Available Seat Miles - ASM


DEFINITION of 'Available Seat Miles - ASM'

A measure of an airplane's carrying capacity available to generate revenue. Available seat miles refers to how many seat miles are actually available for purchase on an airline. Seat miles are calculated by multiplying the available seats for a given plane by the number of miles that plane will be flying for a given flight.



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