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"Even though flight traffic is slightly down compared to 2019, we know that passenger volume is at or slightly above 2019 levels, implying higher utilization of fixed resources like aircraft and airports."
- 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 | October 25 - October 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 26,263
2022: 24,346
2021: 23,393
2020: 14,611
2019: 27,969
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +8%
2023 vs. 2021: +12%
2023 vs. 2020: +80%
2023 vs. 2019: -6%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | October 25 - October 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 94,263
2022: 79,904
2021: 71,919
2020: 51,994
2019: 99,034
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +18%
2023 vs. 2021: +31%
2023 vs. 2020: +81%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | October 25 - October 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 23,694
2022: 22,250
2021: 17,729
2020: 9,528
2019: 24,382
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +6%
2023 vs. 2021: +34%
2023 vs. 2020: +149%
2023 vs. 2019: -3%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | October 25 - October 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 13,358
2022: 4,620
2021: 9,619
2020: 12,328
2019: 14,329
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +189%
2023 vs. 2021: +39%
2023 vs. 2020: +8%
2023 vs. 2019: -7%
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 | October 25 - October 31
Flights per Day:
2023: 11,909
2022: 12,449
2021: 12,683
2020: 9,340
2019: 10,198
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: -4%
2023 vs. 2021: -6%
2023 vs. 2020: +28%
2023 vs. 2019: +17%
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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