Formula for Passenger Miles?

Revenue passenger miles are calculated by multiplying the number of paying passengers by the distance traveled. For example, an airplane with 100 passengers that flies 250 miles has generated 25,000 RPM.

How are passenger miles calculated?

Air carrier passenger-miles are computed by summing the products of the aircraft-miles flown on each inter airport segment multiplied by the number of passengers carried on that segment.

What is passenger per mile?

: a statistical unit denoting one mile traveled by one passenger and used by agencies of public transportation (as railroads, bus lines, or airlines) in measuring the volume of passenger traffic.

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