Florida private jet flights rebound after Hurricane Ian but remain below 2021 levels
Private jet flight activity rebounded from last week after Hurricane Ian, according to the latest data from WingX.
Global private jet departures increased 2% to 71,968 from last week, still 4% below 2021’s numbers.
Over the past month, there were 293,403 flights, up 0.3% compared to 2021.
In the U.S., Florida private jet flights were up 52% week-to-week and tracked 1% ahead of 2021.
In Europe, private flying was down 14% from Week 39 and 17% below last year’s levels.
Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 40
Market | Week 40 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs 2021 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2021 |
Global | 71,968 | 2% | -4% | 78,406 | W25 2022 | 59,546 | W02 2022 | 293,403 | 0.3% |
North America | 55,728 | 7% | -2% | 62,572 | W14 2022 | 46,656 | W27 2022 | 222,031 | 2% |
USA | 51,702 | 7% | -1% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 42,240 | W27 2022 | 206,036 | 2% |
Florida | 5,694 | 52% | 1% | 10,600 | W8 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 19,078 | -3% |
California | 4,891 | 1% | -7% | 6,391 | W7 2022 | 4,211 | W27 2022 | 19,565 | -3% |
Texas | 5,270 | -1% | 0% | 6,176 | W10 2022 | 3,850 | W27 2022 | 21,466 | 9% |
Europe | 11,546 | -14% | -17% | 17,559 | W26 2022 | 7,583 | W52 2021 | 53,090 | -11% |
UK | 1,599 | -15% | -11% | 2,334 | W26 2022 | 894 | W52 2021 | 7,240 | -1% |
Germany | 1472 | -14% | -11% | 1,913 | W26 2022 | 704 | W52 2021 | 6,784 | -6% |
France | 1,777 | -20% | -19% | 3,028 | W21 2022 | 1,045 | W52 2021 | 7,996 | -16% |
Switzerland | 723 | -3% | -21% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 637 | W48 2021 | 3,155 | -16% |
Italy | 1,247 | -14% | -4% | 2,352 | W28 2022 | 456 | W1 2022 | 6,055 | -3% |
Middle East | 1,316 | -11% | -6% | 1,577 | W34 2022 | 918 | W4 2022 | 5,681 | 14% |
Africa | 734 | 6% | 5% | 857 | W19 2022 | 495 | W52 2021 | 2,784 | 3% |
Asia | 2,090 | -9% | 16% | 2,286 | W12 2022 | 1,560 | W52 2021 | 8,295 | 26% |
South America | 1,272 | 11% | 2% | 1,433 | W50 2021 | 844 | W52 2021 | 4,850 | 6% |
Global fractional and charter flights rebounded, up 7% week-to-week but still 11% below 2021 levels for the same period.
Last week’s fractional and charter numbers were under-reported due to an error in data collection processing, according to WingX.
In the U.S., fractional and charter flights climbed 13% to 27,148 departures, which was 9% below 2021.
U.S. charter and fractional flying tracked 10% under 2021 levels for the past month.
Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 40
Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 40 | %Change vs prior wk | %Change vs 2021 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2021 |
Global | 37,984 | 7% | -11% | 39,663 | W41 2021 | 31,964 | W2 2022 | 148,416 | -11% |
North America | 28,524 | 13% | -8% | 31,369 | W8 2022 | 23,038 | W35 2022 | 107,792 | -9% |
USA | 27,148 | 13% | -9% | 29,890 | W8 2022 | 21,964 | W35 2022 | 102,809 | -10% |
Florida | 3,280 | 62% | -2% | 6,065 | W52 2021 | 2,022 | W39 2022 | 10,251 | -11% |
California | 3,069 | 9% | -12% | 3,970 | W7 2022 | 2,638 | W27 2022 | 11,768 | -12% |
Texas | 2,404 | 10% | -4% | 2,671 | W10 2022 | 1,647 | W27 2022 | 8,931 | -3% |
Europe | 8,567 | -10% | -19% | 12,441 | W27 2022 | 5,530 | W52 2021 | 37,474 | -18% |
UK | 1,196 | -9% | -14% | 1,681 | W26 2022 | 685 | W2 2022 | 5,178 | -9% |
Germany | 1,056 | -11% | -11% | 1,241 | W26 2022 | 508 | W52 2021 | 4,648 | -11% |
France | 1,297 | -16% | -22% | 2,233 | W21 2022 | 703 | W2 2022 | 5,676 | -22% |
Switzerland | 537 | -1% | -25% | 819 | W21 2022 | 427 | W17 2022 | 2,255 | -22% |
Italy | 970 | -11% | -8% | 1,802 | W28 2022 | 336 | W1 2022 | 4,581 | -11% |
Middle East | 749 | -2% | -15% | 882 | W34 2022 | 319 | W3 2022 | 2,937 | -9% |
Africa | 286 | 55% | 9% | 180 | W13 2022 | 92 | W5 2022 | 860 | -12% |
Asia | 539 | -8% | 5% | 309 | W43 2021 | 156 | W4 2022 | 2,117 | 19% |
South America | 55 | 72% | 17% | 35 | W50 2021 | 8 | W47 2021 | 142 | 1% |
After Hurricane Ian, Florida charter and fractional flights jumped 62% from the previous week.
Still, they were 11% below 2021’s record-setting pace for the trailing four weeks.