"Summer 2023 saw a surge of flight traffic, with a peak in July but remaining strong through August. Worldwide commercial air travel continues to close the gap between 2023 and 2019, falling just short of 2019 levels by 5%."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | August 25 - August 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 27,185
2022: 25,419
2021: 23,901
2020: 15,486
2019: 29,605
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +7%
2023 vs. 2021: +14%
2023 vs. 2020: +76%
2023 vs. 2019: -8%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | August 25 - August 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 101,525
2022: 87,517
2021: 70,317
2020: 54,016
2019: 106,569
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +16%
2023 vs. 2021: +44%
2023 vs. 2020: +7%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | August 25 - August 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 27,053
2022: 25,266
2021: 19,070
2020: 13,024
2019: 28,837
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +7%
2023 vs. 2021: +42%
2023 vs. 2020: +108%
2023 vs. 2019: -6%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | August 25 - August 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 14,949
2022: 7,928
2021: 8,611
2020: 12,120
2019: 14,977
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +89%
2023 vs. 2021: +74%
2023 vs. 2020: +23%
2023 vs. 2019: 0%
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 25 - August 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 11,810
2022: 12,402
2021: 12,037
2020: 9,023
2019: 10,992
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: -5%
2023 vs. 2021: -2%
2023 vs. 2020: +31%
2023 vs. 2019: +7%
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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