Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 3

Charter and fractional operators continue to trail 2022’s numbers, according to the latest private jet flight activity reports from WingX

With 62,665 departures, global private jet flight activity in Week 3 increased 4% from Week 2 of 2023, putting it 4% ahead of the same period in 2022.

Looking at the trailing four weeks, activity was 1% ahead of the same levels year-over-year.

U.S. private jet flights increase week-to-week

In the U.S., 44,556 flights were up 2% from the week ending January 22, 2023, and 3% ahead of 2022’s buoyant levels.

That said, they still were 1% below the trailing four weeks year-over-year.

Europe saw a 14% week-to-week jump with 8,792 flights, 2% behind 2022’s numbers.

Asia’s rebound continued to show legs despite just a 2% week-to-week increase. WingX figures show a 44% spike compared to Week 3 last year, with departures up 34% for the trailing four weeks.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 3

Market	Week 3	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs. 2022	52-week high	Week	52- week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	%Change vs. 2022
Global	62,665	4%	4%	78,503	W25 2022	57,233	W51 2022	255,598	1%
North America	49,077	2%	4%	62,573	W14 2022	43,691	W51 2022	205,547	0%
USA	44,556	2%	3%	57,147	W14 2022	38,832	W51 2022	184,107	-1%
Florida	7,297	7%	-4%	10,603	W8 2022	3,744	W39 2022	32,030	-6%
California	4,337	-9%	-6%	6,392	W7 2022	4,066	W51 2022	18,560	-3%
Texas	4,778	3%	2%	6,176	W10 2022	3,850	W27 2022	18,907	1%
Europe	8,792	14%	-2%	17,608	W26 2022	6,648	W52 2022	30,651	-9%
UK	1,126	11%	1%	2,336	W26 2022	982	W52 2022	4,279	6%
Germany	1,197	24%	10%	1,915	W26 2022	651	W52 2022	3,567	-5%
France	1,261	1%	-6%	3,032	W21 2022	1,011	W52 2022	4,650	-5%
Switzerland	1,039	49%	44%	1,209	W21 2022	549	W47 2022	3,178	1%
Italy	667	9%	12%	2,357	W28 2022	511	W52 2022	2,320	12%
Middle East	1,231	4%	24%	2,173	W50 2022	926	W4 2022	4,611	8%
Africa	659	6%	-6%	876	W19 2022	622	W2 2023	2,768	17%
Asia	2,428	2%	44%	3,269	W50 2022	1,720	W3 2022	9,400	34%
South America	1,205	-8%	14%	1,490	W50 2022	1006	W29 2022	5,326	34%

Worldwide charter and fractional operators saw a 5% week-to-week increase with 30,991 departures.

That was still 3% down compared to last year for Week 3.

For the trailing four weeks, flight activity was 7% down.

In the U.S., which accounted for 24,313 of the week’s charter and fractional flights, those totals were 2% off 2022.

For the trailing four weeks, flights were down 6%.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 3

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 3	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2022	52-week high	Week	52- week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	%Change vs. 2022
Global	30,991	5%	-3%	41,811	W8 2022	31,174	W51 2022	132,216	-7%
North America	24,313	4%	-1%	32,702	W8 2022	22,967	W35 2022	107,074	-5%
USA	22,727	3%	-2%	30,705	W8 2022	21,948	W35 2022	98,785	-6%
Florida	4,026	8%	-9%	6,109	W8 2022	2,024	W39 2022	18,556	-10%
California	2,702	-7%	-8%	4,095	W7 2022	2,635	W51 2022	11,727	-6%
Texas	1,923	-2%	-3%	2,734	W10 2022	1,644	W27 2022	8,110	0%
Europe	5,878	11%	-11%	12,962	W27 2022	4,995	W52 2022	21,708	-16%
UK	780	6%	-9%	1,772	W26 2022	735	W2 2023	3,167	-1%
Germany	771	16%	2%	1,295	W25 2022	516	W52 2022	2,513	-10%
France	806	0.2%	-16%	2,401	W21 2022	764	W52 2022	3,183	-12%
Switzerland	690	33%	23%	868	W21 2022	415	W47 2022	2,361	-9%
Italy	502	8%	6%	1,855	W28 2022	389	W52 2022	1,759	6%
Middle East	604	12%	15%	1,075	W50 2022	481	W4 2022	2,242	-6%
Africa	184	-4%	-31%	321	W13 2022	160	W35 2022	904	-5%
Asia	568	7%	33%	1015	W50 2022	365	W4 2022	2,267	9%
South America	35	-24%	-26%	83	W45 2022	13	W24 2022	208	7%

The 5,878 European charter and fractional flights last week were 11% down year-over-year. There was a 16% drop year-over-year during the past month.

Likewise, Asia continued to see growth.

Its charter and fractional flights were up 7% week-to-week, putting them 33% ahead of Week 3 in 2022.

Alas, these are small numbers with just 568 departures.