"The beginning of this week signaled the start of summer, where we typically see an increase in air travel. The United States and Europe continue to move closer to pre-pandemic travel levels, down about 15% from 2019 but continuing to exceed 2021 traffic. Commercial airline traffic in China continues to grow closer to levels in prior years with an average daily flight count of 13,382."
- James Sulak, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | June 21 - June 28
Flights per Day:
2022: 25,597
2021: 23,833
2020: 10,908
2019: 30,600
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +7%
2022 vs. 2020: +135%
2022 vs. 2019: -16%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | June 21 - June 28
Flights per Day:
2022: 86,503
2021: 66,765
2020: 34,397
2019: 105,438
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +30%
2022 vs. 2020: +151%
2022 vs. 2019: -18%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | June 21 - June 28
Flights per Day:
2022: 24,129
2021: 13,292
2020: 4,724
2019: 28,331
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +82%
2022 vs. 2020: +411%
2022 vs. 2019: -15%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | June 21 - June 28
Flights per Day:
2022: 8,571
2021: 11,588
2020: 9,272
2019: 14,354
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -26%
2022 vs. 2020: -8%
2022 vs. 2019: -40%
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 | June 21 - June 28
Flights per Day:
2022: 13,382
2021: 13,212
2020: 9,165
2019: 10,847
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +1%
2022 vs. 2020: +46%
2022 vs. 2019: +23%
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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