Memorial Day Weekend Flight Traffic
US & Worldwide COVID-19 Update
"Worldwide flight traffic continues to grow sharply, with an 18.67% increase over the beginning of the month. Memorial Day in the US showed more moderate gains at 6.62% over May 1st. As with the worldwide numbers, the gains were modest at first, but we anticipate they will accelerate as economic activity revives."
-Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware
Quick Stats: United States Airline Traffic
Since the beginning of May, we have seen a 6.62% increase in US flight traffic.
Year-over-year change is -72.22%
Friday, May 22, 2020: 8,646 flights per day (Friday before Memorial Day)
Friday, May 15, 2020: 8,178 flights per day
Friday, May 8, 2020: 8,070 flights per day
Friday, May 1, 2020: 8,109 flights per day
Friday, May 24, 2019: 31,126 flights per day (Friday before Memorial Day)
Quick Stats: Worldwide Airline Traffic
Since the beginning of May, we have seen an 18.67% increase in worldwide flight traffic.
Year-over-year change continues to trend positively at -75.62%
Friday, May 22, 2020: 25,575 flights per day
Friday, May 15, 2020: 24,078 flights per day
Friday, May 8, 2020: 22,360 flights per day
Friday, May 1, 2020: 21,552 flights per day
Friday, May 24, 2019: 104,890 flights per day
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