"As many countries within Europe start to ease restrictions due to COVID-19, commercial airline traffic surges upwards, as Europe has seen a +78% increase in travel from May 1st to June 20th (from 6,826 to 12,119 flights)."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Jun 14 - Jun 20
Flights per Day:
2021: 23,700
2020: 10,285
2019: 30,099
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +130.44%
2021 vs. 2019: -21.26%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Jun 14 - Jun 20
Flights per Day:
2021: 65,606
2020: 32,544
2019: 104,415
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +101.59%
2021 vs. 2019: -37.17%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Jun 14 - Jun 20
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,119
2020: 3,956
2019: 28,112
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +206.36%
2021 vs. 2019: -56.89%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Jun 14 - Jun 20
Flights per Day:
2021: 11,934
2020: 9,601
2019: 14,240
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +24.30%
2021 vs. 2019: -16.20%
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 | Jun 14 - Jun 20
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,759
2020: 8,781
2019: 10,599
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +45.31%
2021 vs. 2019: +20.38%
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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