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"Perhaps due to the vaccine rollout and a reduction in COVID-19 cases, there is an incredible aviation recovery underway. The US and China are leading the charge, each with their 7-day averages up by almost 3,000 flights in the last two weeks."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Flights per Day:
2021: 17,245
2020: 28,750
2019: 28,142
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -40.02%
2021 vs. 2019: -38.72%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Flights per Day:
2021: 52,282
2020: 87,732
2019: 94,582
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -40.41%
2021 vs. 2019: -44.72%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Flights per Day:
2021: 5,565
2020: 21,299
2019: 21,496
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -73.87%
2021 vs. 2019: -74.11%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,397
2020: 5,648
2019: 13,824
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +119.50%
2021 vs. 2019: -10.33%
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
Flights per Day:
2021: 10,519
2020: 10,308
2019: 9,915
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +2.05%
2021 vs. 2019: +6.09%
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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Houston, TX 77046
Tel: 713.622.9958
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