2021 Private Jet Flights by State keep Florida, Texas, California at the top

By Doug Gollan, February 20, 2022

Hawaii recorded the largest increase of any state – 96% more private jet flights during 2021 as number one market Florida grew by 47%, according to Argus TraqPak

U.S. states recorded gains of 21%-to-96% in private jet flights during 2021, according to Argus TraqPak, with the five busiest states each holding their top positions compared to 2020.

Hawaii saw the most significant increase – 96% – enough to move it from the 44th to 41st.

Delaware dropped to the 50th spot despite a 21% gain, the smallest increase.

Florida, Texas, California account for 33% of all departures

At the top of the rankings, Florida, Texas, and California accounted for nearly 33% of private aviation departures.

2021 Private Aviation Data and Statistics

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Charter/Fractional Private Jet Market Share 2007-to-2021

Florida held serve as the busiest state for private jets, with a 47% gain. Its record 378,767 departures meant an average of 1,037 flights per day. The Sunshine State increased its share from 11.9% to 12.3% of U.S. activity.

Texas maintained its second spot with 41% growth, while California remained third with a 38% increase.

2021 Business Aviation Flights By State (departures)

2021 Rank – State – 2020 Rank20212020% Change% Share
1. Florida (1)          378,767          257,62547%12.3%
2. Texas (2)          305,086          216,32541%9.9%
3. California (3)          293,862          212,26738%9.5%
4. Colorado (4)          118,489             91,42530%3.8%
5. Georgia (5)          107,457             76,62840%3.5%
6. New York (7)          100,113             63,41558%3.2%
7. New Jersey (9)             93,260             56,59065%3.0%
8. North Carolina (6)             90,804             63,69943%2.9%
9. Arizona (8)             84,024             62,59034%2.7%
10. Tennessee (12)             77,375             50,07955%2.5%
11. Illinois (10)             77,307             53,97443%2.5%
12. Ohio (11)             73,132             50,93744%2.4%
13. Michigan (13)             61,528             44,53238%2.0%
14. Pennsylvania (15)             61,391             41,16849%2.0%
15. South Carolina (14)             60,537             41,69745%2.0%
16. Massachusetts (16)             58,721             38,81551%1.9%
17. Nevada (17)             56,363             36,61054%1.8%
18. Missouri (18)             55,469             33,93763%1.8%
19. Alabama (19)             46,043             32,50542%1.5%
20. Indiana (22)             45,078             30,61747%1.5%
21. Wisconsin (24)             44,513             29,59250%1.4%
22. Minnesota (20)             43,171             31,43937%1.4%
23. Virginia (23)             42,237             30,60938%1.4%
24. Washington (25)             40,823             29,39339%1.3%
25. Kansas (21)             40,699             30,69433%1.3%
26. Utah (26)             39,943             28,83539%1.3%
27. Louisiana (27)             38,053             27,69037%1.2%
28. Arkansas (31)             36,481             25,93541%1.2%
29. Oklahoma (32)             35,348             24,68043%1.1%
30. New Mexico (28)             35,210             27,47828%1.1%
31. Montana (29)             34,905             26,98229%1.1%
32. Oregon (30)             32,932             26,00227%1.1%
33. Alaska (33)             31,508             24,67428%1.0%
34. Idaho (34)             31,190             22,91836%1.0%
35. Nebraska (35)             30,773             22,09039%1.0%
36. South Dakota (37)             27,170             20,39233%0.9%
37. Maryland (42)             26,687             15,72270%0.9%
38. Kentucky (39)             26,004             17,53548%0.8%
39. Wyoming (36)             25,453             20,83822%0.8%
40. Iowa (40)             24,760             17,42442%0.8%
41. Hawaii (44)             24,585             12,55796%0.8%
42. Mississippi (41)             23,970             17,14540%0.8%
43. DC – IAD/DCA (38)             23,162             19,04022%0.7%
44. North Dakota (43)             15,761             12,65925%0.5%
45. Connecticut (45)             15,000             11,30233%0.5%
46. Maine (46)             13,798                9,09452%0.4%
47. New Hampshire (47)             11,859                8,40541%0.4%
48. West Virginia (48)             11,233                8,37934%0.4%
49. Rhode Island (50)                6,147                4,05352%0.2%
50. Delaware (49)                5,410                4,48621%0.2%
51. Vermont (51)                5,096                3,21958%0.2%
Source: Argus TraqPak

While Colorado and Georgia kept their fourth and fifth slots, New York moved from seventh to sixth with a 58% increase in departures.

New Jersey leaped two spots to seventh on a 65% gain. In 2019, it ranked fourth before dropping to ninth in 2020.

2021 U.S. Private Jet flight activity up 41%

Overall flight activity for 2021 was up 40.9% when compared to 2020. It increased by 7.2% compared to 2019 and 8.2% compared to 2018.

Argus is forecasting another record year for 2022. It expects private jet flights will increase by 9.5% this year compared to 2021, with the most significant increases in the first half of 2022.

Editor’s note: Market share information has been updated to correct a calculation error

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