"Flight counts are still slightly lower than in 2019, but there are more passengers at airports and on planes. The TSA reported a 6.5% increase in passenger count for the first two days of April 2023 compared to 2019, which means airlines and airports are focusing on being more efficient."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | March 25 - March 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 25,831
2022: 24,589
2021: 19,507
2020: 13,940
2019: 29,009
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +5%
2023 vs. 2021: +32%
2023 vs. 2020: +85%
2023 vs. 2019: -11%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | March 25 - March 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 87,965
2022: 71,067
2021: 57,731
2020: 31,104
2019: 95,865
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +24%
2023 vs. 2021: +52%
2023 vs. 2020: +183%
2023 vs. 2019: -8%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | March 25 - March 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 19,844
2022: 18,442
2021: 6,895
2020: 2,663
2019: 21,939
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +8%
2023 vs. 2021: +188%
2023 vs. 2020: +645%
2023 vs. 2019: -10%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | March 25 - March 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 12,771
2022: 3,197
2021: 13,012
2020: 5,250
2019: 13,566
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +299%
2023 vs. 2021: -2%
2023 vs. 2020: +143%
2023 vs. 2019: -6%
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 | March 25 - March 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 11,907
2022: 12,952
2021: 11,432
2020: 3,334
2019: 10,252
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: -8%
2023 vs. 2021: +13%
2023 vs. 2020: +288%
2023 vs. 2019: +26%
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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