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"Europe has had a tough road to recovery, but in the last week (May 8-15), commercial airline traffic has reached its highest point since 2019, with an average of 22,138 airline flights a day, which is only 13% down from the same week in 2019. These numbers are exciting to see as Europe heads into the summer, its busiest travel season each year."
- James Sulak, President, FlightAware
Interactive US Cancellations and Delays Report
Due to the high interest in delays and cancellations, our team has developed an interactive Delays and Cancellations Report in Tableau.
Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | May 8 - May 15
Flights per Day:
2022: 24,904
2021: 20,705
2020: 7,531
2019: 28,907
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +20.3%
2022 vs. 2020: +230.7%
2022 vs. 2019: -13.8%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | May 8 - May 15
Flights per Day:
2022: 78,474
2021: 56,868
2020: 21,984
2019: 98,941
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +38.0%
2022 vs. 2020: +257.0%
2022 vs. 2019: -20.7%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | May 8 - May 15
Flights per Day:
2022: 22,138
2021: 7,070
2020: 2,022
2019: 25,532
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +213.2%
2022 vs. 2020: +994.8%
2022 vs. 2019: -13.3%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | May 8 - May 15
Flights per Day:
2022: 4,343
2021: 13,380
2020: 8,080
2019: 13,966
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -67.5%
2022 vs. 2020: -46.3%
2022 vs. 2019: -68.9%
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.
Business Aviation Traffic - United States
Quick Stats: Business Aviation Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | May 8 - May 15
Flights per Day:
2022: 13,376
2021: 11,639
2020: 5,428
2019: 10,161
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +14.9%
2022 vs. 2020: +146.4%
2022 vs. 2019: +31.6%
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.
Interactive US Cancellations and Delays Report
Due to the high interest in delays and cancellations, our team has developed an interactive Delays and Cancellations Report in Tableau.
FlightAware (a Collins Aerospace business) is the leading provider of real-time and historical flight information and insights to the global aviation community. FlightAware serves all segments of the aviation marketplace through best-of-breed applications and data services that provide comprehensive information about the current and predicted movement of aircraft. Through the collection, interpretation, and enrichment of hundreds of sources of data, including data from FlightAware’s own proprietary terrestrial ADS-B network spanning seven continents and in 200 countries and territories, the company is able to transform millions of raw flight data elements and deliver them as coherent, easy-to-consume flight stories. As a single source of accurate and actionable data for aviation players large and small, FlightAware is central to aviation.
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