"Europe's commercial airline traffic surged 171% in the past three months, starting with an average of 6,667 airline flights in a day (the week of April 20), then soaring this week to an average of 18,041 airline flights in a day. "
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Jul 21 - Jul 28
Flights per Day:
2021: 24,814
2020: 15,102
2019: 31,008
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +64.31%
2021 vs. 2019: -19.97%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Jul 21 - Jul 28
Flights per Day:
2021: 73,791
2020: 49,704
2019: 108,014
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +48.46%
2021 vs. 2019: -31.68%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Jul 21 - Jul 28
Flights per Day:
2021: 17,965
2020: 10,457
2019: 28,409
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +71.79%
2021 vs. 2019: -36.76%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Jul 21 - Jul 28
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,456
2020: 11,336
2019: 15,265
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +9.88%
2021 vs. 2019: -18.40%
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 | Jul 21 - Jul 28
Flights per Day:
2021: 13,424
2020: 8,933
2019: 10,908
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +50.28%
2021 vs. 2019: +23.07%
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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