available seat-mile
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[edit]Noun
[edit]available seat-mile (plural available seat-miles)
- (aviation) A measure of an airline flight's passenger carrying capacity, equal to the number of seats onboard an aircraft multiplied by the distance flown in miles. Seats that are not available for sale to revenue-paying passengers (e.g., seats reserved for crew rest, etc.) are excluded from this calculation.