Quarterly Passenger Information

2018

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,096	42,591	27,993
2nd Qtr.	3,220	55,434	34,784
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.

2017

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,084	38,077	26,236
2nd Qtr.	3,209	54,433	34,335
3rd Qtr.	3,117	61,066	31,494
4th Qtr.	3,124	46,297	29,580

2016

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,070	39,065	26,200
2nd Qtr.	3,193	50,576	31,963
3rd Qtr.	3,068	55,025	28,443
4th Qtr.	3,098	41,431	27,622

2015

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr	3,048	37,491	25,424
2nd Qtr.	3,186	48,764	32,158
3rd Qtr.	3,062	53,823	28,647
4th Qtr.	3,125	41,092	27,651

2014

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,022	34,166	23,598
2nd Qtr.	3,184	47,260	30,336
3rd Qtr.	3,050	53,400	29,736
4th Qtr.	3,132	41,972	27,920

2013

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,049	36,480	24,452
2nd Qtr.	3,171	45,168	29,807
3rd Qtr.	3,035	49,899	26,333
4th Qtr.	3,120	39,770	26,002

2012

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,073	37,927	24,545
2nd Qtr.	3,180	48,320	30,428
3rd Qtr.	3,086	55,248	27,618
4th Qtr.	3,139	40,989	26,745

2011

Quarter	Total Trips	Total Passengers	Total Vehicles
1st Qtr.	3,052	38,400	24,182
2nd Qtr.	3,156	48,318	29,028
3rd Qtr.	3,079	56,382	27,019
4th Qtr.	3,122	42,701	27,935

Additional Information
The Whatcom County ferry system operates 365 days a year. The Whatcom Chief is 93.5 feet long with a beam of 44.1 feet and a displacement of 78 tons. This vessel was built in 1962 and has a capacity of 100 passengers and 20 vehicles. The Whatcom Chief is the only link for the majority of Lummi Island residents and all vehicles to the mainland at Gooseberry Point, a trip of 0.8 miles and about 5 minutes, not including loading and unloading times. The ferry is also a link for a number of summer residents and vacationers.

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