"Business aviation continues to push beyond levels set in 2019, while commercial aviation in the United States and abroad strives to close the gaps with historical highs set in 2019."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | December 25 - December 31
Flights per Day:
2022: 21,446
2021: 22,386
2020: 16,921
2019: 27,723
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -4%
2022 vs. 2020: +27%
2022 vs. 2019: -23%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | December 25 - December 31
Flights per Day:
2022: 75,895
2021: 71,923
2020: 53,886
2019: 95,240
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +6%
2022 vs. 2020: +41%
2022 vs. 2019: -20%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | December 25 - December 31
Flights per Day:
2022: 17,515
2021: 15,374
2020: 6,543
2019: 19,790
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +14%
2022 vs. 2020: +168%
2022 vs. 2019: -11%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | December 25 - December 31
Flights per Day:
2022: 7,013
2021: 9,317
2020: 11,780
2019: 14,198
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -25%
2022 vs. 2020: -40%
2022 vs. 2019: -51%
Commercial Airline: Any scheduled passenger airline flights. The FAA refers to these as Part 121 and Part 129 traffic. The airline numbers shown in this report do not include canceled flights.
Quick Stats: Business Aviation Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | December 25 - December 31
Flights per Day:
2022: 10,981
2021: 10,949
2020: 8,903
2019: 8,287
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: 0%
2022 vs. 2020: +23%
2022 vs. 2019: +32%
Business Aviation: Any turbine general aviation flights that are not commercial or cargo airlines. The FAA refers to these as Part 91 or 135 traffic.
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