"It’s evident that we are witnessing all the promising indications of a robust recovery."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | May 25 - May 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 26,059
2022: 24,851
2021: 21,229
2020: 7,931
2019: 28,195
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +5%
2023 vs. 2021: +23%
2023 vs. 2020: +229%
2023 vs. 2019: -8%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | May 25 - May 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 95,551
2022: 79,473
2021: 59,372
2020: 24,661
2019: 99,521
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +20%
2023 vs. 2021: +61%
2023 vs. 2020: +287%
2023 vs. 2019: -4%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | May 25 - May 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 24,874
2022: 22,953
2021: 8,844
2020: 2,302
2019: 26,187
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +8%
2023 vs. 2021: +181%
2023 vs. 2020: +980%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | May 25 - May 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 13,871
2022: 4,766
2021: 12,635
2020: 8,789
2019: 13,756
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +191%
2023 vs. 2021: +10%
2023 vs. 2020: +58%
2023 vs. 2019: +1%
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 | May 25 - May 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 11,753
2022: 12,150
2021: 11,876
2020: 6,788
2019: 9,353
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: -3%
2023 vs. 2021: +2%
2023 vs. 2020: +79%
2023 vs. 2019: +30%
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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