"Business aviation traffic numbers soared to the highest they've been in three years, exceeding 2019 numbers by 26% this past week (October 11 - October 14) as thousands gathered to innovate and grow business aviation at the 2021 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Oct 10 - Oct 17
Flights per Day:
2021: 23,844
2020: 15,379
2019: 29,356
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +55.04%
2021 vs. 2019: -18.78%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Oct 10 - Oct 17
Flights per Day:
2021: 73,478
2020: 52,815
2019: 101,769
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +39.12%
2021 vs. 2019: -27.80%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Oct 10 - Oct 17
Flights per Day:
2021: 17,816
2020: 9,623
2019: 26,319
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +85.15%
2021 vs. 2019: -32.31%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Oct 10 - Oct 17
Flights per Day:
2021: 11,313
2020: 12,675
2019: 14,310
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -10.74%
2021 vs. 2019: -20.95%
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 | Oct 10 - Oct 17
Flights per Day:
2021: 13,704
2020: 10,084
2019: 11,210
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +35.89%
2021 vs. 2019: +22.25%
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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