"This past week, we've seen some large growth over 2021 flights in Europe, China, and Worldwide. The United States has had a smaller growth of 5%, and we are seeing business aviation remain at 2021 levels. Worldwide aviation traffic continues to inch closer to 2019 levels."
- James Sulak, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | August 7 - August 13
Flights per Day:
2022: 25,624
2021: 24,404
2020: 15,648
2019: 30,554
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +5%
2022 vs. 2020: +64%
2022 vs. 2019: -16%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | August 7 - August 13
Flights per Day:
2022: 90,094
2021: 68,941
2020: 53,571
2019: 106,529
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +31%
2022 vs. 2020: +68%
2022 vs. 2019: -15%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | August 7 - August 13
Flights per Day:
2022: 25,112
2021: 18,757
2020: 12,684
2019: 28,486
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +34%
2022 vs. 2020: +98%
2022 vs. 2019: -12%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | August 7 - August 13
Flights per Day:
2022: 10,434
2021: 6,577
2020: 11,739
2019: 14,395
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +59%
2022 vs. 2020: -11%
2022 vs. 2019: -28%
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 | August 7 - August 13
Flights per Day:
2022: 13,153
2021: 13,119
2020: 9,387
2019: 10,772
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +0%
2022 vs. 2020: +40%
2022 vs. 2019: +22%
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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