airlines begins twice weekly non-stop seasonal flights between Reno and London, United Kingdom beginning December 19, 2015.
400,000 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 TOTAL PASSENGERS TOTAL PASSENGERS RNO served 257,507 passengers in December 2014, down (4.6%) when compared to December 2013. In December 2014, Alaska Airlines passenger traffic increased 39.1% and Delta Air Lines reported an increase of 9.6% when compared to the same period last year. Allegiant Air carried (29.7%) less passengers in December 2014 versus the same period last year. The elimination of Reno-Bellingham route is the primary reason for the yearover-year passenger decline for Allegiant Air. Southwest Airlines carried 118,857 passengers, representing a (11.6%) year-over -year decrease of passenger traffic for the same period. United Airlines posted a passenger decline of (7.7%) and American Airlines/US Airways (combined) was down (7.1%) for the same period. TOTAL CARGO 17,000,000 15,500,000 14,000,000 12,500,000 11,000,000 9,500,000 8,000,000 6,500,000 5,000,000 3,500,000 2,000,000 500,000 TOTAL CARGO Total cargo volume at RNO increased 12.7% in December 2014 versus December 2013. The year-over-year cargo tonnage of Ameriflight increased 32.6%, FedEx was up 14.3% and UPS carried 9.5% more cargo over the same period.
100% 90% 80% AVERAGE ENPLANED LOAD FACTOR AVERAGE ENPLANED LOAD FACTOR In December 2014, the average enplaned load factor at RNO was 75.3%, a (4.0 pts.) decrease from last year. 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% AVERAGE ENPLANED LOAD FACTOR BY AIRLINE 73.1% 69.5% 77.4% 74.7% 75.3% 81.1% 76.1% 86.6% Load Factors December 2014 Airline RNO Network Difference Alaska 73.1% 80.8% (7.7) Allegiant Air 69.5% 85.1% (15.6) American 77.4% 80.4% (3.0) Delta 74.7% 83.7% (9.0) Southwest 75.3% 82.7% (7.4) United 81.1% 83.5% (2.4) US Airways 76.1% 80.4% (4.3) Volaris 86.6% 0.0% n/a Source: Airline Performance Reports American and US Airways reported combined operations
Alaska/Horizon, 11.2% AIR CARRIER MARKET SHARE December-14 December-13 YOY Change Alaska/Horizon 11.2% 7.7% 3.5 Allegiant Air 1.1% 1.6% (0.4) American 11.7% 11.7% flat Delta 7.9% 6.9% 1.0 Southwest 46.2% 49.8% (3.6) United 12.8% 13.2% (0.4) US Airways 8.7% 9.1% (0.4) Volaris 0.4% n/a n/a Others 0.4% 0.0% 0.4 AIR CARRIER MARKET SHARE Others, 0.4% Allegiant Air, 1.1% Delta, 7.9% Volaris, 0.4% US Airways, 8.7% American, 11.7% United, 12.8% Southwest, 46.2% 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 DOMESTIC CHARTER PASSENGERS DOMESTIC CHARTER PASSENGERS In December 2014, four charter flights operated at RNO, carrying a total of 636 domestic passengers. 2014 CHARTER PASSENGERS (domestic and international) RNO served a total of 7,628 passengers on charter flights during the calendar year 2014, an increase of 12.5% versus the calendar year 2013.
Monthly Scheduled Departures 2,200 1,950 1,700 1,450 1,200 950 700 237,500 210,000 182,500 155,000 127,500 100,000 9,500 8,250 7,000 5,750 4,500 3,250 2,000 Monthly Scheduled Seats Total Operations Flight Schedule Update Allegiant Air (G4) The third weekly flight to Las Vegas will begin on February 11, 2015. American Airlines (AA) The third daily flight to Dallas will operate on weekends only till February 8, 2015. Delta Air Lines (DL) The non-stop daily flight to Minneapolis will return as a Saturday flight on May 23, 2015. Southwest Airlines (WN) The non-stop, Saturday only, flight to Chicago- Midway will transition into a daily flight during March 2015. Non-stop flights to Denver and Los Angeles were reduced by one daily flight each on January 6, 2015. The Denver flights return to full schedule in March and the Los Angeles flights in April 2015. United Airlines (UA) The non-stop daily flight to Houston on UA will return as twice a week service on February 14, 2015. Volaris Airlines (Y4) Y4 began twice weekly non-stop flights between Reno and Guadalajara, MX on December 16, 2014. TOTAL OPERATIONS A total of 5,745 operations occurred at RNO in December 2014, a decrease of (1.5%) compared to December 2013. Total operations include: Air Carrier, Air Taxi, General Aviation and Military operations as reported by the FAA.
Reno-Tahoe International Airport Total December-14 Total Scheduled Enplaned December-14 Month % Diff. % Diff. % Diff. JAN 131,484 133,439 121,421-9.0% JAN 259,012 264,265 2.0% 241,181-8.7% FEB 131,201 129,283 113,777-12.0% FEB 265,017 259,299-2.2% 228,035-12.1% MAR 148,163 154,142 142,542-7.5% MAR 292,939 306,139 4.5% 278,172-9.1% APR 138,938 140,054 132,104-5.7% 1st Quarter 816,968 829,703 1.6% 747,388-9.9% MAY 138,309 146,562 139,349-4.9% APR 275,926 279,418 1.3% 266,800-4.5% JUN 161,607 162,489 158,827-2.3% MAY 279,857 295,494 5.6% 282,277-4.5% JUL 172,563 165,218 162,090-1.9% JUN 325,260 328,755 1.1% 316,720-3.7% AUG 173,097 160,091 159,231-0.5% 2nd Quarter 881,043 903,667 2.6% 865,797-4.2% SEP 149,113 144,896 145,233 0.2% JUL 347,060 333,321-4.0% 332,242-0.3% OCT 139,927 132,347 134,502 1.6% AUG 350,934 322,083-8.2% 318,965-1.0% NOV 123,267 113,903 111,778-1.9% SEP 290,333 283,800-2.3% 284,931 0.4% DEC 129,707 131,328 125,103-4.7% 3rd Quarter 988,327 939,204-5.0% 936,138-0.3% TOTAL 1,737,376 1,713,752 1,645,957 OCT 277,030 262,473-5.3% 266,701 1.6% YTD Total 1,713,752 1,645,957-4.0% NOV 248,067 227,213-8.4% 225,384-0.8% DEC 267,855 270,051 0.8% 257,507-4.6% Total Deplaned 4th Quarter 792,952 759,737-4.2% 749,592-1.3% Month % Diff. TOTAL 3,479,290 3,432,311-1.4% 3,298,915 JAN 127,179 130,579 119,481-8.5% YTD Total 3,432,311 3,298,915-3.9% FEB 133,816 130,016 114,258-12.1% MAR 144,776 151,506 135,630-10.5% Total Cargo APR 136,988 139,265 134,617-3.3% December-14 MAY 141,282 148,932 142,928-4.0% JUN 163,571 165,931 157,893-4.8% % Diff. % Diff. Cargo in Pounds Pounds Metric JUL 174,432 168,053 170,152 1.2% JAN 8,813,491 10,269,546 16.5% 10,303,380 4,673 0.3% AUG 177,837 161,513 159,307-1.4% FEB 8,274,037 8,635,807 4.4% 9,486,697 4,302 9.9% SEP 140,635 138,060 137,480-0.4% MAR 9,304,722 9,457,376 1.6% 9,758,391 4,426 3.2% OCT 136,719 129,739 131,755 1.6% 1st Quarter 26,392,250 28,362,729 7.5% 29,548,468 13,401 4.2% NOV 124,676 113,051 112,811-0.2% APR 8,175,766 8,639,232 5.7% 9,876,465 4,479 14.3% DEC 137,709 138,723 132,088-4.8% MAY 9,706,074 9,398,212-3.2% 10,269,963 4,658 9.3% TOTAL 1,739,620 1,715,368 1,648,400 JUN 9,302,777 9,001,339-3.2% 9,679,744 4,390 7.5% YTD Total 1,715,368 1,648,400-3.9% 2nd Quarter 27,184,617 27,038,783-0.5% 29,826,172 13,527 10.3% JUL 9,096,013 10,149,807 11.6% 10,863,843 4,927 7.0% Enplaned & Load Factor AUG 10,398,754 10,859,694 4.4% 10,853,726 4,922-0.1% Airline Enplaned PAX Dec-14 Dec-13 Diff. SEP 9,573,812 9,689,115 1.2% 10,127,014 4,593 4.5% Alaska/Horizon 13,996 73.1% 84.1% -11.0 3rd Quarter 29,068,579 30,698,616 5.6% 31,844,583 14,442 3.7% Allegiant Air 1,470 69.5% 68.8% 0.7 OCT 9,677,334 10,834,930 12.0% 11,429,538 5,183 5.5% American 14,502 77.4% 86.8% -9.4 NOV 10,469,628 10,099,499-3.5% 10,664,398 4,836 5.6% Delta 10,064 74.7% 81.4% -6.6 DEC 13,007,942 13,998,438 7.6% 15,776,073 7,155 12.7% Southwest 58,182 75.3% 73.7% 1.6 4th Quarter 33,154,904 34,932,867 5.4% 37,870,009 17,175 8.4% United 15,805 81.1% 81.9% -0.8 TOTAL 115,800,350 121,032,995 4.5% 129,089,232 58,544 US Airways 10,797 76.1% 78.3% -2.2 YTD Total 121,032,995 129,089,232 58,544 6.7% Volaris 603 86.6% n/a n/a Source: RNO Monthly Flight Activity Reports