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"Although the US and Europe are seeing a dip in commercial airline traffic, worldwide airline traffic has swung back in the positive direction after a 7% decrease from August 1 (73,808) to August 24 (68,321), the first drop in traffic since mid-May. Worldwide traffic has since gained back 5%, increasing from 68,321 commercial airline flights in a day (August 24) to 71,770 (September 12)."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | Sep 5 - Sep 12
Flights per Day:
2021: 23,165
2020: 14,109
2019: 28,507
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +64.18%
2021 vs. 2019: -18.74%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | Sep 5 - Sep 12
Flights per Day:
2021: 71,770
2020: 52,340
2019: 103,651
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +37.12%
2021 vs. 2019: -30.76%
Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | Sep 5 - Sep 12
Flights per Day:
2021: 18,606
2020: 12,351
2019: 28,209
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +50.64%
2021 vs. 2019: -34.04%
Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | Sep 5 - Sep 12
Flights per Day:
2021: 11,052
2020: 12,232
2019: 14,695
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: -9.64%
2021 vs. 2019: -24.79%
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 | Sep 5 - Sep 12
Flights per Day:
2021: 12,911
2020: 9,027
2019: 10,652
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +43.03%
2021 vs. 2019: +21.21%
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.
FlightAware (flightaware.com) is the leading provider of real-time and historical flight information and insights to the global aviation community. FlightAware serves all segments of the aviation marketplace through best-in-class applications and data services that provide comprehensive information about the current and predicted movement of aircraft. Through the collection, interpretation, and enrichment of hundreds of sources of data, including data from FlightAware’s own proprietary terrestrial ADS-B network with tens of thousands of receivers spanning seven continents in 200 countries and territories, FlightAware transforms millions of raw flight data elements and delivers them as coherent, easy-to-consume flight stories. As a single source of accurate and actionable data for aviation players large and small, FlightAware is Central to Aviation™. FlightAware is privately held, with headquarters in Houston and sales offices in New York, Austin, Singapore, and London.
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