"U.S. air travel soared to record heights on November 26, 2023, with over 2.9 million passengers screened. This surge marks a significant rebound from 2019 levels, which only leads by 2% in November. This impressive turnaround signals a bright future for the air travel industry."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | November 24 - November 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 25,933
2022: 23,452
2021: 23,884
2020: 16,924
2019: 26,443
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +11%
2023 vs. 2021: +9%
2023 vs. 2020: +53%
2023 vs. 2019: -2%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | November 24 - November 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 90,713
2022: 74,765
2021: 71,313
2020: 52,090
2019: 95,690
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +21%
2023 vs. 2021: +27%
2023 vs. 2020: +74%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | November 24 - November 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 19,708
2022: 18,173
2021: 15,429
2020: 5,865
2019: 21,399
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +8%
2023 vs. 2021: +28%
2023 vs. 2020: +236%
2023 vs. 2019: -8%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | November 24 - November 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 13,506
2022: 3,559
2021: 8,523
2020: 12,097
2019: 14,175
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +279%
2023 vs. 2021: +58%
2023 vs. 2020: +12%
2023 vs. 2019: -5%
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 | November 24 - November 30
Flights per Day:
2023: 12,075
2022: 10,976
2021: 12,102
2020: 8,489
2019: 8,520
Year-over-year change:
2023 vs. 2022: +10%
2023 vs. 2021: 0%
2023 vs. 2020: +42%
2023 vs. 2019: +42%
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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