Movements: Persistent growth of passenger air movements globally
Highlights
Monthly and annual totals
Monthly totals
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I. Commercial aviation |
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Passenger services | 28,284 | 26,678 | 31,318 | 34,441 | 37,406 | 36,850 | 38,676 | 39,314 | 38,489 | 39,383 | 33,721 | 33,986 |
Full-freighter services | 1,314 | 1,317 | 1,442 | 1,305 | 1,400 | 1,320 | 1,308 | 1,256 | 1,265 | 1,340 | 1,259 | 1,285 |
Subtotal | 29,598 | 27,995 | 32,760 | 35,746 | 38,806 | 38,170 | 39,984 | 40,570 | 39,754 | 40,723 | 34,980 | 35,271 |
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Passenger services | 378 | 334 | 364 | 500 | 748 | 725 | 974 | 1,000 | 845 | 815 | 354 | 417 |
Full-freighter services | 11 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Subtotal | 389 | 350 | 368 | 512 | 762 | 742 | 981 | 1,014 | 871 | 830 | 365 | 428 |
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Total air transport | 29,987 | 28,345 | 33,128 | 36,258 | 39,568 | 38,912 | 40,965 | 41,584 | 40,625 | 41,553 | 35,345 | 35,699 |
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II. General aviation |
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Other flights | 611 | 602 | 697 | 649 | 740 | 702 | 683 | 661 | 626 | 704 | 626 | 518 |
Taxi / Business / Private | 958 | 966 | 1,373 | 1,365 | 1,574 | 1,652 | 1,433 | 1,213 | 1,214 | 1,256 | 962 | 973 |
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Total general aviation | 1,569 | 1,568 | 2,070 | 2,014 | 2,314 | 2,354 | 2,116 | 1,874 | 1,840 | 1,960 | 1,588 | 1,491 |
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Grand total | 31,556 | 29,913 | 35,198 | 38,272 | 41,882 | 41,266 | 43,081 | 43,458 | 42,465 | 43,513 | 36,933 | 37,190 |
Annual totals
| 2023 | Compared to 2022 in % |
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Passenger services | 418,546 | 12.5% |
Full-freighter services | 15,811 | -10.5% |
Subtotal | 434,357 | 11.5% |
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Passenger services | 7,454 | 1.7% |
Full-freighter services | 158 | -76.6% |
Subtotal | 7,612 | -4.9% |
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Total air transport | 441,969 | 11.1% |
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Other flights | 7,819 | 1.5% |
Taxi / Business / Private | 14,939 | -11.9% |
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Total general aviation | 22,758 | -7.7% |
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Grand total | 464,727 | 10.0% |
Air transport
movements
Air transport movements:
Commercial aviation
Per hour of the day
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Night | 23:00-05:59 | 12,478 | 4,073 | 16,551 |
Early morning | 06:00-06:59 | 4,103 | 4,050 | 8,153 |
Day | 07:00-18:59 | 157,768 | 164,915 | 322,683 |
Evening | 19:00-22:59 | 46,631 | 47,951 | 94,582 |
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Total |
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Punctuality of passenger services
Average take off weight (tonnes)
| 2023 | Compared to 2022 in % |
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Passenger or mixed version | 95.3 | 1.1% |
Full-freighter version | 331.6 | 4.4% |
Total air transport movements | 103.8 | -0.7% |
Main countries
Main European countries
Ranking | (2022 ranking) | Country | Total movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | (1) | Great Britain | 71,701 | 22.9% |
2 | (3) | Germany | 39,434 | 16.3% |
3 | (2) | Spain | 39,177 | 7.4% |
4 | (4) | Italy | 28,292 | 1.1% |
5 | (5) | France | 24,217 | 9.7% |
6 | (6) | Norway | 16,881 | 15.2% |
7 | (8) | Switzerland | 15,322 | 12.1% |
8 | (7) | Denmark | 15,060 | 9.4% |
9 | (10) | Portugal | 11,377 | 7.8% |
10 | (9) | Turkey | 11,334 | -5.5% |
11 | (12) | Ireland | 10,928 | 6.8% |
12 | (14) | Poland | 10,714 | 19.9% |
13 | (11) | Greece | 10,693 | 3.1% |
14 | (13) | Sweden | 10,394 | 10.7% |
15 | (15) | Austria | 7,154 | 13.1% |
16 | (16) | Finland | 4,267 | 1.8% |
17 | (18) | Czechia | 4,079 | 17.2% |
18 | (17) | Croatia | 3,670 | 1.0% |
19 | (19) | Romania | 3,143 | -7.4% |
20 | (21) | Belgium | 3,012 | 14.2% |
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| Rest Europe | 16,719 | 7.2% |
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| Total Europe | 357,568 | 11.2% |
Main Intercontinental countries
Ranking | (2022 ranking) | Country | Total movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | (1) | USA | 24,784 | 7.8% |
2 | (2) | China | 6,109 | 20.7% |
3 | (3) | United Arab Emirates | 4,624 | 3.8% |
4 | (4) | Canada | 4,414 | 17.5% |
5 | (6) | Morocco | 3,171 | 21.2% |
6 | (5) | Israel | 2,743 | -0.9% |
7 | (13) | India | 2,103 | 43.1% |
8 | (9) | Egypt | 2,098 | 14.6% |
9 | (12) | Qatar | 1,990 | 23.2% |
10 | (8) | South Africa | 1,878 | 0.3% |
11 | (10) | Mexico | 1,819 | 0.0% |
12 | (7) | Curacao | 1,735 | -11.8% |
13 | (11) | Brazil | 1,671 | -4.1% |
14 | (14) | Kenya | 1,655 | 28.6% |
15 | (19) | Saudi Arabia | 1,381 | 40.6% |
16 | (21) | Japan | 1,245 | 39.7% |
17 | (20) | Ecuador | 1,224 | 30.6% |
18 | (31) | Hong Kong | 1,202 | 106.2% |
19 | (18) | Chile | 1,201 | 18.8% |
20 | (15) | Taiwan | 1,141 | -9.0% |
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| Rest Intercontinental | 16,213 | 36.8% |
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| Total Intercontinental | 84,401 | 14.8% |
Intercontinental
| Total movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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North America | 29,198 | 9.2% |
Far East | 16,787 | 24.4% |
Latin America | 13,323 | 1.4% |
Middle East | 12,574 | 9.0% |
Africa | 12,519 | 13.4% |
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Total Intercontinental | 84,401 | 11.1% |
Destinations Europe
Main European origins and destinations
Ranking | (2022 ranking) | Airport | Air transport movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | (1) | London Heathrow | 11,165 | 12.0% |
2 | (2) | Copenhagen | 9,482 | 9.6% |
3 | (4) | Barcelona | 8,925 | 12.6% |
4 | (3) | Dublin | 8,881 | 8.8% |
5 | (5) | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 8,030 | 13.1% |
6 | (12) | London City | 7,338 | 29.8% |
7 | (9) | Frankfurt | 7,305 | 21.9% |
8 | (6) | Munich | 7,232 | 11.1% |
9 | (15) | Manchester | 6,793 | 27.8% |
10 | (8) | Lisbon | 6,644 | 8.3% |
11 | (10) | Zurich | 6,632 | 12.0% |
12 | (7) | Madrid | 6,371 | 3.4% |
13 | (13) | Berlin | 6,170 | 10.5% |
14 | (19) | London Gatwick | 5,919 | 29.0% |
15 | (14) | Stockholm | 5,750 | 7.6% |
16 | (16) | Oslo | 5,660 | 9.6% |
17 | (18) | Vienna | 5,334 | 12.0% |
18 | (17) | Geneva | 5,278 | 5.3% |
19 | (22) | Warsaw | 5,220 | 26.7% |
20 | (11) | Rome Fiumicino | 4,949 | -16.1% |
Destinations Intercontinental
Main Intercontinental origins/destinations
Ranking | (2022 ranking) | Airport | Air transport movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | (1) | New York JFK | 3,399 | 16.1% |
2 | (4) | Shanghai | 3,290 | 21.4% |
3 | (2) | Atlanta | 2,888 | 1.7% |
4 | (5) | Dubai International | 2,769 | 5.5% |
5 | (3) | Tel Aviv | 2,743 | -0.9% |
6 | (8) | Detroit | 2,164 | 22.8% |
7 | (9) | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 2,074 | 20.2% |
8 | (11) | Doha | 1,988 | 23.2% |
9 | (10) | Toronto | 1,972 | 17.2% |
10 | (6) | Chicago | 1,956 | -11.3% |
11 | (7) | Curacao | 1,735 | -11.8% |
12 | (13) | Boston | 1,704 | 21.4% |
13 | (14) | Nairobi | 1,655 | 28.7% |
14 | (12) | Mexico City | 1,476 | 0.5% |
15 | (17) | Houston | 1,371 | 11.2% |
16 | (51) | Hong Kong | 1,202 | 106.2% |
17 | (24) | Santiago | 1,201 | 18.8% |
18 | (28) | Washington | 1,159 | 43.4% |
19 | (20) | Seattle | 1,157 | 1.9% |
20 | (15) | Taipei | 1,141 | -9.0% |
Per aircraft type
According to type, full-freighter version
Ranking | Type | Average MTOW1 | Total movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | Boeing 777-200 | 347 | 5,443 | -2% |
2 | Boeing 747-400 | 400 | 5,260 | 9% |
3 | Boeing 747-800 | 448 | 1,436 | 10% |
4 | Airbus 300 | 162 | 1,108 | 19% |
5 | Boeing 767-300 | 187 | 782 | -9% |
6 | Airbus 330-300F | 222 | 645 | -22% |
7 | Airbus 330-200F | 233 | 464 | -29% |
8 | Boeing 757-200 | 105 | 418 | -34% |
9 | Boeing 737-400 | 68 | 204 | 9% |
10 | Airbus 321 | 93 | 44 |
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- 1 Maximum take off weight
According to type, passenger or mixed version
Ranking | Type | Average MTOW1 | Total movements | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | Boeing 737-800 | 73 | 96,558 | 9% |
2 | Embraer 190 | 46 | 70,691 | 17% |
3 | Airbus 320 | 75 | 37,993 | 12% |
4 | Embraer 175 | 37 | 36,263 | 8% |
5 | Airbus 319 | 66 | 24,206 | 3% |
6 | Embraer 295 | 58 | 19,728 | 30% |
7 | Airbus 320 neo | 76 | 19,716 | 36% |
8 | Airbus 330-300 | 235 | 12,987 | 48% |
9 | Boeing 737-700 | 63 | 12,362 | -14% |
10 | Boeing 777-300 | 351 | 11,571 | 13% |
11 | Boeing 777-200 | 298 | 9,291 | 17% |
12 | Boeing 787-9 | 252 | 8,518 | -12% |
13 | Boeing 737-900 | 77 | 8,273 | 12% |
14 | Boeing 737MAX | 82 | 6,902 | 10% |
15 | Airbus 220 | 66 | 6,502 | 63% |
16 | Boeing 787-10 | 255 | 6,141 | 57% |
17 | Boeing 787-8 | 225 | 6,118 | 46% |
18 | Airbus 321 | 88 | 5,148 | 82% |
19 | Bombardier-CJ 900 | 38 | 4,802 | -10% |
20 | Airbus 321 neo | 92 | 4,048 | 68% |
21 | Airbus 330-200 | 229 | 3,961 | 4% |
22 | Airbus 350-900 | 275 | 3,403 | -14% |
23 | Embraer 195 | 52 | 1,996 | -4% |
24 | Airbus 330-900 neo | 245 | 1,948 | -36% |
25 | Embraer 170 | 34 | 1,350 | 122% |
26 | Airbus 318 | 62 | 990 | -21% |
27 | Embraer 145 | 22 | 864 | 25% |
28 | Boeing 767-300 | 182 | 798 | -39% |
29 | Airbus 380 | 533 | 732 | -7% |
30 | Airbus 350-1000 | 316 | 652 | 705% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
Main airlines
Air transport movements by airline segment
| 2023 | Share in total |
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SkyTeam & partners (passengers only)1 | 273,653 | 61.9% |
Legacy carriers intercontinental | 16,946 | 3.8% |
Legacy carriers Europe | 57,354 | 13.0% |
Point-to-point carriers | 78,033 | 17.7% |
Full freighter carriers | 15,983 | 3.6% |
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Total air transport movements | 441,969 | 100.0% |
- 1 all flights operated by KLM or in codeshare with KLM
- 1 all flights operated by KLM or in codeshare with KLM
Air transport movements
2023 | (2022 ranking) | Airline | Total | Compared to 2022 in % |
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1 | (1) | KLM | 228,956 | 14.1% |
2 | (2) | easyJet | 35,482 | 10.5% |
3 | (3) | Transavia | 30,567 | 7.7% |
4 | (4) | Delta Air Lines | 11,259 | 15.3% |
5 | (5) | Vueling | 10,393 | 10.1% |
6 | (7) | British Airways | 10,043 | 38.6% |
7 | (6) | TUI fly | 8,264 | 3.4% |
8 | (9) | Lufthansa | 7,191 | 16.9% |
9 | (8) | Air France | 5,764 | -18.0% |
10 | (11) | SAS | 5,585 | 16.1% |
11 | (10) | Turkish Airlines | 4,521 | -8.7% |
12 | (14) | Aer Lingus | 3,586 | 13.5% |
13 | (13) | Ryanair | 3,569 | 9.6% |
14 | (12) | Corendon | 3,366 | -5.5% |
15 | (16) | ITA Airways | 3,259 | 13.1% |
16 | (15) | airBaltic | 3,159 | 5.0% |
17 | (19) | United Airlines | 3,112 | 22.1% |
18 | (17) | Emirates | 3,060 | 6.5% |
19 | (18) | Swiss | 2,943 | 14.7% |
20 | (20) | Austrian | 2,856 | 20.4% |
21 | (28) | LOT Polish Airlines | 2,635 | 52.0% |
22 | (21) | TAP Air Portugal | 2,434 | 12.0% |
23 | (24) | Qatar Airways | 2,430 | 25.9% |
24 | (23) | Pegasus | 2,212 | 9.1% |
25 | (26) | China Southern | 2,072 | 13.3% |
26 | (25) | Norwegian Air | 2,022 | 8.5% |
27 | (27) | DHL International | 1,754 | -3.3% |
28 | (29) | Air Europa | 1,456 | -0.1% |
29 | (31) | Tarom | 1,452 | 1.6% |
30 | (30) | Iberia Express | 1,400 | -2.4% |
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| Total | 441,969 | 11.1% |
New airlines
Example of airlines (re)starting services in 2023
Airline | Type | Flights in 2023 |
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 | Passenger | 177 |
 | Passenger | 26 |
 | Passenger | 450 |
