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"After a 48% decrease in daily airline flights from August 1 (12,436 flights) to August 15 (6,461 flights), China's commercial traffic is on the rise again. Since August 15, China has increased daily airline flights by 26% to 8,134 flights. "
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Aug 22 - Aug 29
Flights per Day:
2021: 23,968
2020: 15,475
2019: 29,952
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +54.89%
2021 vs. 2019: -19.98%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Aug 22 - Aug 29
Flights per Day:
2021: 69,849
2020: 54,022
2019: 106,913
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +29.30%
2021 vs. 2019: -34.67%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Aug 22 - Aug 29
Flights per Day:
2021: 19,048
2020: 12,952
2019: 28,784
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +47.07%
2021 vs. 2019: -33.82%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Aug 22 - Aug 29
Flights per Day:
2021: 8,134
2020: 12,171
2019: 14,970
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -33.17%
2021 vs. 2019: -45.67%
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
Quick Stats: Business Aviation Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Aug 22 - Aug 29
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,287
2020: 9,102
2019: 10,551
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +35.00%
2021 vs. 2019: +16.45%
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.
Interactive US Cancellations and Delays Report
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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