SEP 22 2020ANNOUNCEMENT

Aviation Stats Update: September 22, 2020

China continues to trend upward with dips in travel numbers in Europe and North America.

Aviation Stats Update: September 22, 2020

"With the summer leisure season drawing to a close, we're starting to see dips in travel numbers within Europe and North America. China continues to trend upward."

-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware





Methodology: Notice a Change in Our Graphs?

Previously we had been reporting daily flight numbers due to the constant drastic changes happening on a daily basis. Going forward we will be sharing the weekly average, reporting on the previous Monday through Sunday.





Business Aviation Traffic - United States

Year-Over-Year

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Quick Stats: United States Business Aviation Traffic | Weekly Average
2020: 9,379 Flights/Day
2019: 10,920 Flights/Day
Year-over-year change: -14.11%

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.


Commercial Airline Traffic - United States

Year-Over-Year

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Quick Stats: United States Commercial Airline Traffic | Weekly Average
2020: 14,161 Flights/Day
2019: 28,818 Flights/Day
Year-over-year change: -50.86%



Commercial Airline Traffic - Worldwide

Year-Over-Year

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Quick Stats: Worldwide Commercial Aviation | Weekly Average
2020: 51,950 Flights/Day
2019: 103,827 Flights/Day

Year-over-year change: -49.97%



Commercial Airline Traffic - Europe

Year-Over-Year

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Quick Stats: Commercial Aviation - Europe | Weekly Average
2020: 11,222 Flights/Day
2019: 28,134 Flights/Day

Year-over-year change: -60.11%



Commercial Airline Traffic - China

Year-Over-Year

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Quick Stats: Commercial Aviation - China | Weekly Average
2020: 12,423 Flights/Day
2019: 14,687 Flights/Day

Year-over-year change: -15.41%

Commercial Airline: Any passenger airline flights. The FAA refers to this as Part 121 traffic. The airline numbers shown in this report do not include canceled flights.



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