Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 35

U.S. private jet charter and fractional flight activity hit a 52-week low as global private jet flights dip 3%

Global private jet flight activity dipped 3% from last week to 66,960 departures, according to the latest WingX data.

The numbers for Week 35 sit between the 52-week high of 78,406 private jet flights set in Week 25 of 2022 and the low of 59,546 from Week 2 of this year.

The 52-week low and high is a new feature of this weekly update you will find in both of the below tables.

U.S. fractional, charter private jet flights hit a 52-week low

In the U.S., there were 44,645 private jet flights for the week ending Sept. 4, 2022.

The 3% decrease from the previous week was still 1% higher than the 2021 levels.

For the trailing four weeks, private jet flights in the U.S. ended 2% higher than the same period last year.

U.S. private jet flight activity for the week is slightly above the 52-week lows.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 35

Market	Week 35	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2021	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	% Change vs. 2021
Global	66,960	-3%	-1%	78,406	W25 2022	59,546	W02 2022	279,038	1%
North America	48,284	-4%	0%	62,572	W14 2022	46,169	W35 2021	206,445	1%
USA	44,645	-3%	1%	57,147	W14 2022	42,405	W27 2022	189,585	2%
Florida	4,280	-0.2%	3%	10,600	W8 2022	4,009	W35 2021	17,406	5%
California	4,402	-6%	-6%	6,391	W7 2022	4,211	W27 2022	19,135	-3%
Texas	4,449	2%	5%	6,176	W10 2022	3,850	W27 2022	17,954	5%
Europe	14,602	2%	-8%	17,559	W26 2022	7,583	W52 2021	55,697	-7%
UK	2,107	21%	10%	2,334	W26 2022	894	W52 2021	7,126	13%
Germany	1,428	-1%	-13%	1,913	W26 2022	704	W52 2021	5,373	-10%
France	2,127	1%	-12%	3,028	W21 2022	1,045	W52 2021	7,976	-9%
Switzerland	872	3%	-13%	1,209	W21 2022	637	W48 2021	3,240	-9%
Italy	1,778	8%	-7%	2,352	W28 2022	456	W1 2022	6,711	-10%
Middle East	1,431	-9%	10%	1,577	W34 2022	918	W4 2022	5,945	15%
Africa	699	-3%	9%	857	W19 2022	495	W52 2021	2,852	0%
Asia	1,770	-7%	17%	2,286	W12 2022	1,492	W37 2021	7,223	21%
South America	1,112	-6%	2%	1,433	W50 2021	844	W52 2021	4,638	12%

Looking at fractional and charter operators, global departures were down 3% week-to-week and trailed 2021 numbers by 9%.

Over the past month, global fractional and charter flights are tracking 7% below 2021’s record-setting pace.

In the U.S., charter and fractional flight activity dropped 4% week-to-week hitting a 52-week low with just 21,909 flights.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 35

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 35	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2021	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	% Change vs. 2021
Global	33,119	-3%	-9%	39,663	W41 2021	29,588	W02 2022	139,018	-7%
North America	22,461	-5%	-9%	31,369	W8 2022	22,461	W35 2022	97,963	-7%
USA	21,909	-4%	-9%	29,890	W8 2022	21,909	W35 2022	95,195	-7%
Florida	2,150	-3%	-10%	6,065	W52 2021	2,150	W35 2022	8,956	-5%
California	2,745	-6%	-10%	3,970	W7 2022	2,686	W27 2022	12,012	-8%
Texas	1,771	3%	-4%	2,671	W10 2022	1,625	W27 2022	7,173	-5%
Europe	10,266	2%	-11%	12,441	W27 2022	5,530	W52 2021	39,488	-9%
UK	1,528	21%	4%	1,681	W26 2022	685	W2 2022	5,146	8%
Germany	954	-5%	-15%	1,241	W26 2022	508	W52 2021	3,636	-9%
France	1,491	0%	-16%	2,233	W21 2022	703	W2 2022	5,709	-12%
Switzerland	632	1%	-16%	819	W21 2022	427	W17 2022	2,399	-10%
Italy	1,357	10%	-11%	1,802	W28 2022	336	W1 2022	5,153	-14%
Middle East	746	-15%	15%	882	W34 2022	319	W3 2022	3,134	19%
Africa	103	-13%	-32%	180	W13 2022	92	W5 2022	437	-10%
Asia	258	-7%	37%	309	W43 2021	151	W37 2021	1,033	40%
South America	25	92%	56%	35	W50 2021	7	W38 2021	74	7%

In Europe, charter and fractional increased 2% week-to-week but were 11% ahead of last year’s numbers.