Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing nonscheduled air transportation. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in furnishing airplane sight-seeing services, air taxi services and helicopter passenger transportation services to, from, or between local airports, whether or not scheduled.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 4522 - Air Transportation, Nonscheduled are:
- Air cargo carriers, nonscheduled
- Air passenger carriers, nonscheduled
- Air taxi services
- Ambulance services, air
- Flying charter services
- Helicopter carriers
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Charter Flights in the US (48121)
Revenue 2025
$40.3bn
Growth 2025
0.99%
Key Trends
Increased demand has been partially offset by rising fuel prices
Operators actually benefited from increased demand from individuals that sought to avoid commercial air travel
Pandemic-related air travel restrictions forced businesses to turn to video conferencing
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 4522 - Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
US-SIC Code 4522 - Air Transportation, Nonscheduled sits in the 2-digit Air Transportation, Nonscheduled sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: E
Division Title: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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411 Local and Suburban Passenger Transportation
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412 Taxicabs
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413 Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation
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414 Bus Charter Service
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415 School Buses
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417 Terminal and Service Facilities for Motor Vehicle
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421 Trucking and Courier Services, Except Air
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422 Public Warehousing and Storage
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423 Terminal and Joint Terminal Maintenance
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431 United States Postal Service
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441 Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
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442 Deep Sea Domestic Transportation of Freight
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443 Freight Transportation On the Great Lakes-st.
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444 Water Transportation of Freight, Not Elsewhere
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448 Water Transportation of Passengers
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449 Services Incidental To Water Transportation
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451 Air Transportation, Scheduled, and Air Courier
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452 Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
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458 Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal
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461 Pipelines, Except Natural Gas
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472 Arrangement of Passenger Transportation
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473 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
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474 Rental of Railroad Cars
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478 Miscellaneous Services Incidental To Transportation
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481 Telephone Communications
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482 Telegraph and Other Message Communications
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483 Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations
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484 Cable and Other Pay Television Services
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489 Communications Services, Not Elsewhere
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491 Electric Services
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492 Gas Production and Distribution
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493 Combination Electric and Gas, and Other Utility
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494 Water Supply
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495 Sanitary Services
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496 Steam and Air-conditioning Supply
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497 Irrigation Systems
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 4522 - Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 4522 - Air Transportation, Nonscheduled. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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452201 Helicopter-charter & rental service
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452202 Air ambulance service
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452203 Aerial personnel lifts
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452298 Air transportation-nonscheduled
8 Digit SIC Codes
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45220000 Air transportation, nonscheduled
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45220100 Nonscheduled charter services
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45220101 Air passenger carriers, nonscheduled
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45220102 Flying charter service
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45220103 Sightseeing airplane service
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45229900 Air transportation, nonscheduled, nec
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45229901 Air cargo carriers, nonscheduled
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45229902 Air taxis
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45229903 Ambulance services, air
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45229904 Helicopter carriers, nonscheduled
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