load factor

noun

: the percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft

Examples of load factor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Airlines have spent 40 years optimizing themselves as operators—measured in RASM, CASM, load factor and yield. — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Walsh said yield growth throughout the year, as well as higher load factors, are helping to recoup the higher fuel costs. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

As a result, America’s utilities operate at an average load factor — the ratio of demand to peak capacity — of just 53%, according to a recent analysis from Duke University. — Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Bookings for the July-to-September fourth quarter were 30% sold, easyJet's Jarvis said, while load factors, the portion of available seats filled by paying customers, were uncertain. — Shashwat Awasthi, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for load factor

• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor
• reactor
• redactor
• refractor