NAICS Code 48121 — Nonscheduled Air Transportation

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 3 direct sub-codes.

Code48121
TitleNonscheduled Air Transportation
LevelNAICS Industry (5-digit)
EditionNAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) providing air transportation of passengers and/or cargo with no regular routes and regular schedules or (2) providing specialty flying services with no regular routes and regular schedules using general purpose aircraft. These establishments have more flexibility with respect to choice of airports, hours of operation, load factors, and similar operational characteristics.

Illustrative Examples:

Air taxi services

Nonscheduled air freight transportation services

Aircraft charter services

Nonscheduled air passenger transportation services

Where 48121 sits in the hierarchy

LevelCodeTitle
Sector48-49Transportation and Warehousing
Subsector481Air Transportation
Industry Group4812Nonscheduled Air Transportation
NAICS Industry48121Nonscheduled Air Transportation

Codes under 48121

CodeTitle
481211Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
481212Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
481219Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.