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"We're excited to report that China has officially surpassed 2019 commercial flight traffic levels for the first time since the pandemic began. This is a huge milestone, not only for China but for all of aviation."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Flights per Day:
2021: 19,402
2020: 6,929
2019: 28,657
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +180.01%
2021 vs. 2019: -32.30%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Flights per Day:
2021: 58,461
2020: 18,747
2019: 98,446
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +211.85%
2021 vs. 2019: -40.62%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Flights per Day:
2021: 6,701
2020: 1,719
2019: 24,691
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +289.92%
2021 vs. 2019: -72.86%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Flights per Day:
2021: 14,250
2020: 5,957
2019: 14,127
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +139.23%
2021 vs. 2019: +0.87%
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: 11,134
2020: 3,573
2019: 10,072
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +211.60%
2021 vs. 2019: +10.55%
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-in-class 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 with tens of thousands of receivers spanning seven continents in 200 countries and territories, FlightAware transforms millions of raw flight data elements and delivers 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 sales offices in New York, Austin, Singapore, and London.
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