"Europe showed a slight jump in commercial air traffic at the beginning of April. Airlines are hopeful for increased summer travel, but with varying restrictions and a slow start to vaccine distribution, air travel is still hovering around -73% of 2019 numbers."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States
Weekly Average | May 3-9
Flights per Day:
2021: 19,938
2020: 7,402
2019: 28,965
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +169.37%
2021 vs. 2019: -31.16%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide
Weekly Average | May 3-9
Flights per Day:
2021: 58,421
2020: 20,964
2019: 99,179
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +178.67%
2021 vs. 2019: -41.10%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe
Weekly Average | May 3-9
Flights per Day:
2021: 7,004
2020: 1,911
2019: 25,575
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +266.42%
2021 vs. 2019: -72.61%
Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China
Weekly Average | May 3-9
Flights per Day:
2021: 14,406
2020: 7,539
2019: 14,029
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +91.08%
2021 vs. 2019: +2.69%
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 | May 3-9
Flights per Day:
2021: 11,272
2020: 5,038
2019: 10,473
Year-over-year change:
2021 vs. 2020: +123.74%
2021 vs. 2019: +7.63%
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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