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Aviation Stats Update: April 13, 2021

Written by FlightAware | April 13, 2021 9:00:19 PM Z


"Commercial flight traffic in China is now only 2% away from a full recovery. Business Aviation in the US continues to show growth over 2019, with traffic up 12% this week."

-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware

Commercial Airline Traffic - United States

Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | April 5-11

 

Flights per Day:
2021: 19,639
2020: 9,438
2019: 28,678

Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +108.08%
2021 vs. 2019: -31.52%

 

 

Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide

Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | April 5-11
 

Flights per Day:
2021: 59,481
2020: 21,665
2019: 97,797

Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +174.55%
2021 vs. 2019: -39.18%

 

Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe

Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | April 5-11
 

Flights per Day:
2021: 7,198
2020: 1,594
2019: 24,050

Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +351.62%
2021 vs. 2019: -70.07%

 

Commercial Airline Traffic - China

Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | April 5-11
 

Flights per Day:
2021: 13,487
2020: 5,359
2019: 13,775

Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +151.67%
2021 vs. 2019: -2.09%

 

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 | April 5-11
 

Flights per Day:
2021: 11,683
2020: 2,921
2019: 10,431

Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +300.01%
2021 vs. 2019: +12%

 

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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