Environment
Jet fuel consumed
Every gallon the airline reports to the US Department of Transportation (airline fuel cost and consumption report) — all scheduled and charter flights, domestic and international.In December 2017, Virgin America consumed 18,871,240 US gallons of fuel (18,583,750 on domestic and 287,490 on international flights), according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — about 183,995 tonnes of CO₂.
Partial coverage: fuel of US-certificated airlines only · 125 of 125 periods have data
The most recent periods24 periods
| Period | US gallons of fuel 2016 | US gallons of fuel 2017 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14,194,685 | 16,104,407 | ▲ 13.5% |
| February | 13,417,145 | 13,977,260 | ▲ 4.2% |
| March | 15,460,169 | 15,989,796 | ▲ 3.4% |
| April | 15,640,812 | 15,959,372 | ▲ 2.0% |
| May | 16,414,177 | 17,226,228 | ▲ 4.9% |
| June | 17,077,810 | 17,917,675 | ▲ 4.9% |
| July | 17,894,585 | 18,541,792 | ▲ 3.6% |
| August | 17,859,802 | 18,440,655 | ▲ 3.3% |
| September | 16,138,177 | 16,946,394 | ▲ 5.0% |
| October | 16,286,913 | 18,531,212 | ▲ 13.8% |
| November | 16,587,348 | 18,285,074 | ▲ 10.2% |
| December | 17,051,098 | 18,871,240 | ▲ 10.7% |
| Year to date (Jan–Dec) | 194,022,721 | 206,791,105 | ▲ 6.6% |
CO₂ is self-computed: gallons × 9.75 kg, the EPA emission factor for kerosene-type jet fuel. The fuel figure itself is as reported.
US BTS — Airline fuel cost and consumption