"For the last several months, business aviation traffic in the United States has exceeded 2019 numbers. Memorial Day weekend was no exception, with flight traffic as high as +19% when compared to the holiday weekend in 2019."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | May 31- June 6
Flights per Day:
2021: 22,278
2020: 8,685
2019: 29,416
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +156.50%
2021 vs. 2019: -24.27%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | May 31- June 6
Flights per Day:
2021: 61,626
2020: 27,847
2019: 102,316
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +121.31%
2021 vs. 2019: -39.77%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | May 31- June 6
Flights per Day:
2021: 10,562
2020: 2,776
2019: 27,193
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +280.50%
2021 vs. 2019: -61.16%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | May 31- June 6
Flights per Day:
2021: 11,861
2020: 9,414
2019: 13,803
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +25.99%
2021 vs. 2019: -14.07%
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 | May 31- June 6
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,039
2020: 7,311
2019: 9,965
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +64.67%
2021 vs. 2019: +20.81%
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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