Movements: Europe, North America & Asia contribute the most to global passenger air movement growth
Highlights
Monthly and annual totals
Monthly totals
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I. Commercial aviation |
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Passenger services | 33,300 | 33,287 | 36,361 | 37,468 | 40,054 | 38,959 | 40,281 | 40,995 | 39,679 | 39,975 | 34,945 | 35,865 |
Full-freighter services | 1,294 | 1,295 | 1,354 | 1,196 | 1,286 | 1,239 | 1,300 | 1,298 | 1,389 | 1,387 | 1,293 | 1,247 |
Subtotal | 34,594 | 34,582 | 37,715 | 38,664 | 41,340 | 40,198 | 41,581 | 42,293 | 41,068 | 41,362 | 36,238 | 37,112 |
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Passenger services | 443 | 484 | 499 | 475 | 703 | 657 | 867 | 823 | 708 | 643 | 352 | 331 |
Full-freighter services | 13 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Subtotal | 456 | 522 | 508 | 478 | 706 | 659 | 871 | 825 | 710 | 644 | 352 | 337 |
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Total air transport | 35,050 | 35,104 | 38,223 | 39,142 | 42,046 | 40,857 | 42,452 | 43,118 | 41,778 | 42,006 | 36,590 | 37,449 |
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II. General aviation |
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Other flights | 619 | 563 | 768 | 750 | 730 | 596 | 587 | 652 | 609 | 520 | 703 | 576 |
Taxi / Business / Private | 821 | 916 | 1,001 | 1,066 | 1,345 | 1,515 | 1,309 | 1,217 | 1,255 | 1,175 | 1,027 | 872 |
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Total general aviation | 1,440 | 1,479 | 1,769 | 1,816 | 2,075 | 2,111 | 1,896 | 1,869 | 1,864 | 1,695 | 1,730 | 1,448 |
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Grand total | 36,490 | 36,583 | 39,992 | 40,958 | 44,121 | 42,968 | 44,348 | 44,987 | 43,642 | 43,701 | 38,320 | 38,897 |
Annual totals
| 2024 | Compared to 2023 in % |
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I. Commercial Aviation |
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Passenger services | 451,169 | 7.8% |
Full-freighter services | 15,578 | -1.5% |
Subtotal | 466,747 | 7.5% |
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Passenger services | 6,985 | -6.3% |
Full-freighter services | 83 | -47.5% |
Subtotal | 7,068 | -7.1% |
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Total air transport | 473,815 | 7.2% |
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Other flights | 7,673 | 0.4% |
Taxi / Business / Private | 13,519 | -9.4% |
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Total general aviation | 21,192 | -6.1% |
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Grand total | 495,007 | 6.6% |
Air transport
movements
Air transport movements:
Commercial aviation
Per hour of the day
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Night | 23:00-05:59 | 12,581 | 3,948 | 16,529 |
Early morning | 06:00-06:59 | 4,513 | 4,205 | 8,718 |
Day | 07:00-18:59 | 168,813 | 176,486 | 345,299 |
Evening | 19:00-22:59 | 50,973 | 52,296 | 103,269 |
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Total |
| 236,880 | 236,935 | 473,815 |
Punctuality of passenger services
Average take off weight (tonnes)
| 2024 | Compared to 2023 in % |
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Passenger or mixed version | 95.3 | 0.0% |
Full-freighter version | 329.5 | -0.6% |
Total air transport movements | 103.1 | -0.8% |
Main countries
Main European countries
Ranking | (2023 Ranking) | Country | Total movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | (1) | Great Britain | 76,860 | 7.2% |
2 | (3) | Spain | 42,686 | 9.0% |
3 | (2) | Germany | 42,085 | 6.7% |
4 | (4) | Italy | 30,521 | 7.9% |
5 | (5) | France | 26,258 | 8.4% |
6 | (6) | Norway | 17,158 | 1.6% |
7 | (7) | Switzerland | 16,453 | 7.4% |
8 | (8) | Denmark | 16,334 | 8.5% |
9 | (12) | Poland | 13,393 | 25.0% |
10 | (10) | Türkiye | 12,190 | 7.7% |
11 | (9) | Portugal | 12,096 | 6.3% |
12 | (11) | Ireland | 11,671 | 6.8% |
13 | (14) | Sweden | 11,325 | 9.0% |
14 | (13) | Greece | 11,124 | 4.0% |
15 | (15) | Austria | 6,841 | -4.4% |
16 | (17) | Czechia | 5,087 | 24.7% |
17 | (18) | Croatia | 4,181 | 13.9% |
18 | (16) | Finland | 4,155 | -2.6% |
19 | (19) | Romania | 3,370 | 7.2% |
20 | (20) | Belgium | 3,155 | 4.7% |
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| Rest of Europe | 19,108 | 14.2% |
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| Total of Europe | 386,051 | 8.0% |
Main Intercontinental countries
Ranking | (2023 Ranking) | Country | Total movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | (1) | United States of America | 25,856 | 4.3% |
2 | (2) | China | 7,151 | 17.1% |
3 | (3) | United Arab Emirates | 4,985 | 7.8% |
4 | (4) | Canada | 4,825 | 9.3% |
5 | (5) | Morocco | 3,628 | 14.4% |
6 | (9) | Qatar | 2,599 | 30.6% |
7 | (7) | India | 2,467 | 17.3% |
8 | (12) | Curacao | 2,147 | 23.7% |
9 | (8) | Egypt | 2,003 | -4.5% |
10 | (14) | Kenya | 1,887 | 14.1% |
11 | (11) | Mexico | 1,762 | -3.1% |
12 | (10) | South Africa | 1,685 | -10.3% |
13 | (13) | Brazil | 1,632 | -2.3% |
14 | (6) | Israel | 1,631 | -40.5% |
15 | (22) | South Korea | 1,549 | 43.3% |
16 | (18) | Hong Kong | 1,492 | 24.1% |
17 | (21) | Indonesia | 1,460 | 34.6% |
18 | (16) | Japan | 1,419 | 14.0% |
19 | (15) | Saudi Arabia | 1,409 | 2.0% |
20 | (17) | Ecuador | 1,318 | 7.6% |
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| Rest of Intercontinental | 14,859 | -9.3% |
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| Total of Intercontinental | 87,764 | 4.0% |
Intercontinental
| Total movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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North America | 30,681 | 5.1% |
Asia | 19,495 | 16.1% |
Latin America | 13,046 | -2.1% |
Middle East | 11,658 | -7.3% |
Africa | 12,884 | 2.9% |
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Total of Intercontinental | 87,764 | 4.0% |
Destinations Europe
Main European origins and destinations
Ranking | (2023 Ranking) | Airport | Air transport movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | (1) | London Heathrow | 11,350 | 1.7% |
2 | (3) | Barcelona | 9,579 | 7.3% |
3 | (2) | Copenhagen | 9,533 | 0.5% |
4 | (4) | Dublin | 9,322 | 5.0% |
5 | (5) | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 8,469 | 5.5% |
6 | (7) | Frankfurt | 7,936 | 8.6% |
7 | (8) | Munich | 7,791 | 7.7% |
8 | (6) | London City | 7,722 | 5.2% |
9 | (9) | Manchester | 7,634 | 12.4% |
10 | (11) | Zurich | 7,293 | 10.0% |
11 | (12) | Madrid | 7,180 | 12.7% |
12 | (10) | Lisbon | 6,694 | 0.8% |
13 | (15) | Stockholm | 6,398 | 11.3% |
14 | (13) | Berlin | 6,220 | 0.8% |
15 | (16) | Oslo | 5,837 | 3.1% |
16 | (19) | Warsaw | 5,697 | 9.1% |
17 | (18) | Geneva | 5,576 | 5.6% |
18 | (17) | Vienna | 5,494 | 3.0% |
19 | (22) | Malaga | 5,378 | 17.0% |
20 | (21) | Milan Linate | 5,137 | 10.2% |
Destinations Intercontinental
Main Intercontinental origins/destinations
Ranking | (2023 Ranking) | Airport | Air transport movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | (1) | New York JFK | 3,842 | 13.0% |
2 | (2) | Shanghai | 3,622 | 10.1% |
3 | (4) | Dubai International | 3,044 | 9.9% |
4 | (3) | Atlanta | 2,846 | -1.5% |
5 | (8) | Doha | 2,598 | 30.7% |
6 | (6) | Detroit | 2,168 | 0.2% |
7 | (11) | Curacao | 2,147 | 23.7% |
8 | (7) | Minneapolis | 2,124 | 2.4% |
9 | (9) | Toronto | 2,100 | 6.5% |
10 | (12) | Boston | 2,099 | 23.2% |
11 | (13) | Nairobi | 1,877 | 13.5% |
12 | (10) | Chicago | 1,806 | -7.7% |
13 | (5) | Tel Aviv | 1,631 | -40.5% |
14 | (24) | Seoul Incheon | 1,549 | 43.4% |
15 | (16) | Hong Kong | 1,492 | 24.1% |
16 | (14) | Mexico City | 1,446 | -2.0% |
17 | (15) | Houston | 1,412 | 3.1% |
18 | (18) | Washington | 1,392 | 20.1% |
19 | (35) | New Delhi | 1,300 | 44.4% |
20 | (27) | Guangzhou | 1,295 | 23.7% |
Per aircraft type
According to type, full-freighter version
Ranking | Type | Average MTOW1 | Total movements | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | Boeing 777-200 | 347 | 6,148 | 13% |
2 | Boeing 747-400 | 402 | 4,185 | -20% |
3 | Boeing 747-8 | 448 | 1,655 | 15% |
4 | Airbus 300-600 | 159 | 1,028 | -5% |
5 | Boeing 767-300 | 187 | 1,006 | 37% |
6 | Airbus 330-200 | 233 | 484 | 4% |
7 | Boeing 757-200 | 105 | 347 | -17% |
8 | Airbus 310-300 | 164 | 176 | 319% |
9 | Boeing 737-400 | 67 | 170 | -17% |
10 | Boeing 737-800 | 78 | 165 | 588% |
- 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 | 93,147 | -4% |
2 | Embraer 190 | 46 | 74,296 | 5% |
3 | Airbus 320 | 75 | 40,520 | 33% |
4 | Embraer 175 | 37 | 37,488 | 111% |
5 | Embraer 295 | 57 | 28,967 | 47% |
6 | Airbus 320 Neo | 76 | 24,500 | 24% |
7 | Airbus 319 | 66 | 20,412 | 18% |
8 | Boeing 737-700 | 63 | 13,637 | 10% |
9 | Boeing 777-300 | 351 | 12,554 | 8% |
10 | Airbus 321 Neo | 91 | 11,843 | 191% |
11 | Airbus 330-300 | 235 | 11,748 | -10% |
12 | Boeing 737-900 | 78 | 9,504 | 50% |
13 | Boeing 777-200 | 297 | 7,862 | -2% |
14 | Boeing 787-9 | 253 | 7,680 | -10% |
15 | Airbus 220-3 | 66 | 7,235 | 24% |
16 | Boeing 787-10 | 255 | 7,223 | 18% |
17 | Boeing 787-8 | 227 | 6,874 | 12% |
18 | Boeing 737MAX | 82 | 6,199 | -5% |
19 | Airbus 321 | 88 | 5,336 | 4% |
20 | Airbus 350-900 | 276 | 4,718 | 39% |
21 | Airbus 330-200 | 229 | 4,127 | 4% |
22 | Airbus 330-900 | 245 | 3,356 | 72% |
23 | Embraer 170 | 35 | 3,267 | 142% |
24 | Bombardier CRJ900 | 38 | 2,768 | -41% |
25 | Boeing 737MAX | 89 | 2,655 | 663% |
26 | Embraer 195 | 51 | 2,098 | 5% |
27 | Boeing 777-200 | 295 | 1,158 | 20% |
28 | Boeing 767-300 | 183 | 1,111 | 41% |
29 | Embraer 175 | 39 | 1,046 | 160% |
30 | Airbus 220-1 | 58 | 876 | 30% |
- 1 Maximum take off weight
Main airlines
Air transport movements
2023 | (2023 Ranking) | Airline | Total | Compared to 2023 in % |
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1 | (1) | KLM | 250,591 | 9.5% |
2 | (2) | easyJet | 35,836 | 1.0% |
3 | (3) | Transavia | 31,660 | 3.6% |
4 | (4) | Delta Air Lines | 11,375 | 1.0% |
5 | (5) | Vueling | 10,634 | 2.3% |
6 | (6) | British Airways | 9,593 | -4.5% |
7 | (7) | TUI fly | 8,145 | -1.4% |
8 | (9) | Air France | 7,563 | 31.2% |
9 | (8) | Lufthansa | 7,292 | 1.4% |
10 | (10) | SAS | 6,132 | 9.8% |
11 | (11) | Turkish Airlines | 4,105 | -9.2% |
12 | (12) | Aer Lingus | 3,734 | 4.1% |
13 | (13) | Ryanair | 3,675 | 3.0% |
14 | (14) | ITA Airways | 3,452 | 5.9% |
15 | (16) | United Airlines | 3,312 | 6.5% |
16 | (15) | airBaltic | 3,280 | 3.8% |
17 | (20) | Corendon Dutch Air | 3,251 | 14.0% |
18 | (18) | Swiss | 3,240 | 10.1% |
19 | (23) | Qatar Airways | 3,046 | 25.3% |
20 | (17) | Emirates | 3,006 | -1.8% |
21 | (19) | Austrian | 2,990 | 4.7% |
22 | (21) | LOT Polish Airlines | 2,890 | 9.7% |
23 | (25) | China Southern | 2,550 | 23.1% |
24 | (22) | TAP Air Portugal | 2,365 | -2.8% |
25 | (24) | Pegasus | 2,283 | 3.2% |
26 | (29) | Iberia Express | 1,964 | 40.3% |
27 | (26) | DHL International | 1,778 | 1.4% |
28 | (31) | Sun Express | 1,479 | 8.6% |
29 | (27) | Air Europa | 1,464 | 0.5% |
30 | (30) | Finnair | 1,448 | 4.2% |
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| Total | 473,815 | 7.2% |
New airlines
Airlines (re)starting services in 2024
Airline | Type | Flights in 2024 |
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 | Passenger | 33 |
 | Passenger | 385 |
 | Passenger | 907 |
 | Passenger | 523 |
