16-4. SC Aircraft Operations by Category: 1992-1997 1/

 Category                 1992         1993         1994         1995         1996         1997

 Air Carrier             106,357       78,840       87,348       88,766      114,500      119,115

 Taxi & Commuter          92,765       99,583       94,734      112,438      106,893      110,813

 General Aviation      1,528,284    1,540,621    1,443,583    1,496,680    1,420,779    1,490,137

 Military 2/              81,282       84,275       84,944       80,948      106,229       91,443

 Total Operations      1,808,688    1,803,319    1,710,609    1,778,832    1,748,401    1,811,508

1/: An "operation" is an individual landing or departure from an airport, and is used as a measure of capacity and growth of local airfields.

2/: Military operations conducted at all commercial service and general aviation airports.

Source: S.C. Aeronautics Commision, March 1998.

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