"Due to the rising cases of the COVID-19 delta variant, China has introduced mass travel restrictions causing a 48% (5,975 flights) decrease in daily commercial airline traffic from the beginning of August to August 16, 2021."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Aug 9 - Aug 16
Flights per Day:
2021: 24,348
2020: 15,614
2019: 30,753
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +55.94%
2021 vs. 2019: -20.83%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Aug 9 - Aug 16
Flights per Day:
2021: 68,918
2020: 53,770
2019: 106,668
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +28.17%
2021 vs. 2019: -35.39%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Aug 9 - Aug 16
Flights per Day:
2021: 18,843
2020: 12,770
2019: 28,543
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +47.56%
2021 vs. 2019: -33.98%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Aug 9 - Aug 16
Flights per Day:
2021: 6,461
2020: 11,807
2019: 14,308
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -45.28%
2021 vs. 2019: -54.85%
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 | Aug 9 - Aug 16
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,978
2020: 9,445
2019: 10,792
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +37.41%
2021 vs. 2019: +20.26%
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.
Due to the high interest in delays and cancellations, our team has developed an interactive Delays and Cancellations Report in Tableau.
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