--- title: "Aviation Stats Update: February 9, 2021" description: Over the last few days, commercial flight traffic in China has started to increase following a month of sharp decline. 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) > "Over the last few days, commercial flight traffic in China has started to increase following a month of sharp decline. The United States and Europe began 2021 with a slight drop in traffic but have mostly been holding steady." > > -*Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware* ### Commercial Airline Traffic - United States ![US COM](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/US%20COM.png?width=545&name=US%20COM.png) **Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - United States** **Weekly Average | February 1-7**   **Flights per Day: **2021: 14,995 2020: 26,950 2019: 26,174 **Year-over-year change:** 2021 vs. 2020: -44.36% 2021 vs. 2019: -42.71%     ### Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide ![WW COM](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WW%20COM.png?width=543&name=WW%20COM.png) **Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide** **Weekly Average | February 1-7**   **Flights per Day: **2021: 43,845 2020: 87,299 2019: 92,378 **Year-over-year change:** 2021 vs. 2020: -49.78% 2021 vs. 2019: -52.54%   ### Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe ![EURO COM](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EURO%20COM.png?width=545&name=EURO%20COM.png) **Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe** **Weekly Average | February 1-7**   **Flights per Day: **2021: 5,223 2020: 20,736 2019: 20,402 **Year-over-year change:** 2021 vs. 2020: -74.81% 2021 vs. 2019: -74.40%     ### Commercial Airline Traffic - China ![CHINA COM](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CHINA%20COM.png?width=547&name=CHINA%20COM.png) **Quick Stats: Commercial Airline Traffic - China** **Weekly Average | February 1-7**   **Flights per Day: **2021: 7,484 2020: 5,474 2019: 14,145 **Year-over-year change:** 2021 vs. 2020: +36.71% 2021 vs. 2019: -47.09%   ***Commercial Airline:** Any scheduled passenger airline flights. The FAA refers to these 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-9ghcI0HI-8XniPW6LhNAdqxd7bsdeo5SePRDnOhINiM0iHb6Ri_ar9JGRD0RIKobySX0H4) and [Part 129](https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/air_carriers/operations/part_129/?utm_campaign=Media%20Emails%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ghcI0HI-8XniPW6LhNAdqxd7bsdeo5SePRDnOhINiM0iHb6Ri_ar9JGRD0RIKobySX0H4) traffic. The airline numbers shown in this report do not include canceled flights.*     ### Business Aviation Traffic - United States ![US BA](https://blog.flightaware.com/hs-fs/hubfs/US%20BA.png?width=548&name=US%20BA.png) **Quick Stats:  Business Aviation Traffic - United States** **Weekly Average | February 1-7**   **Flights per Day: **2021: 8,675 2020: 9,559 2019: 9,306 **Year-over-year change:** 2021 vs. 2020: -9.25% 2021 vs. 2019: -6.78%   ***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.*     **Notice a change? To give a full picture of the recovery we are now graphing all three years. 2019 still serves as a high-water mark, but the improvements over 2020 showcase a recovery from the worst crisis the aviation industry has faced in its existence.**   --- **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. 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