Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 1

2023 private jet flight activity sees a 1% increase over 2022, although charter and fractional flights continued their decline

While private jet flying tailed off in the second half of 2022, global private jet flight activity for Week 1 of 2023 totaled 66,817 departures, 3% up compared to the previous week.

Worldwide private jet departures were 1% ahead of the same period last year, although they were 2% down for the trailing four weeks.

U.S. private jet activity shows an early dip

In the U.S., private jet flight activity was 1% higher than in the final week of 2022, with 47,573 segments; however, 2023 departures were 2% down from the same period last year.

Europe started 2023 with 7,490 private jet flights for the week, 12% down from 2022 levels.

For the past month, European private flights were 9% below the same period a year ago.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 1

Market	Week 1	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs. 2022	52-week high	Week	52- Week low	Week	Last 4 weeks (Flights)	%Change vs. 2022
Global	66,817	3%	1%	78,503	W25 2022	57,233	W51 2022	261,083	-2%
North America	54,244	2%	0%	62,573	W14 2022	43,691	W51 2022	207,499	-3%
USA	47,573	1%	-2%	57,147	W14 2022	38,832	W51 2022	185,041	-4%
Florida	8,822	-1%	-2%	10,603	W8 2022	3,744	W39 2022	30,955	-7%
California	4,687	0.3%	-6%	6,392	W7 2022	4,066	W51 2022	18,315	-8%
Texas	4,885	9%	4%	6,176	W10 2022	3,850	W27 2022	18,924	-1%
Europe	7,490	13%	-12%	17,608	W26 2022	6,648	W52 2022	32,360	-9%
UK	1,153	17%	8%	2,336	W26 2022	982	W52 2022	4,719	7%
Germany	750	15%	-15%	1,915	W26 2022	651	W52 2022	3,772	-4%
France	1,135	12%	-11%	3,032	W21 2022	1,011	W52 2022	4,768	-9%
Switzerland	781	18%	-15%	1,209	W21 2022	549	W47 2022	3,028	-7%
Italy	532	4%	18%	2,357	W28 2022	456	W1 2022	2,514	7%
Middle East	1,213	23%	5%	2,173	W50 2022	926	W4 2022	5,970	28%
Africa	796	15%	35%	876	W19 2022	587	W2 2022	2,961	23%
Asia	2,434	14%	28%	3,269	W50 2022	1,720	W3 2022	10,556	35%
South America	1,378	-2%	44%	1,490	W50 2022	978	W2 2022	5,690	23%

For fractional and charter operators, the first week of January saw both week-to-week and year-over-year declines.

The 35,205 fractional and charter flights worldwide were 6% below 2022.

The 26,084 U.S. fractional and charter flights represented a 5% week-to-week and year-over-year dip.

In Europe, charter and fractional flights started the new year 17% below last year’s levels.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 1

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 1	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs. 2022	52-week high	Week	52- week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	%Change vs. 2022
Global	35,205	-2%	-6%	41,811	W8 2022	31,174	W51 2022	138,832	-8%
North America	28,705	-4%	-4%	32,702	W8 2022	22,967	W35 2022	110,919	-8%
USA	26,084	-5%	-5%	30,705	W8 2022	21,948	W35 2022	102,031	-8%
Florida	4,995	-12%	-7%	6,109	W8 2022	2,024	W39 2022	18,552	-9%
California	3,040	1%	-6%	4,095	W7 2022	2,635	W51 2022	11,677	-12%
Texas	2,120	3%	3%	2,734	W10 2022	1,644	W27 2022	8,458	-2%
Europe	5,545	11%	-17%	12,962	W27 2022	4,995	W52 2022	23,572	-15%
UK	883	15%	2%	1,772	W26 2022	769	W52 2022	3,511	-2%
Germany	559	8%	-16%	1,295	W25 2022	516	W52 2022	2,754	-6%
France	809	6%	-17%	2,401	W21 2022	764	W52 2022	3,413	-16%
Switzerland	621	17%	-19%	868	W21 2022	415	W47 2022	2,358	-12%
Italy	405	4%	10%	1,855	W28 2022	376	W1 2022	1,943	0%
Middle East	589	15%	-13%	1,075	W50 2022	481	W4 2022	2,982	14%
Africa	268	3%	26%	321	W13 2022	160	W35 2022	1,034	17%
Asia	603	7%	-2%	1015	W50 2022	365	W4 2022	2,994	34%
South America	62	0%	11%	83	W45 2022	13	W24 2022	240	17%

“Business aviation activity has entered the new year with a small head-start on the first days of January 2022, with some recovery in the U.S. following the winter storm blip in December. The charter market is still weakening, notably in California and in the busiest Western European markets. Private flight departments are offsetting these trends with strong growth compared to last year,” says Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX.