"Worldwide commercial air traffic continues to rebound, with a 17% increase in total flights over this time last year and closing the gap on 2019 levels. United States business aviation travel continues to grow, up 16% from this week in 2019."
- James Sulak, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | September 23 - September 29
Flights per Day:
2022: 24,432
2021: 23,480
2020: 14,319
2019: 28,858
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +4%
2022 vs. 2020: +71%
2022 vs. 2019: -15%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | September 23 - September 29
Flights per Day:
2022: 84,784
2021: 72,941
2020: 51,906
2019: 103,643
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +17%
2022 vs. 2020: +63%
2022 vs. 2019: -18%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | September 23 - September 29
Flights per Day:
2022: 24,010
2021: 18,138
2020: 10,485
2019: 27,706
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: +32%
2022 vs. 2020: +129%
2022 vs. 2019: -13%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | September 23 - September 29
Flights per Day:
2022: 7,948
2021: 11,151
2020: 12,888
2019: 14,728
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -29%
2022 vs. 2020: -38%
2022 vs. 2019: -46%
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 | September 23 - September 29
Flights per Day:
2022: 12,814
2021: 13,372
2020: 9,682
2019: 11,035
Year-over-year change:
2022 vs. 2021: -4%
2022 vs. 2020: +32%
2022 vs. 2019: +16%
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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