"Business aviation in the U.S. continues to thrive, with daily flights up 16% from 2019 at the end of September, showing the sector's strong recovery and growth."
- Matt Davis, President, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2024: 27,136
2023: 26,830
2022: 24,042
2021: 23,547
2020: 14,322
2019: 28,886
Year-over-year change:
2024 vs. 2023: +1%
2024 vs. 2022: +12%
2024 vs. 2021: +14%
2024 vs. 2020: +87%
2024 vs. 2019: -7%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2024: 102,966
2023: 99,547
2022: 84,427
2021: 72,884
2020: 52,067
2019: 103,642
Year-over-year change:
2024 vs. 2023: +3%
2024 vs. 2022: +18%
2024 vs. 2021: +37%
2024 vs. 2020: +91%
2024 vs. 2019: -1%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2024: 27,370
2023: 26,293
2022: 23,915
2021: 18,126
2020: 10,461
2019: 27,657
Year-over-year change:
2024 vs. 2023: +4%
2024 vs. 2022: +10%
2024 vs. 2021: +45%
2024 vs. 2020: +151%
2024 vs. 2019: -5%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2024: 15,963
2023: 15,076
2022: 8,221
2021: 11,541
2020: 13,035
2019: 14,764
Year-over-year change:
2024 vs. 2023: +6%
2024 vs. 2022: +94%
2024 vs. 2021: +38%
2024 vs. 2020: +22%
2024 vs. 2019: +8%
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 | September 24 - September 30
Flights per Day:
2024: 12,780
2023: 12,632
2022: 12,528
2021: 13,399
2020: 9,712
2019: 11,010
Year-over-year change:
2024 vs. 2023: +1%
2024 vs. 2022: +2%
2024 vs. 2021: -5%
2024 vs. 2020: +32%
2024 vs. 2019: +16%
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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