Air Travel Findings

After going through the flights for 1998 I was able to average the number of miles flown per flight (2478 mi). Using this number I estimated the number of miles flown for the remaining years based on the number of flights. Here were my findings:

Year .........No. Flights................Miles Flown

1998 1999	593 1992			1,469,454 4,936,202
2000	2773			6,871,530
2001	3937			9,755,937
2002	3775			9,354,499
2003	4356			10,794,224
2004	4783			11,852,336
2005	4938			12,236,428
2006	4975			12,328,114

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) did not have access to the information that we did, and when they did their final report they did not include specific air travel numbers but came up with an estimation using a hypothetical scenario: If every faculty and staff member flew to Los Angeles, round trip, once a year.

I think that it is important that we take advantage of the data that we do have, albeit strenuous and stressful, to come up with more accurate estimates.