by gillian mcmurray thanksgiving travel in the united states
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BY GILLIAN MCMURRAY
Thanksgiving Travel in the United States
INDEX
Volumes of Travelers
Modes of Transportation
Busiest Airports
Distance Traveled
Gas Prices
Volumes of Travelers Per Year
This year represented the second-highest volume of Thanksgiving travelers since the recession-driven decline seen in 2008/2009
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
70,000,000
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Modes of Transportation
90%
7%3%
AutomobileAirplaneOther
The ma jor i t y o f Thanksg iv ing t rave le r s t rave l by au tomob i le : 38 .9 mi l l i on ou t o f 43 .4 mi l l i on to ta l
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Busiest Airports 2013
2013 Ranking Airport Name Location
1 Los Angeles International Lost Angeles, CA
2 Chicago O'Hare International Chicago, IL
3 Boston Logan International Boston, MA
4 San Francisco International San Francisco, CA
5 LaGuardia New York New York, NY
6 Ronal Reagan National Airport Washington, D.C.
7 Sea-Tac International Seattle, WA
8 Denver International Denver, CO
9 Newark Liberty International Newark, NJ
10 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Minneapolis, MN
A c c o r d i n g t o i n f o r m a t i o n p r o v i d e d b y O r b i t z
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Distances Traveled
11%
11%
29%18%
20%
11%
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
8%
19%
17%
17%
19%
19%Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
For a l l modes o f t rave l , percen tage o f t o ta l t r ips by day
Trips between 50-99 miles Trips over 100 miles
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Yearly Gas Prices
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Year
$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
Yearly Average Gas Prices (November)
This year marked an all-time low for November average as well as yearly average for gas prices in the United States
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