--- title: "Aviation Stats Update: December 29, 2020" description: We've compiled a list of important pages for you to watch related to holiday travel, plus Christmas travel statistics. image: https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/Blog%20Post%20Headers%20(1).png --- [![arrow left](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/left-chevron.png) Back to Flight Tracking ](https://www.flightaware.com) ![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-close.svg) [![FlightAware](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/flightaware-logo-color.svg) ](https://flightaware.com) - Products Data Products - [![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-aeroapi.png) AeroAPI Flight data API with on-demand flight status and flight tracking data. ](https://www.flightaware.com/commercial/aeroapi/) - [![](https://blog.flightaware.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/FA_Header_Footer/images/nav/icon-firehose.png) FlightAware Firehose Streaming flight data feed for enterprise integrations with real-time, historical and predictive flight data. ](https://www.flightaware.com/commercial/firehose/) - 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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) ** Tags: [News & Announcements](https://blog.flightaware.com/tag/news-announcements) [Aviation Recovery](https://blog.flightaware.com/tag/aviation-recovery) ## ![Screen Shot 2020-12-22 at 2.09.05 PM](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-12-22%20at%202.09.05%20PM.png?width=1800&name=Screen%20Shot%202020-12-22%20at%202.09.05%20PM.png) ## Christmas Travel Statistics **2019 vs. 2020 holiday travel numbers starting the Friday prior to Christmas. Note Christmas Day* fell on a Wednesday in 2019, compared to a Friday in 2020.**   **United States Commercial Aviation  |  Flights/Day** |   | **2019** | **2020** | **% Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Friday** | 30,660 | 18,889 | -38.39 | | **Saturday** | 29,702 | 18,948 | -36.20 | | **Sunday** | 29,018 | 18,612 | -35.86 | | **Monday** | 29,896 | 18,475 | -38.20 | | **Tuesday** | 27,340 | 18,451 | -32.51 | | **Wednesday** | **22,213*** | 18,611 | -16.22 | | **Thursday** | 27,576 | 16,223 | -41.17 | | **Friday** | 29,875 | **11,699*** | -60.84 | | **Saturday** | 28,566 | 16,572 | -41.97 | | **Sunday** | 28,837 | 18,825 | -34.72 |   **Worldwide Commercial Aviation  |  Flights/Day** |   | **2019** | **2020** | **% Change** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Friday** | 105,634 | 62,024 | -41.28 | | **Saturday** | 98,678 | 58,237 | -40.98 | | **Sunday** | 100,282 | 59,639 | -40.53 | | **Monday** | 102,412 | 57,925 | -43.44 | | **Tuesday** | 92,224 | 56,341 | -38.91 | | **Wednesday** | **80,728*** | 58,938 | -26.99 | | **Thursday** | 96,514 | 53,347 | -44.73 | | **Friday** | 102,530 | **45,573*** | -55.55 | | **Saturday** | 96,746 | 52,666 | -45.56 | | **Sunday** | 98,753 | 58,257 | -41.01 |     ### Tracking the Recovery Commercial Airline Traffic - United States Year-Over-Year ![20201228_USCovid](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20201228_USCovid.png?width=766&name=20201228_USCovid.png) **Quick Stats: **United States Commercial Airline Traffic  |  Weekly Average 2020 Flights/Day: 16,979 2019 Flights/Day: 27,783 Year-over-year change: -38.89%   ### Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide Year-Over-Year ![20201228_WorldCovid](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20201228_WorldCovid.png?width=769&name=20201228_WorldCovid.png) **Quick Stats: **Worldwide Commercial Aviation  |  Weekly Average 2020 Flights/Day: 54,721 2019 Flights/Day: 95,919 Year-over-year change: -42.95%   ### Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe Year-Over-Year ![20201228_EuropeCovid](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20201228_EuropeCovid.png?width=770&name=20201228_EuropeCovid.png) **Quick Stats: **Commercial Aviation - Europe  |  Weekly Average 2020 Flights/Day: 7,218 2019 Flights/Day: 20,025 Year-over-year change: -63.95%   ### Commercial Airline Traffic - China Year-Over-Year ![20201228_ChinaCovid](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20201228_ChinaCovid.png?width=766&name=20201228_ChinaCovid.png) **Quick Stats: **Commercial Aviation - China  |  Weekly Average 2020 Flights/Day: 11,880 2019 Flights/Day: 14,209 Year-over-year change: -16.39%   ***Commercial Airline:** Any passenger airline flights. The FAA refers to this as [Part 121](https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/air_carriers/operations/part_121/?utm_campaign=Media%20Emails%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9W7cUtmJUKuSWBM815DJs-qNEqxWCo7KjWyTzRcuo-tLPw1i_pILK2anRg7QjMyr5f18WI) traffic. The airline numbers shown in this report do not include canceled flights.*   ### Business Aviation Traffic - United States Year-Over-Year ![20201228_BAGACovid](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20201228_BAGACovid.png?width=765&name=20201228_BAGACovid.png) **Quick Stats: **United States Business Aviation Traffic  |  Weekly Average 2020 Flights/Day: 8,737 2019 Flights/Day: 8,045 Year-over-year change: 8.61%   ***Business Aviation: **Any turbine general aviation flights that are not commercial or cargo airlines. The FAA refers to these as Part [91](https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/air_carriers/operations/part_91/?utm_campaign=Media%20Emails%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9W7cUtmJUKuSWBM815DJs-qNEqxWCo7KjWyTzRcuo-tLPw1i_pILK2anRg7QjMyr5f18WI) or [135](https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/air_carriers/operations/part_135/?utm_campaign=Media%20Emails%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9W7cUtmJUKuSWBM815DJs-qNEqxWCo7KjWyTzRcuo-tLPw1i_pILK2anRg7QjMyr5f18WI) traffic.*   --- **About FlightAware:** FlightAware ([flightaware.com](http://www.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-of-breed applications and data services that provide comprehensive information about the current and predicted movement of aircraft. 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