Based on current available information, almost 70 AOC holders use a fleet of 759 aircraft of 60 types/models to conduct ATO-LA operations.
These aircraft range in age from 84 years to 1 year old, with an average age of 21 years.
The ATO-LA sector flew an estimated annual average of 945,212 hours between 2014-2020.
In 2020, the overall flying hours dropped to around 47% of 2019 flying hours due to the impact of COVID-19 on sector operations.
During 2020, scheduled passenger transport hours reduced by around 63%, while non-scheduled passenger transport hours doubled compared to 2019.
During this time, scheduled freight hours increased slightly, while non-scheduled freight hours nearly tripled.
Flight Hours per Sub-Sector
Approximately 91% of operations in the sector are scheduled passenger (previously known as Regular Public Transport, or RPT) operations.
Annual average distribution of sector activity (2014-2020)
| Flight type | Scheduled Passenger | Non-scheduled Passenger | Aeromedical | Scheduled Freight | Non-scheduled Freight | Other air transport | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight hours | 865,539 | 47,695 | 3,049 | 15,624 | 12,400 | 905 | 945,212 |
| Percent of sector hours | 91.6% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 100 |