"With parts of China experiencing new restrictions in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases, we are seeing a decrease in commercial air traffic. Previously, China was making a strong recovery, coming within -10% of parity to 2019 this past October. This week commercial airline traffic in China hit -26%, which is the largest gap we have seen since July of 2020."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats:
Commercial Aviation - United States | Weekly Average
2021 Flights/Day: 16,143
2020 Flights/Day: 28,078
Year-over-year change: -42.51%
Quick Stats:
Commercial Aviation - Worldwide | Weekly Average
2021 Flights/Day: 52,666
2020 Flights/Day: 98,461
Year-over-year change: -46.51%
Quick Stats:
Commercial Aviation - Europe | Weekly Average
2021 Flights/Day: 7,230
2020 Flights/Day: 21,345
Year-over-year change: -66.13%
Quick Stats:
Commercial Aviation - China | Weekly Average
2021 Flights/Day: 10,865
2020 Flights/Day: 14,736
Year-over-year change: -26.27%
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
2021 Flights/Day: 8,957
2020 Flights/Day: 9,268
Year-over-year change: -3.35%
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.
About FlightAware:
FlightAware (flightaware.com) is the leading provider of real-time and historical flight information and insights to the global aviation community. FlightAware serves all segments of the aviation marketplace through best-of-breed applications and data services that provide comprehensive information about the current and predicted movement of aircraft. Through the collection, interpretation, and enrichment of hundreds of sources of data, including data from FlightAware’s own proprietary terrestrial ADS-B network spanning seven continents and in 200 countries and territories, the company is able to transform millions of raw flight data elements and deliver them as coherent, easy-to-consume flight stories. As a single source of accurate and actionable data for aviation players large and small, FlightAware is central to aviation.
FlightAware is privately held with headquarters in Houston and locations in New York, Austin, Singapore, and London.
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