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"As we head into the fall, we are seeing worldwide commercial aviation traffic remaining steady, just 4% below 2019 levels. Meanwhile, China is exceeding 2019 traffic by 2%."
- Matt Davis, 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 | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 26,830
2022: 24,042
2021: 23,547
2020: 14,322
2019: 28,886
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +12%
2023 vs. 2021: +14%
2023 vs. 2020: +87%
2023 vs. 2019: -7%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 99,547
2022: 84,427
2021: 72,884
2020: 52,067
2019: 103,642
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +18%
2023 vs. 2021: +37%
2023 vs. 2020: +91%
2023 vs. 2019: -4%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 26,293
2022: 23,915
2021: 18,126
2020: 10,461
2019: 27,657
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +10%
2023 vs. 2021: +45%
2023 vs. 2020: +151%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 15,076
2022: 8,221
2021: 11,541
2020: 13,035
2019: 14,764
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +83%
2023 vs. 2021: +31%
2023 vs. 2020: +16%
2023 vs. 2019: +2%
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 | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 12,632
2022: 12,528
2021: 13,399
2020: 9,712
2019: 11,010
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +1%
2023 vs. 2021: -6%
2023 vs. 2020: +30%
2023 vs. 2019: +15%
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.
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