: the percentage of available seats paid for and occupied in an aircraft
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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 The vehicle’s electric drive system can be monitored remotely and includes battery status and motor load factor.—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026 In November 2025, load factors reached a new record load factor of 83.7% according to Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General.—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for load factor